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...

By Arne Richter, dpa Moenchengladbach, Germany (dpa) - Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger ended his long international career with a 67-minute appearance to earn his 121st cap in a 2-0 friendly win over Finland on Wednesday. The low-key encounter in...

Moenchengladbach, Germany (dpa) - Coach Joachim Loew will announce the new Germany captain to replace Bastian Schweinsteiger only after Wednesday's friendly match with Finland, he told a news conference Monday. "On Wednesday Bastian will be the captain," Loew said....

By Jens Marx, dpaSpa-Francorchamps, Belgium (dpa) - Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes won anincident-packed Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday but teammate LewisHamilton took some of the shine off his triumph by finishing thirdafter starting in the last row.World Formula 1...

By Jens Marx, dpa Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (dpa) - German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg edged Dutch teenager Max Verstappen to capture pole position Saturday in qualifying for Sunday's Formula One Belgian Grand Prix. Rosberg was 0.149 seconds up on Red Bull's...