Berlin (dpa) - Twelve years, seven major tournaments and one World Cup crown proved to be enough for Lukas Podolski as the veteran striker announced Monday that he has stepped down from the "Mannschaft" - the German national team. "The time has come," Podolski wrote...
By Barry Whelan, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the German Super Cup to give coach Carlo Ancelotti a first title in his first competitive match in charge of the Bundesliga champions. Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal struck in the 58th...
Berlin (dpa) - Injured German international Per Mertesacker was confirmed Saturday as the new captain of Arsenal. "Per is a very respected figure in the dressing room, is loved as well and is a very demanding figure," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told the club's...
Berlin (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund have agreed to sell midfielder Moritz Leitner to Italian side Lazio. The Bundesliga club said Friday 23-year-old Leitner was moving to the Rome club with immediate effect. No transfer fee was given but the sum is believed to be around...
By Albert Otti and Max Haupt, dpa Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Germans struck double gold at the Olympic rowing finals Thursday, proving that they are not only fast on the oars but also fast team-builders. The mens' quadruple sculls race was the day's first final, and the...
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - German public broadcaster ARD has apologised for a commentary during the Olympic equestrian competition in which German rider Julia Krajewski was described as a "scaredy cat" with "a brown streak" in her trousers. "The choice of words was...
Munich (dpa) - Bayern Munich new signing Renato Sanches will be out for several weeks with a thigh muscle injury picked up playing for Portugal in the Euro 2016 final. The German champions said the 18-year-old midfielder did not train on Sunday and will be out for...
Dusseldorf (dpa) - A Borussia Dortmund fan group plans to boycott the side's Bundesliga away match at promoted RB Leipzig in a protest against commercialism in football. The fan collective Suedtribuene Dortmund, which gathers behind the goal in the south stand and...
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Three German beach volleyball teams were unable to train in their Olympic arena Friday but, to the delight of locals, they found an alternative nearby. At the Copacabana beach, Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst, Britta Buethe and Karla Borger,...