Germany's Borowski out of Euro 2008 qualifiers

BERLIN (AFP) - Germany midfielder Tim Borowski will miss Euro 2008 qualifying matches against Republic of Ireland and the Czech Republic, the German football federation said Tuesday. The Bremen player, who missed the friendly against England on August 22, has back pain, the federation said. Germany will also be without injured playmaker Michael Ballack and striker Miroslav Klose for the Ireland match on October 13 and the Czech match on October 17.