BERLIN — Poland striker Robert Lewandowski hit his 100th goal for Borussia Dortmund to book its place in next month's German Cup final in Tuesday's 2-0 semifinal win over VfL Wolfsburg. Lewandowski, who joined Dortmund four seasons ago from Polish side Lech Posen, brought up his landmark goal when he scored his team's second shortly before half-time. The 25-year-old could well face his future club Bayern Munich — whom he joins at the end of the season — in the May 17 final as the holder play second division Kaiserslautern at Munich's Allianz Arena in Wednesday's other semifinal. Dortmund took an early lead when midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan cut in from the right and unleashed a superb shot just inside the near post, past Wolfsburg goalkeeper Max Gruen and three defenders on 12 minutes. With half-time approaching, Belgium Under-21 international Junior Malanda hit the post for Wolfsburg and compatriot Kevin de Bruyne fired the rebound wide for the visitors. Man City players world's top earners — study Footballers with English Premier League club Manchester City are the most highly-paid athletes in global sport, according to a study published Wednesday. The study, carried out by Britain's Sporting Intelligence website, found that the average annual salary of a first-team player at City was £5.3 million ($8.9 million, 6.4 million euros). City top the list ahead of Major League Baseball teams the New York Yankees and the LA Dodgers, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chelsea also featuring in the top 10. NBA teams the Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls complete the line-up. City's lavish spending on players has not been without complications, however. Reports in the British media suggest that City are due to face punishment for contravening European governing body UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules, which oblige clubs not to spend beyond their means.— Agencies
