Title-holders Arsenal will kickstart their Women’s Champions League defence when they host eight-time winners Lyon on Tuesday as the elite European club competition debuts its new format. An 18-team league phase — in which all clubs play six matches, three at home and three away — has replaced the former 16-team group stage as the…
Erling Haaland had never scored at the Gtech Stadium in the Premier League. The Manchester City striker ended that barren run with the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Brentford on Sunday (5 Oct). It took just nine minutes for the prolific Norwegian to get on the scoresheet as he raced…
The trends endure long after Oktoberfest ends. Bavarians wear tracht while bird hunting, partying or visiting a biergarten. At the Lorenz Ganter tailor, north of Munich, women sew vests and jackets from Bavarian wool and other local fabrics. “We have tradition for all days,” says Dieter Ganter, whose grandfather founded the shop 80 years ago….
Estevao Willian struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Chelsea stunned Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday (4 Oct). The late winner, Estevao’s first for the Blues, sent a jubilant Enzo Maresca sprinting down the touchline to join his players in celebration. And left Arne Slot to contemplate…
By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 19:11 BST, 2 October 2025 | Updated: 19:44 BST, 2 October 2025 The estate of Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer, who died aged 78 last year, has now finally been distributed to his loved-ones, according to a report. Beckenbauer, largely regarded as one of the greatest defenders ever to…
Title-holders Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 with a last-minute goal in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Manchester City had to settle for a draw in Monaco despite Erling Haaland’s double. Elsewhere there were comfortable wins for Arsenal and Newcastle United, as Napoli and Borussia Dortmund were among the other teams…
Erling Haaland’s brace in his 50th Champions League match for a competition tally of 52 was not enough as Manchester City had to swallow a last-gasp 2-2 draw at Monaco, while title holders Paris Saint-Germain won a heavyweight duel 2-1 at Barcelona on Wednesday. Haaland scored twice before the break but Monaco stole a point…
Jian Guo was sentenced to four years and nine months on Tuesday, according to the news agency dpa. The Higher Regional Court of Dresden found the former aide to Maximilian Krah, a controversial but high-profile member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, guilty of passing information about parliamentary negotiations and decisions to contacts in…
A man whose gambling addiction had landed him in prison is taking on the sports-betting industry in Germany. Thomas Melchior goes to German football league matches holding a sign saying “lost a bet” while putting himself at the mercy of the home fans by wearing their hated rivals’ jerseys to get attention. Melchior wore a…
Published on 29/09/2025 – 21:54 GMT+2 •Updated 30/09/2025 – 11:23 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius condemned Russian drone incursions over Poland and Estonia as “dangerous” and “reckless” violations of international law Monday, warning that Moscow represents NATO’s greatest threat whilst opening a permanent logistics centre for German forces in Lithuania. “The Russian Federation…