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YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Real Madrid will be seeking to keep alive its chances of a unique quadruple title haul when it travels to Japan for the Club World Cup from Dec. 8-18.Madrid is trying to become the first team to win the Champions League, Spanish league, Spains Copa del Rey and the Club World Cup in the same season. It leads the Spanish league, is through to the knockout stage of the Champions League and is alive in the Copa del Rey.The tournament kicks off on Thursday in Yokohama with newly-crowned J-League champions Kashima Antlers facing Oceania champion Auckland City for a chance to advance to the second round.Zinedine Zidanes Madrid side hasnt been defeated since April at Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of last seasons Champions League. They return to the competition with 13 of the players who lifted the Clubs World Cup title in 2014, where they beat San Lorenzo in the final.Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos and Keylor Navas are all expected to participate, but the biggest absence will be Gareth Bale, who recently underwent ankle surgery.European teams have been the most successful in the tournament, with eight titles, although it is not considered as high on the priority list for European clubs as it is for the South Americans.Madrids main rival for the title will be Copa Libertadores champions Atletico Nacional who will travel to Japan with a strong team but is dealing with the trauma of the recent tragedy that caused the cancellation of the Copa Sudamericana final.Atletico was to play Brazilian club Chapecoense in the final but the plane carrying the Brazilian team to the game crashed, killing almost all on board.The Colombian club features goalkeeper Franco Armani, who did not concede a single goal during the group stage of Copa Libertadores, as well as captain Alexis Henriquez and striker Miguel Borja.Atletico opens its campaign in the semifinals on Dec. 14 in Osaka. Real Madrids first match is the following day in Yokohama.In addition to Kashima and Auckland City, Mexican side Club America, South Koreas Jeonbuk Motors and African champions Mamelodi Sundowns will all be looking for a chance to pull off an upset against the favorites.Club America will be making its third appearance in the tournament, and will feature 16 players with previous experience.Paul Aguilar is recovering from a cruciate ligament tear in his right knee, but Moises Munoz and Oribe Peralta will be available.Recently-crowned Asian champions Jeonbuk Motors will pin their hopes on veteran striker Lee Dong-gook and the Brazilian duo Leonardo and Edu.Kashima and Auckland City, who owe their place in the competition to their sixth straight OFC Champions League triumph, will vie for a chance to play Mamelodi Sundowns in Osaka on Dec. 11. Yeezy Norge Fake . 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Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. PHOENIX -- Then-Dodgers Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw finished 2/3 in the National League Cy Young Award race last season and a case could be -- and was -- made that either could have won the award.But neither ace will be on the mound when the Diamondbacks and Dodgers return to NL West play after the All-Star break on Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Chase Field.Greinke has not played catch since suffering a strained left oblique after going two innings in June 28 start against Philadelphia, and Kershaw has not pitched since June 26 because of a herniated disk in his lower back.In Greinkes absence, the Diamondbacks will send Patrick Corbin, Archie Bradley and Robbie Ray to the mound in the series. The Dodgers will counter with Bud Norris, Brandon McCarthy and Kenta Maeda.Norris will make his second start for the Dodgers since being acquired from Atlanta immediately after Kershaw was placed on the disabled list, and McCarthy will make his third start since missing 14 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery.The other big-name starter missing from the Arizona rotation is right-hander Shelby Miller, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno when the team gathered for a Thursday workout.The move adds fuel to those who said the Diamondbacks gave up too much -- Ender Inciarte and minor leaguers Aaron Blair and Dansby Swanson -- to get Miller at the winter meetings, but the Diamondbacks believe it is the right move. Miller was 2-7 and his 7.14 ERA was the highest among NL pitchers with at least 12 starts. His WHIP is 1.75 inn 14 starts.ddddddddddddTo his admission, he was not right here, Arizona manager Chip Hale said. His stuff was good enough to win at times. He just couldnt put it together. Were letting him take a deep breath and go down there and pitch.Miller, 25, was 11th in the NL in ERA and tied for 10th in quality starts last season in Atlanta. He was seen as a complement to Greinke to give the Diamondbacks a 1-2 punch to rival any in the NL West.Miller allowed one run or fewer in 15 of his 33 starts a year ago, and his 6-17 record considered a reflection of the 2.54 runs of support he received.But he gave up 10 runs and five homers in his first two starts this season and never seemed to recover, at one point tweaking his mechanics that caused him to brush his pitching hand on the mound after his delivery.Im surprised I stayed up here this long, Miller said candidly. Obviously, I havent been helping in the way I can. Whatever it takes to get back up here. Figure some things out. There is still a lot of season left.Arizona will recall left-hander Edwin Escobar to pitch out of the bullpen on Friday, Hale said, and will promote right-hander Zack Godley for Tuesdays start against Toronto.Kershaw could return as early as Thursday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts seemed to indicate. There is no timetable for Greinke, who might pitch one or two simulated games and might not need a rehab start before returning, Hale said. ' ' '