EIt may have already been a step forward that the loyal supporters of Eintracht Frankfurt refrained from making excessive expressions of dissatisfaction. And because stadium announcer Daniel Wolf immediately shouted a fiery appeal for morale and cohesion into the microphone after the next defeat against Bayer Leverkusen (1:3), there was no apocalyptic atmosphere in the … Read more
Alexander Zverev is now 28 years old, and as of last Friday it has been clear again: the German tennis professional has to keep waiting to have a chance at his big dream. Early in his career it was said that it was not a question of whether, but how many top-tier tournaments he would … Read more
Vincent Kompany was standing on the sidelines, he looked over at Manuel Neuer and clapped his hands so hard that his huge pants began to vibrate. Kompany was wearing ski pants that were cut so wide that two Kompanys could probably have fit in them. In fact, it was so frosty in Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion on … Read more
Skier Kira Weidle-Winkelmann narrowly missed the podium places in the last race before the Winter Olympics. The Starnberg native took fifth place in Switzerland’s Malorie Blanc’s emotional home win in the Super-G in Crans-Montana. The second German starter, Emma Aicher, was eliminated after a driving error. Blanc won ahead of the Italian Sofia Goggia and … Read more
When Alfred Gislason and Dagur Sigurdsson said goodbye to each other after their work was done, the two Icelanders hugged each other and Sigurdsson, coach of the Croatians who lost in the European Championship semi-finals, whispered a few words in his colleague’s ear. Gislason didn’t want to reveal what, he just said: “My God, it’s … Read more
Germany is back in the European Championship ten years after its last European Championship victory Final of the Handball-EM. After a collectively strong performance in the semi-final against Croatia, national coach Gislason’s team secured their ticket to the final. The defense around goalkeeper Andreas Wolff, who was voted player of the game, was outstanding. The … Read more
Bundesliga soccer club Eintracht Frankfurt has signed Spaniard Albert Riera as the successor to sacked head coach Dino Toppmöller. The club announced this on Friday evening. The 43-year-old comes from Slovenian Conference League participant NK Celje, and he has a contract in the Main metropolis until the summer of 2028. “With Albert Riera, we consciously … Read more
The old master wants to know it again: Novak Djokovic celebrated a spectacular victory against Jannik Sinner and followed Carlos Alcaraz into the final of the Australian Open. The Serbian Grand Slam record winner, 38, surprisingly beat the Italian defending champion in a dramatic semi-final 3:6, 6:3, 4:6, 6:4, 6:4. Djokovic converted his third match … Read more
IAt some point in the third set it happened. Alexander Zverev, 28, fell apart inside. His body language spoke volumes. He looked more and more often at the ground, his head bent. He wasn’t even arguing anymore, like he was at the beginning of this semi-final at the Australian Open in Melbourne. His belief in … Read more
As expected, Timo Werner is leaving the Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and is looking for happiness in the USA. According to dpa information, the ex-national player is moving to the MLS to the San José Earthquakes. An official confirmation is still pending, but only formalities remain to be clarified. The attacker’s contract, who no longer … Read more