MILAN, Italy – The German Para ice hockey team made its return to the Paralympic stage at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games, marking their first appearance in two decades. While a 10-0 loss to China in their opening match on March 6th was a stark reality check, the team views qualification for the Paralympics as … Read more
Berlin – The National Hockey League is expanding its global footprint, announcing plans to hold regular season games in Germany, beginning as early as next season. According to reports from the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Düsseldorf is currently prioritized as the initial host city for these games. This move follows similar expansions by the NFL and NBA … Read more
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Italian tennis player Lucrezia Stefanini, ranked No. 138 in the world, revealed she received disturbing death threats via WhatsApp prior to her qualifying match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The threats, which included a photograph of a gun and references to her family, appear to be linked to … Read more
Acapulco, Mexico – In a stunning upset at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, top-seeded Alexander Zverev suffered a second-round defeat at the hands of Miomir Kecmanovic, ranked No. 84 in the world. The loss marks an early exit for the German star in a tournament where he was heavily favored to contend for the title. The … Read more
The USA won the team figure skating competition. Ilia Malinin wasn’t completely convincing, but she narrowly relegated Japan to second place. Also: A snowboarder celebrated his gold medal in an unorthodox way. All news in the Olympic ticker. The Winter Olympics will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from February 6th to 22nd. Around … Read more
For the first time since 2006, both German ice hockey teams are taking part in the Olympic tournament. The NHL is taking a break for the Olympic Games, so the men will be competing with all the professionals from the North American elite league. Reigning Olympic champions are Finland (men) and You have (Women). Olympic … Read more
The Olympic Games start today with the opening ceremony. When the German team arrives, fashion designer Harald Glööckler prefers not to look at all. Also: Riesch warns Lindsey Vonn. All news in the Olympic ticker. The Winter Olympics will take place in Milan and Corina d’Ampezzo from February 6th to 22nd. Around 2,900 athletes from … Read more
SIce hockey has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1924, that is, for as long as the Winter Games have existed. Because the popularity of the sport has developed just as dynamically since the beginning of the century as the game itself, ice hockey was already part of the Olympic program in Antwerp in … Read more
Dress rehearsal was a success: The German national ice hockey team wins its last test before the Olympic Games against Italy. The victory is not very informative because the NHL stars were still missing. The number one topic was not the game, but standard bearer Leon Draisaitl. Even without the NHL stars around Germany’s standard-bearer … Read more
At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Italy Ice hockey player Leon Draisaitl and ski jumper Katharina Schmid are the German flag bearers. This is the result of a vote among sports fans and the team for the games in Milan and Cortina, as the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) announced. Draisaitl will … Read more