Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Gerald Asamoah came off the bench to score and Jefferson Farfan converted a stoppage-time penalty as Schalke defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Friday to move to third in the German Bundesliga.

Asamoah dived to head home from a Lukas Schmitz free-kick in the 66th minute, eight minutes after coming on as a substitute.

Farfan put away the spot kick in the second minute of stoppage time to make it 2-0 after he was himself brought down by keeper Jan Zimmermann.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - The coach of German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 Felix Magath said on Sunday that Brazilian defender Rafinha would not be leaving the club.

German news reports on Saturday said that the 23-year-old Brazilian would be joining Bayern before the end of the transfer fee on Monday.

Appearing on a German sport television channel Magath however quashed the reports, saying that Rafinha would not be moving to the Champions League participants.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Manuel Neuer is not for sale, Schalke 04 coach Felix Magath reiterated on Thursday in the wake of ongoing interest in the Germany goalkeeper from Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.

"Why should I change my opinion? I am here to have success and to win titles. And if I have Germany's best goalkeeper, who comes from this club, I will surely not give him away," Magath said.

"I am convinced that he prefers to become German champion with Schalke than with Munich."

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Heavyweight world champion Wladmir Klitschko may get the chance to add the World Boxing Association (WBA) belt to his collection when he steps into the ring against Ruslan Chagaev in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday.

Uzkek heavyweight Chagaev is WBA's "champion in recess", with Russia's Nikolay Valuev the official champion.

They had been due to meet in Helsinki on May 30 but the bout was cancelled by the Finnish boxing federation after traces of a hepatitis-B antigen were found in a test on Chagaev.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Dutch midfielder Orlando Engelaar is set to leave Germany's Schalke 04 for Greek side Panathinaikos, the Bundesliga club said Monday.

"The transfer is not yet sealed but it looks as though it will be all clear," Schalke chairman Josef Schnusenberg said in Gelsenkirchen.

Engelaar, 28, joined Schalke from FC Twente for 5.5 million euros (7.6 million dollars) last summer after impressing with the Dutch side at Euro 2008.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Schalke defender Marcelo Bordon has returned to his native Brazil to look after his sick mother, the club announced on Friday.

The 33-year-old former Schalke captain was going to miss the club's final Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim with a cold and asked the club for permission to look after his mother.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - SV Hamburg are after Schalke 04's Kevin Kuranyi, the former Germany striker confirmed.

"I know that my advisor has been approached," Kuranyi said on Wednesday night after Schalke's 2-1 home defeat against VfB Stuttgart.

But Kuranyi, 27, said he that he will talk with Schalke first about a contract extension beyond 2010. Kuranyi was unhappy there midway through the season but has found his form again and appears to want to stay.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Struggling Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus is to repay fans the cost of their tickets after a 4-0 thrashing at Schalke 04 on Friday evening.

Around 600 fans who travelled to Gelsenkirchen for the match will get their money back from the players' kitty to compensate for the poor performance, the club said after the game.

"The real restitution will have to come in the next few matches," club general manager Steffen Heidrich said.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Schalke 04 routed Energie Cottbus 4-0 in the German Bundesliga on Friday night to keep alive their ambitions of playing in Europe next season.

Christian Pander opened the scoring three minutes into the game with a deflected 18-metres shot high under the bar.

Halil Altintop got the second from the edge of the area in the 23rd and set up Jermaine Jones for the third on the hour before Kevin Kuranyi wrapped up matters with his 12th season goal in the 87th.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Schalke 04 parted company with coach Fred Rutten Thursday, just hours after the Dutchman said he had been told by club general secretary Peter Peters that he would not be retained next season.

The 46-year-old Rutten was informed of the decision after a crisis meeting with supervisory board Chairman Josef Schnusenberg, which the club described as "very practical and also at times emotional."

Rutten's backroom coaching team of Mike Bueskens, Youri Mulder and Oliver Reck will take control of the first team until a successor has been found.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Schalke 04 are to part company with Dutch coach Fred Rutten by the end of the season at the latest.

Rutten said Thursday he had been told by club general secretary Peter Peters that he would not be retained next season.

The 46-year-old coach denied he was in talks with PSV Eindhoven and said he was continuing to focus on his job at Schalke.

"I still have a lot of fun working here," he said.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Former Schalke 04 coach Huub Stevens Wednesday ruled himself out as a candidate for the post of general manager at the troubled Bundesliga club.

Stevens had been mentioned in media reports as a possible candidate but told German Press Agency dpa he had neither been contacted or expected to be contacted by the club.

"I have other offers which I am considering," said the Dutch coach who was in charge of the team between 1996 and 2002, winning the UEFA Cup and the German Cup twice.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Bundesliga club Schalke 04 refused to comment Tuesday on a media report that coach Fred Rutten was set for dismissal.

"We won't be commenting on this but will be working," general secretary Peter Peters told German Press Agency dpa.

Schalke club bosses were meeting Rutten on Tuesday for "routine" talks which took place after every league match, Peters said.

Germany's mass circulation Bild newspaper reported Tuesday that Rutten, 42, would be dismissed this week.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Computer users and homeowners have plenty in common as they themselves usually want to decide who is allowed into their domain. Some house owners keep a watch dog for this purpose.

In terms of computers, that function is handled by anti-virus software which keeps a watchful eye on the system and looks out for ill-intentioned intruders. A more effective approach is to keep unwelcome guests from getting onto your property or hard drive in the first place. That's where firewalls come into play.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - For 10 years, a secret German film club has been showing offbeat movies every month in Gelsenkirchen - cowboy films with dinosaurs, action films set in women's prisons in eastern Germany and erotic, torture chamber movies.

The secret film club, Buio Omega, which celebrated its 10th birthday on February 21, is dedicated to the thin line between trashy movies and art cinema. It is deemed a secret tip among fans of "exploitation" cinema or unintentionally funny films from the 1960s and 1970s.

Italian-born actor Franco Nero once visited the movie club in Germany's Ruhr Valley region. Members of the club attend film sessions that last as long as five hours. (dpa)

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Schalke 04 Monday parted company with general manager Andreas Mueller after poor results this season, but Dutch coach Fred Rutten stays on, the Bundesliga club said.

Mueller, 46, leaves the club in Gelsenkirchen after almost 21 years as a player and manager following talks with president Josef Schnusenberg and supervisory board chairman Clemens Toennies.

"Mueller has been relieved of his duties. It's a unanimous decision by the supervisory board," Toennies said.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany  - Nobody likes pop-up adverts and banners. Deleting the unwanted windows is both annoying and wastes time. The latest versions of popular web browsers bring relief to this universal internet pest, blocking unwanted pop-ups automatically. Users can also install add-ons to the browsers to eliminate unwanted adverts and banners as well.

Gelsenkirchen, Germany - The 2010 ice hockey world championships are to face off in front of a world record attendance of 75,976 in Germany, organizers announced on Monday.

Local organizers said at a news conference that the tournament opener between hosts Germany and a yet to be drawn opponent on May 7, 2010, could draw this maximum crowd in Gelsenkirchen's stadium which normally hosts Schalke 04 football matches.