By Tobias Brinkmann, dpa Monaco (dpa) - Holders Real Madrid were drawn against Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw on Thursday in the group stage of football's Champions League, while Barcelona will face Manchester City and Bayern Munich will...

Munich (dpa) - Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is excited to start the new Bundesliga season at home to Werder Bremen on Friday with Germany teammate Mats Hummels in front of him. The defender made the switch from Borussia Dortmund to rivals Bayern in the close...

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (dpa) - Michael Schumacher made his Formula One debut 25 years ago at the Belgian Grand Prix and F1 insiders say the importance of that moment can not be overestimated. He qualified in a heady seventh place but the race on August 25, 1991...

By Barry Whelan, dpa Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach are well placed to reach Thursday's Champions League group-stage draw. Monaco, Legia Warsaw, Celtic, Ludogorets and Copenhagen also hold leads going into the play-off second-leg matches on Tuesday and...

By Derek Wilson, dpa Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Neymar was the toast of Brazilian football Saturday after converting the winning penalty in a shoot-out to give Brazil a first Olympic football gold as they beat Germany in the men's final at a raucous Maracana Stadium....

By Gerald Fritsche, dpa Bayern Munich opens its campaign for a fourth straight Bundesliga title on August 26. New trainer Carlo Ancelotti at the moment has a team with a lot of depth in the defence, but amid several injured players, looking thin in the attacking...

By Christian Hollmann, dpa It's been a disappointing Olympics for Germany as it finds itself off the pace in Rio - and wondering what needs to be done. Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Germany's leading sports officials are under acute pressure to act after the nation's...

Berlin (dpa) - Bundesliga club Wolfsburg presented striker Mario Gomez on Thursday in a transfer deal with Italian club Florence, under a three-year contract running until mid-2019, with the German international saying he is as hungry as ever to succeed. The...

Berlin (dpa) - The German Football Federation (DFB) will celebrate the careers of recent national team retirees Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski by announcing Tuesday they will play in farewell matches. Podolski announced his retirement from the German...