Paderborn were denied a dream start to life in the Bundesliga as Koo Ja-cheol netted a last-gasp penalty to salvage a 2-2 for Mainz in East Westphalia. Paderborn became the 53rd club to appear in the Bundesliga and, despite falling behind to a Shinji Okazaki goal, it looked like they were set to mark their arrival with a win when Elias Kachunga and Uwe Hunemeier turned the game on its head. Ho...Full Story »

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Forward Shinji Okazaki scored on his league debut for Mainz 05 against previous club VfB Stuttgart to give his new side a 3-2 win in their opening Bundesliga match on Sunday. Nicolai Mueller was twice on target for Mainz while Vedad Ibisevic and Martin Harnik replied for the visitors. Japan forward Okazaki, one of four Mainz debutants, left Stuttgart six weeks ago to...Full Story »

BERLIN (AFP) - Japan striker Shinji Okazaki warmed-up for Wednesday's friendly with South Korea by coming off the bench to score for VfB Stuttgart in a bumper weekend for Japanese footballers in the Bundesliga. The 25-year-old netted his club's final goal in the 89th minute of the 3-0 home win over Champions League semi-finalists Schalke 04 on Saturday before flying home to play for his country...Full Story »