Bayern keeper Neuer out for rest of season after skiing accident
BERLIN : Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a broken bone following a skiing accident, the club said on Saturday.
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German Football League names Hellmann, Leki as interim chiefs
BERLIN : Germany's soccer governing body Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) has named Axel Hellmann and Oliver Leki as interim chiefs, it said on Thursday, a day after announcing that CEO Donata Hopfen will resign from her post at the end of the year.
Hansi Flick staying as Germany coach despite World Cup flop
BERLIN: The German soccer federation maintained its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach on Wednesday despite the disappointing World Cup performance. Federation president Bernd Neuendorf said the body has “full confidence” in Flick to lead the team through the 2024 European Championship, which Germany is scheduled to host and which Neuendorf described as a “great opportunity” for the future of soccer in the country. Flick was under pressure going into Wednesday’s meeting with Neuendorf and federation vice president Hans-Joachim Watzke following Germany’s early World Cup exit, their third straight disappointing performance at a major tournament.
Kiptum, Beriso win Valencia marathons in rapid times
Kelvin Kiptum and Amane Beriso won the Valencia men's and women's marathons on Sunday, both clocking the third-fastest times in history for their events.
Germany-Costa Rica World Cup match draws over 17 million German viewers
BERLIN : Over 17 million people tuned in to German broadcaster ARD's coverage of the World Cup match between Germany and Costa Rica on Thursday, according to data from audience measurement firm AGF.
Marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge to run in Boston
BOSTON: World record holder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge will make his Boston Marathon debut in 2023 along with reigning women’s world champion Gotytom Gebreslase and six former Boston winners returning 10 years after two bombs exploded at the finish line.
Kipchoge set for Boston Marathon debut next year
Kenya's marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge will make his Boston Marathon debut on Apr 17 next year, the 38-year-old said on Thursday (Dec 1), as he seeks a fifth victory in one of the six World Marathon Majors.
LGBTQ community can visit Qatar, but don't try to change us - minister
BERLIN : Members of the LGBTQ community can go to the World Cup in Qatar but the West cannot "dictate" to Qataris what they should believe, Qatar's energy minister told Germany's Bild newspaper.