Munich: Jupp Heynckes has ruled out coaching again and says he's had a worthy farewell with an unprecedented treble for a German club with Bayern Munich, including the Champions League trophy. After Bayern completed the treble earlier this month, Heynckes left his future open, saying he was taking time off. But now he's told Spiegel news magazine he was through. "I can assure you that I'm not going to coach...
06:50 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Rotterdam: India suffered a humiliating 1-7 thrashing at the hands of Germany to end their pool engagements on a disappointing note in the women's competition of the FIH World League Round 3 here on Sunday. The fitter and faster Germans completely dominated the match with the Indians left to defend their citadel in their own half for most part of their last Pool B match. The Indian backline had a...
04:52 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Jakarta: An erratic Saina Nehwal failed to defend her title at the Indonesian Super Series Premier after suffering a three-game defeat to Germany's Juliane Schenk in the semi-finals of the women's singles competition here on Saturday. World number two Saina, who won the title three times - in 2009, 2010 and 2012 - lost 21-12, 13-21, 14-21 to Schenk, ranked fourth, in a contest that lasted for 52 minutes at...
06:28 PM, Jun 15, 2013
London: Chelsea have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Germany forward Andre Schurrle from the Bundesliga club. Chelsea said in a statement on their website Thursday that Schurrle must now complete personal terms and pass a medical. The 22-year-old forward, who has been a long-time target of Chelsea, is set to become Jose Mourinho's first signing since the Portuguese coach returned to the Premier League club for a...
08:28 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Paris: Germany's Tommy Haas became the first 35-year-old since 2007 to reach the French Open's third round, beating 20-year-old American qualifier Jack Sock 7-6 (3), 6-2, 7-5 Friday. Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden also was 35 when he made it to the fourth round at Roland Garros six years ago. The 12th-seeded Haas, the oldest man left in the draw this year, has been a Grand Slam semifinalist four times but...
05:32 PM, May 31, 2013
Florida: Lukas Podolski scored after only 10 seconds to help Germany to a 4-2 victory over Ecuador in a friendly on Wednesday. Podolski and Lars Bender scored two goals each inside the opening 24 minutes as Germany quickly overwhelmed the Ecuador defense in the match at FAU Stadium. Ecuador pulled a goal back through Luis Valencia in first-half stoppage time and Walter Ayovi scored his team's second goal in the...
12:52 PM, May 30, 2013
Frankfurt: With Bayern Munich capturing the Champions League trophy over another Bundesliga club in a pulsating final, Germany's next ambition on the international football stage is to win the World Cup. Bayern's fifth triumph had been 12 years in the waiting; Germany's last World Cup title was in 1990. Their last major title also came in Wembley, when they won the European Championship in 1996. Germany's football has dramatically changed...
09:15 PM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: World number one Lee Chong Wei faced a stiff challenge but in the end stamped his class to prevail over Kenichi Tago of Japan and claim the men's singles title at India Open Super Series badminton tournament on Sunday. Chong Wei took an hour and three minutes to overcome his world number nine Japanese opponent 21-15 18-21 21-17 in the summit clash at the Siri Fort Sports Complex....
08:16 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand bagged the women's singles title at the India Open Super Series badminton tournament after beating Juliane Schenk of Germany in straight games on Sunday. It was an upset victory as world number six Intanon got the better of world number four Juliane Schenk of Germany 22-20 21-14 in 45 minutes. In the opening game, the third seeded Thai initially committed a number of unforced...
06:52 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Monte Carlo: Rafael Nadal calmly continued his bid for a ninth consecutive crown at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2 6-4 third-round victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany on Thursday The Spanish world number five recorded his 44th win in a row in the first big claycourt event of the season to set up a quarter-final encounter with 34th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. The 21st-ranked Kolschreiber did not pose...
06:12 PM, Apr 18, 2013
With Germany eager to challenge for the World Cup next year and in control of the group featuring Austria, Sweden and Ireland, the players saw no reason for alarm. ...
10:24 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Marco Reus scored two goals to help Germany overcome Kazakhstan 4-1 in a World Cup qualifying match. ...
08:45 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Germany are playing down World Cup expectations and battling complacency ahead of their second back-to-back qualifier against Kazakhstan on Tuesday. ...
06:12 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Germany midfielder Draxler has been ruled out of Tuesday's WC qualifier against Kazakhstan while Sven Bender has joined the squad. ...
10:35 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Croatia beat Serbia 2-0 whereas Germany, playing without any recognised strikers, triumphed 3-0 in Kazakhstan. ...
05:33 AM, Mar 23, 2013
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