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Bundesliga
1. Bundesliga | Werder Bremen v Bayern München | (0:1) (Getty Images/Bongarts/M. Rose)

Matchday 16

Bayern want more after 'best performance'

It's not too long ago that RB Leipzig looked like Bayern Munich's biggest challengers. Now, ahead of their clash on Wednesday, the two sides are both trying to cling on to Borussia Dortmund's coattails.  

Bundesliga Bulletin

Dortmund wrap up Christmas number one 16.12.2018

Fußball Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund - Werder Bremen (Reuters/L. Kügeler)

It was another great weekend for Dortmund, whose win over Bremen secured them top spot at Christmas. But Bayern won big to prevent BVB from galloping clear, and there were two huge wins at the bottom end of the table. 

Opinion: Brandt must leave to be his best

Fußball Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt - Bayer Leverkusen (picture-alliance/dpa/H. Bratic)

Julian Brandt was one of the only Germans to emerge with any credit from the World Cup and his ability is clear. But he's stagnating at a club lacking direction and a move would do him good, says DW's Matt Pearson. 

Stuttgart mourn after Gentner's father's death

Fußball Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart Christian Gentner (Imago/Avanti/R. Poller)

Bundesliga club Stuttgart are in mourning after the father of team captain Christian Gentner died in the stadium during Saturday's game. The tragic event overshadowed a rare comeback win for the club. 

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Matchday Moment #15: Dortmund still unbeaten!!!

Dortmund is still unbeaten in the Bundesliga. Thanks to the dream team Paco Alcacer and Marco Reus.  

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Matchday Moment #15: Dortmund still unbeaten!!!

Jadon Sancho celebrates against Schalke

Sancho and Sargent get teenage kicks

Matchday Moment #14: Sancho's derby goal

Amine Harit celebrates scoring

Schalke seek Revierderby revival vs. Dortmund

1. Bundesliga | Werder Bremen v Bayern München | Tor (0:1) (Reuters/F. Bimmer )

MM MD#13: Serge Gnabry saves Kovac

Bremen’s midfield dynamo

1. Bundesliga | Bayern München v Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hat-Trick-Torschütze Dodi Lukebakio (picture-alliance/dpa/M. Balk)

MM MD#12: Dodi Lukebakio stuns Bayern

Frankfurt players celebrate with Luka Jovic

Frankfurt’s scoring sensations

Roundup

Werner at the double, Gomez rescues VfB 15.12.2018

Bundesliga: Leipzig-Mainz (Getty Images/B. Streubel)

There were big wins at the bottom of the Bundesliga, Dortmund stayed in control, and Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten run with a thumping win away from home. All the latest from the Bundesliga on matchday 15. 

Bundesliga results and standings

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Click here for the latest Bundesliga results and the current league standings. Here you can also scroll through the results from past matchdays as well as the league standings in previous weeks. 

Champions League
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Bayern vs. Klopp tops Anglo-German clashes

All of Germany's remaining Champions League sides will play Premier League clubs in the last 16. The biggest intrigue comes with Bayern Munich facing Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool, while Dortmund and Schalke have tough tasks.  

News

Manchester United part ways with Mourinho 2h ago

Jose Mourinho (picture-alliance/PA Wire/M. Rickett)

The English Premier League club has announced that the Portuguese manager has left the club. A caretaker manager is to take charge of the team until the end of the current season.  

Kerber, Lange named German athletes of year

Angelique Kerber of Germany returns against Serena Williams

Germany's sports media have voted the Wimbledon and Ironman champions as the nation's top athletes for 2018. But the country's record 14 Winter Olympic champions left the awards empty-handed. 

USA Gymnastics - winning at any cost 14.12.2018

USA Prozess Missbrauchsskandal Larry Nassar | Aussage Rachael Denhollander, Opfer (Reuters/B. McDermid)

An independent report into the scandal surrounding USA Gymnastics and its former team doctor Larry Nassar has unveiled a horrifying scale of abuse. Nick Butler explores for Sportschau. 

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Chelsea slam own fans over anti-Semitic chants

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Chelsea say they will take the "strongest possible action" against supporters who were found to have sung anti-Semitic chants during a Europa League match against Hungarian side Vidi on Thursday. 

PDC World Darts Championship

Dobromyslova eliminated in first round 2h ago

Darts-WM Anastassija Dobromyslowa (l) Russland (picture-alliance/PA Wire/S. Paston)

Anastasia Dobromyslova has lost her first-round match at the World Professional Darts Championship. She was one of two women competing in what previously was an all-male event.  

World Darts Championship: Lisa Ashton bows out as crowd favorite  

Women's sports

Julia Dorny: a champion fighter 14.12.2018

Germany's Julia Dorny recently became the featherweight world champion in mixed martial arts. DW caught up with her at the gym where she trains to find out what it takes to become a world-class fighter.  

The surfer who won't let anything stop her 13.12.2018

Carmen Lopez was born with a condition that led her to lose her sight when she was a child. But that hasn't stopped her from following her passion. Now the 21-year-old has become Spain's first blind female athlete to compete in a surfing championship. 

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