Germany’s best Nordic combined athlete, Nathalie Armbruster, experienced a physical collapse at the World Cup in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria. She lay in the snow for several seconds, was overtaken by her competitors, got up and ran to the finish. “The body closed everything down. I wanted to run, but I couldn’t walk anymore, I … Read more
The English darts professional Dom Taylor has been excluded from the World Championships in London after another positive doping test. This was announced by the umbrella organization of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA). There will be no further comment until the proceedings have been completed, the statement said. Taylor made … Read more
After restless days and general criticism from Nico Schlotterbeck, Borussia Dortmund said goodbye to its followers from 2025 with a lackluster victory. BVB won 2-0 (1-0) against Borussia Mönchengladbach and moved, at least temporarily, to second place in the table behind FC Bayern Munich. In contrast to the staid performances in the league against SC … Read more
Basketball fan and at the same time supporter of Florian Silbereisen? That should be a rare combination in Germany. But Munich’s BMW Park, home of German basketball champions FC Bayern, will be full on New Year’s Eve when Silbereisen is scheduled to welcome big names on a stage above the parquet. And by purchasing a … Read more
FSV Mainz 05 has reached the round of 16 of an international competition for the first time in the club’s history. At the end of the league phase in the Conference League, the Bundesliga bottom team deservedly won 2-0 (1-0) against the Turkish first division soccer team Samsunspor and gave its new coach Urs Fischer … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz has been working with sports psychologists since he was a boy. He is afraid of the dark, spiders, horror films. As a child, he practiced with a baseball bat to perfect his swing. Celebrity tattoo artist Joaquín Ganga made his tiny tattoos, which he got after his first Grand Slam triumphs in Paris, … Read more
Ski superstar Marco Odermatt celebrated his 50th World Cup victory – on the 1000th downhill run in the history of the World Cup. However, the Swiss’s triumph in changeable conditions in Val Gardena was overshadowed by the serious fall of Norwegian Fredrik Möller. The 25-year-old had problems on the infamous camel humps, lost control during … Read more
Because of the misconduct of their fans in the Champions League, FC Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt are being punished with fan exclusions. According to a decision by the control, ethics and disciplinary body of the European Football Union Uefa, Eintracht must play their next two international away games without their own supporters. For Bayern, part … Read more
It is said that penalty shootouts are a lottery. If you take this allegory literally, you’ll hardly ever get a hit. Well, in the final of the World Cup, which this time was played by Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro and Paris Saint-Germain in Doha, the Brazilians managed to miss four penalties – out of … Read more
SEven the British Prime Minister and the New York mayor complained to FIFA. As someone who once saved up for tickets himself, Keir Starmer said this week that he was once again asking the world football governing body to offer more affordable tickets. And Zohran Mamdani started a campaign months ago, calling the World Cup … Read more