By Ulrike John, dpa Frankfurt (dpa) - Former German pole vault ace Tim Lobinger is suffering from leukemia and currently undergoing chemotherapy in Munich, his management told dpa on Thursday. "Tim is reacting well to the very aggressive treatment which makes him and...
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Bayern braced for Dortmund challenge in German Cup crunch game
Bayern Munich meet Borussia Dortmund in the top German Cup semi-final match on Wednesday. Borussia Moenchengladbach take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the first semi-final on Tuesday. Berlin (dpa) - Bayern Munich are close to a fifth straight league title but the verdict...
Bayern struggle to 1-0 win at Darmstadt from Costa’s blast
By John Bagratuni, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Champions Bayern Munich laboured to a 1-0 win at bottom club Darmstadt on Sunday which allows them to host high-flying Leipzig in a Bundesliga table-topper as leaders next week. Douglas Costa smashed a spectacular winner from long...
Djokovic splits from coach Becker, heads into 2017 with new guru
Belgrade (dpa) - Novak Djokovic on Tuesday confirmed a long-rumoured split with coach Boris Becker after three seasons and six grand slam titles together. The number two Serb, 29, who lost the top ranking last month to Andy Murray, will carry on with longtime mentor...
F1 world champ Rosberg to visit birthplace Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden, Germany (dpa) - Freshly crowned Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg will visit his birthplace Wiesbaden on Wednesday, his management has confirmed to dpa. Rosberg had earlier asked Wiesbaden mayor Sven Gerich via Facebook for a meeting and a regional...
Rummenigge says football expansion could lead to 40-man squads
Berlin (dpa) - Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes leading clubs will soon need squads of up to 40 players if authorities continue with football expansion plans. Rummenigge told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung to appear Sunday squads used to contain...
Dortmund defeat Bayern to leave Leipzig top of the Bundesliga
By Barry Whelan, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 1-0 on Saturday to leave promoted RB Leipzig three points clear at the top of the German football Bundesliga. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted the only goal in the 11th minute to hand Bayern a...
Footballer Naki cleared of spreading terrorist propaganda in Turkey
By Mirjam Schmitt, dpa Istanbul (dpa) - Turkish lower league footballer Deniz Naki has been spared up to five years in prison after being cleared of charges for social media posts which allegedly contained terrorist propaganda, his lawyer told dpa Tuesday. Naki...
Aubameyang gets four as Dortmund win in Hamburg; Bayern held
By John Bagratuni, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four goals and set up the other in his return from a mid-week suspension as Borussia Dortmund spoilt the 80th birthday of SV Hamburg icon Uwe Seeler with a 5-2 triumph at the Bundesliga bottom club...

