SOCCER » Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will join Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga on loan during the MLS offseason.

Donovan's loan began Monday and he is scheduled to return on March 8, two weeks before the Galaxy open the season against D.C. United on March 22.

Donovan scored a career-high 20 goals last season to lead Major League Soccer, with nine assists in 25 games. He began his professional career with fellow German club Bayer Leverkusen.

His teammate David Beckham is on loan to Italy's AC Milan.

Ivanovic starts season with win

TENNIS » Tuning up for the Australian Open, top-seeded Ana Ivanovic began her 2009 season with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the Brisbane International.

» In Doha, Qatar, fourth-seeded Andy Roddick moved into the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ivan Navarro of Spain.

From wire services