Hamburg  - Brazilian striker Grafite scored both goals as leaders VfL Wolfsburg edged Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Saturday to stay three points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.

A Luca Toni header gave defending champions Bayern a hard-fought 1-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld, while Mario Gomez struck a hat-trick as VfB Stuttgart ran out 3-0 winners at Cologne to move third.

Grafite hit the winner for Wolfsburg five minutes from time to give Felix Magath's side a 10th successive victory - equalling a record set by Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1987.

Oberammergau, Germany - A psychologist and a press spokesman will portray Jesus in the next Oberammergau Passion Play, the play's director said on Saturday.

Frederik Mayet, 29, and Andreas Richter, 32, were selected from 1,800 villagers who applied to take part in the dramatic representation of Christ's suffering, death and resurrection.

The leading roles of Jesus, Mary and Judas are each filled by two actors for the five-month duration of the epic, which begins on May 15, 2010.

Hamburg  - Brazilian striker Grafite scored both goals as leaders VfL Wolfsburg edged Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Saturday to stay three points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.

A Luca Toni header gave Bayern a hard-fought 1-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld, while Mario Gomez struck a hat-trick as VfB Stuttgart ran out 3-0 winners at Cologne to move third.

Grafite hit the winner for Wolfsburg five minutes from time to give Felix Magath's side a 10th successive victory.

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.

Berlin - Leaders of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) met in Berlin on Saturday to approve an election manifesto designed to win over voters with promises of more cash.

Key points of the platform are tax cuts and state handouts for low income groups and families with children to be financed in part by a tax on the rich and a levy on stock transactions.

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.