Manuel Neuer announces retirement from international football
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has announced his retirement from international duty.
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Michael Olise To Antonio Nusa: Five New Faces To Watch In Bundesliga 2024-25
The 2024-25 Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday when champions Bayer Leverkusen visit local rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach. Leverkusen's unbeaten league and cup double stung perennial champions Bayern Munich, who have again been Germany's big spenders as they look to return to the summit. Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund, along with RB Leipzig and Stuttgart, have also strengthened. Here, AFP Sport looks at five new faces to watch in the Bundesliga this season:
"Back-To-Back Olympics Medals In Hockey A Big Thing": India Captain Harmanpreet Singh
India hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh on Wednesday said that his side was unlucky to lose to Germany in the Paris Olympics semifinal despite creating several chances but termed the back-to-back bronze winning performance a "huge achievement". India repeated their 2021 Tokyo Games performance in Paris, defeating Spain to win consecutive bronze medals for the first time in 52 years. The keenly-contested semifinal earlier saw India going down to reigning world champions Germany 2-3 to set up a bronze-medal match with Spain.
Kompany's Bayern look to reclaim Bundesliga crown from Leverkusen
BERLIN : Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga campaign at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday with the spotlight firmly on new coach Vincent Kompany as he looks to guide the club back to the top of German football.
Swap deal, PSG option, £40m 'approach' - Jadon Sancho Man United transfer latest
Jadon Sancho has been reintegrated at Manchester United by Erik ten Hag this summer.
Bayer Leverkusen Eye Repeat After 'Magic' Title Triumph
Bayer Leverkusen are vowing to achieve great things again this season after an unprecedented unbeaten league and cup double last campaign. Leverkusen kick off the 2024-25 Bundesliga campaign at local rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday. Xabi Alonso's side have been tipped by many to become the first side other than Bayern Munich to win back-to-back German top-flight titles since Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund in 2012. While Bayern have spent big and Dortmund and RB Leipzig have had impressive summers, Leverkusen forward Nathan Tella backed his side for another incredible season.
Matondo destined for exit, Hagi's dad silence broken and door opens for £1.7m bargain – Rangers transfer state of play
Winger Rabbi Matondo is reportedly "destined" for a move to Blackburn Rovers this summer as Rangers escalate their summer clearout.
India's Paris Olympics Star Archana Kamath, 24, Decides To Quit, Would Rather Study In US
India's women's table tennis team made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics, making it past the Round of 16 for the first time ever in the nation's history. India eventually lost the women's team battle to Germany in the quarter-finals, where Archana Kamath was the only paddler to have won a game. India eventually lost the match 1-3 and bowed out of the competition. Though reaching the quarter-finals was historic in India's table tennis history at the Olympic Games, Kamath wanted more. With there being no guarantee of a medal in the LA Games in 2028, the young paddler has decided to quit table tennis professionally and instead study abroad.