Ann-Katrin Berger set for more treatment after recurrence of thyroid cancer
Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger is set for a spell away from the game after confirming a recurrence of thyroid cancer.
Germany Sport News
England's second most capped player Scott retires after Euro victory
Jill Scott announced her retirement on Tuesday after helping her country to lift last month's Euro 2022. Midfielder Scott, 35, made her international debut in 2006 going on to win 161 caps, 11 shy of Fara Williams' record.
BWF Worlds: Saina Nehwal wins, gets a bye in second round, advances to PQFs
Saina Nehwal made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday. Saina, who won a silver and bronze at the Worlds, is just two more victories away from winning her third medal at the Worlds. Saina downed Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong 21-19, 21-9 in women's singles first round.
Heptathlete O'Dowda pushing for podium after seventh at European Championships
Jade O'Dowda reckons her rock-solid European Championship campaign can lay the foundations for an international podium push next season. The Oxford star, 22, battled to a seventh-place heptathlon finish in Munich this week after a gruelling two days at the city's Olympic Stadium. Ad O'Dowda bagged a bronze medal for Team England at the Commonwealth Games but was unable to live with the red-hot standard set by Nafi Thiam, Adrianna Sułek and Annik Kalin, who grabbed the podium places.
Salah, Van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold: Liverpool’s 2022/23 squad ranked into tiers
Liverpool have endured a nightmare start to the 2022/2023 Premier League.
Neeraj Chopra to compete in Lausanne Diamond League on Friday
A good show in Lausanne can ensure Chopra a berth in the Diamond League Finals in Zurich on September 7 and 8 as he is at fourth spot in the standings. The top six in the standings will make the Zurich Finals. The Lausanne event is the last leg which has a men's javelin throw competition. The 24-year-Chopra had pulled out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last month due to the injury he had suffered during the final of the World Championships on July 24 in Eugene, USA, where he had won a historic silver. He pulled out of the Birmingham CWG (July 28-August 8) just two days before the start of the multi-sport event as he was advised a four-week rest by his medical team. He then underwent rehabilitation in Germany. "Feeling strong and ready for Friday. Thanks for the support, everyone. See you in Lausanne!" Chopra tweeted.
Hudson-Smith helps secure scintillating European gold in Munich
Matt Hudson-Smith and Britain’s sprinters scorched to a scintillating European gold in Munich – then roared they’re ready to take on the world next. The Wolverhampton star, who retained his individual 400m title on Wednesday, grabbed his second medal in the space of four days after helping Britain storm to 4x400m relay gold ahead of Belgium and France on Saturday. Ad Hudson-Smith, 27, ran a red-hot split of 45.05s to get his team off to a flyer before Charlie Dobson, Lewis Davey and Alex Haydock-Wilson continued the momentum to clock a season’s best time of 2:59.35.
Hosts Germany claim Nations Trophy on dramatic final night at multi-sport European Championships
Germany grabbed the multi-sport European Championships' coveted Nations Trophy in dramatic fashion on a thrilling final night in Munich. Home favourite and individual 100m champion Gina Luckenkemper helped lead the hosts to a memorable victory as Germany's gold medal in the women's 4x100m relay – their 26th overall, and coming in the final race of the championships – proved decisive in front of a bumper Olympic Stadium crowd.