Germany’s alpine skiing hope Emma Aicher impressively stole the show from the two speed queens Lindsey Vonn (USA) and Sofia Goggia (Italy) at the second World Cup downhill in St. Moritz. With an almost flawless run, the 22-year-old all-rounder pushed past the two top favorites into first place and celebrated the third victory of her … Read more
In earlier times, things were almost symbiotic at VfL Wolfsburg. From 1998 to 2003 the coach was Wolfgang Wolf match made in heavenas the young people would say. The factory club didn’t make any peaks in these years, but everyone knew what to expect from Wolfgang Wolf’s Wolfsburg team: work and passion – as luck … Read more
Dhe German handball players didn’t go to Rotterdam to see the famous Erasmus Bridge or take one of those harbor tours where they serve the famous bacon pancakes. “We didn’t come here as tourists,” said national coach Markus Gaugisch before the semi-finals of the World Cup in the Dutch port city. In any case, tourists … Read more
Occasionally you see his sports car parked in the almost legal parking space in front of the kiosk, license plate LP, then Lukas Podolski stops by his ice cream parlor on Brussels Street. When he opened the restaurant in the Belgian Quarter in Cologne eight years ago, the police had to redirect the cars; the … Read more
Who is the top scorer in Europe right now? Is it Erling Haaland, who scored 100 goals in 111 Premier League games for Manchester City, setting a new record in the English top flight? Is it Kylian Mbappé, who scored 31 goals for Real Madrid in his La Liga debut season? Or is it Harry … Read more
London in December: As every year, the focus is on Alexandra Palace in the north of the city. Every day, with the exception of a short break in play around Christmas, up to 15,000 darts fans will put on a spectacle – costumes and lots of alcohol included. Let’s start with that one PDC Darts … Read more
The German teams in the Europa League and the Conference League still have a good chance of qualifying directly for the round of 16. VfB Stuttgart confidently won 4:1 (2:0) against the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. In the late games, Freiburg won against RB Salzburg 1-0 (0-0), in the Conference League Mainz, being outnumbered … Read more
The Russian Biathlon Federation has filed a complaint with the International Sports Court CAS against the exclusion of its athletes from qualifying competitions for the Winter Olympics. According to the state news agency Tass, the lawsuit was filed on Wednesday. The world association IBU announced that it had been informed by Cas about the move … Read more
ANico Schlotterbeck didn’t have too much composure left. Rarely have you heard a BVB player so blatantly and in front of open microphones immediately after the final whistle about his own teammates, about a lack of quality, passes “always on the wrong foot”, and about the fact that “the substitutes lost every ball”. The cause … Read more
Julian Brandt blew hard and took a long sip from the water bottle in annoyance. The double packer and his team mates grumpily high-fived him. Because: His two goals were not enough for a mandatory win against FK Bodö/Glimt in the Champions League. With a surprising slip-up, Borussia Dortmund missed out on an anniversary victory … Read more