Dortmund, Germany (dpa) - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa could return from an ankle injury into Borussia Dortmund's squad for Wednesday's Champions League match at Legia Warsaw. Kagawa has been able to intensify his training regime over the past days but missed...
By Bill Scott, dpa New York (dpa) - Angelique Kerber fulfilled her childhood tennis dream as she cemented her new status as WTA number one by winning her second grand slam title of the season on Sunday at the US Open. Kerber defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6,...
By Bill Scott, dpa New York (dpa) - Angelique Kerber became the 22nd woman to earn the WTA top ranking, with the German celebrating her success with a 6-4, 6-3 semi-final defeat of Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday at the US Open. The 28-year-old will become the top WTA...
Munich (dpa) - Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso is relishing Friday's Bundesliga trip to Schalke and believes the German record champions will face a tough challenge to take three points. "They can beat almost every team," Alonso said Wednesday. We have to prepare...
Berlin (dpa) - International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will not be attending Wednesday's opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, the IOC confirmed Tuesday. Bach will instead be attending the state funeral in Berlin of former German president Walter...
Munich (dpa) - Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng is to remain sidelined this week but winger Douglas Costa is targeting a comeback from injury in Friday's Bundesliga match at Schalke. "I'm on a good path," Boateng said in Kicker magazine Monday but added this week...
Monza, Italy (dpa) - Nico Rosberg capitalizes on a starting error from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the Italian Grand Prix, Sunday and close the gap in the world title chase to two points. Hamilton was on pole but a disastrous start saw him drop to sixth...
Oslo (dpa) - Germany coach Joachim Loew has demanded a winning start to the defence of the World Cup when his side opens qualifying away to Norway on Sunday. "We have not come to Norway to look at the wonderful nature and enjoy it," Loew told reporters at a news...
By Arne Richter, dpa Dusseldorf (dpa) - Germany coach Joachim Loew Thursday appointed goalkeeper Manuel Neuer as the new national team captain to succeed Bastian Schweinsteiger. Neuer is the first keeper to wear the captain's armband for Germany since Oliver Kahn, who...