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Champions League

Bayern flatten Atletico to open title defense

Bayern Munich’s Champions League final hero Kingsley Coman was in inspired form again as the defending champions crushed Atletico Madrid. It was another ruthless display of attacking and a statement of intent by Bayern.

Dortmund haunted by ghost of Immobile 20.10.2020

Fußball | Champions League | Lazio Rom - Borussia Dortmund | Ciro Immobile (Marco Rossi/SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Borussia Dortmund's first Champions League game of the new season ended in defeat in Italy, losing comprehensively to Lazio. The star of the show was Lazio striker Ciro immobile, once of Dortmund.

DW IN LEIPZIG

Angelino stars as Leipzig prove their pedigree 20.10.2020

Fußball | Champions League | RB Leipzig vs. Istanbul Basaksehir (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

In a clash of the plastic clubs, RB Leipzig came out on top against Istanbul Basaksehir. Angelino was the matchwinner, as Leipzig demonstrated that they can go a long way in the competition once again.

Basaksehir: RB Leipzig's Champions League opponents with strong Erdogan links

COVID-19 and sports

Deustchland Köln Eishockey Maskottchen Sharky (Andreas Dick/beatiful Sports/picture-alliance)

The challenge of staging sports indoors

Though Germany's handball and basketball leagues are back on the court, the country's top ice hockey league's season is on ice — as opposed to on the ice. The mood is one of frustration, but also of determination.

Bundesliga

Bundesliga Bulletin

Reus turns super sub, Müller shines for Bayern 18.10.2020

Marco Reus returned and proved the match winner for Borussia Dortmund

The Bundesliga returned with a bang after the international break. Borussia Dortmund had to visit a Hoffenheim side that recently hammered Bayern Munich. Elsewhere, Arminia Bielefeld hosted the defending champions.

Opinion

Kruse makes a mockery of DFL protocols 18.10.2020

Max Kruse made the wrong kind of headlines again

Max Kruse started for Union Berlin against Schalke on Sunday, despite breaching the DFL's (German Football League) hygiene protocol. Failing to punish him has made a mockery of the rules writes DW's Janek Speight.

Football reforms

'We have to stop chasing the Premier League' 16.10.2020

Deutschland | Fußballfunktionär | Andreas Rettig (Thomas Gennoy/DW)

With the pandemic exposing football's financial frailties, former St Pauli and German Football League boss Andreas Rettig has joined calls for reform. Speaking to DW, he says the answer is not to be found in England.

Fans present ideas for pro football reform 09.10.2020

Fan-Initiative übergibt Erklärung an DFB (Arne Dedert/dpa/picture-alliance)

Unsustainable finances and an increasing gulf between rich and poor; the coronavirus crisis has exposed deep flaws in modern football. Now, a coalition of German fans has produced concepts for fundamental reform.

Racism in football

Erwin Kostedde exclusive

'Black players will always be second choice' 13.10.2020

Erwin Kostedde was the first Black player to represent Germany on soccer's world stage. Nearly half a century on, the pioneering striker tells DW that racism is still a problem on the pitch and in German society.

Football fan culture

Türkgücü making history for immigrant clubs

Fußball Türkgücü München (Oryk haist/Imago Images)

Reaching professional football makes Türkgücü Munich Germany's most successful immigrant club. The ambitious side's success and shifting identity on the field has been matched by unique challenges off it.

German FA offices searched in tax fraud probe

DFB head office (picture-alliance/HMB Media/O. Mueller)

German prosecutors have searched offices of the German Football Association (DFB) in five states. A tax fraud investigation is looking into the conduct of six former and current DFB bosses, according to media reports.

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Sports news feed

Bundesliga records another COVID-19 case 18h ago

Fußball DFB Pokal Achtelfinale SV Werder Bremen - Borussia Dortmund (picture-alliance/RHR-FOTO/D. Ewert)

Werder Bremen is the latest Bundesliga club to announce one of its players has tested positive for COVID-19. And the Haas F1 team is set for a shake-up with both their current drivers to leave at the end of the season.

Racism scandal: Bayern Munich take action

FC Bayern Muenchen Campus (picture-alliance/Pessefoto ULMER/Markus Ulmer)

Bayern Munich were shaken by allegations of racism at their academy this summer. At least one youth coach has been forced to leave the club as the record German champions are looking to move on from the affair.

Germany announces joint 2027 World Cup bid

Fussball Länderspiel Frauen Deutschland - Irland 3:0 (Sven Simon/picture-alliance)

The German Football Association has announced that it will bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027. The move is part of a joint project with neighboring Belgium and the Netherlands.

Wheelchair basketball

Nations Cup Köln - Deutschland - Spanien - Barbara Gross (Mueller Laschet/Beautiful Sports/picture-alliance)

Barbara Groß fighting for the right to compete

Barabara Groß is in limbo after the International Paralympic Committee deemed her ineligible to compete at the Games in Tokyo. The German international has vowed to keep playing as she protests the decision.

Cycling

Young guns dominating Giro d'Italia 11.10.2020

Giro d'Italia 2020 - edizione 103 - Joao Almeida (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/picture-alliance)

Cycling's youth trend is continuing at the Giro d'Italia. Filippo Ganna (24) has already won two stages, while 22-year-old Grand Tour debutant João Almeida currently holds the pink jersey.

NHL

Stützle and Reichel make German hockey history 07.10.2020

Tim Stützle Eishockeyspieler Adler Mannheim (Imago Images/masterpress/D. Glaser)

For the first time in history two Germans have been selected in first round of the NHL draft. However, this also comes at a time of uncertainty for the country's top league, which helped make them the players they are.

Opinion: Leon Draisaitl the best ice hockey player in the world right now

Haitian sexual abuse scandal

Haitian Football Federation President Yves Jean-Bart (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP/picture-alliance)

Jean-Bart still in 'control' despite FIFA ban

Suspended amid sexual abuse claims, the head of Haitian football, Yves Jean-Bart, is allegedly still visiting young academy players. As a result, questions are being raised over FIFA's ongoing investigation.

Motorsports

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What are the five best Formula One tracks in the world?

The top five Formula One tracks in the world - as chosen by REV motorsports expert Gerhard Sonnleitner.

What are the five best Formula One tracks in the world?

Deutschland Berlin Nico Rosberg auf der Green Tech 2020 (DW)

Nico Rosberg: Making the future green

Why the future of Formula One is electric

Who are the best female racing drivers of all time?

E-Porsche Taycan: Record on the Nürburgring

Coronavirus - SIM racers leave Formula 1 stars trailing

Videos

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Sports Life - How to succeed in football without much money

In Atalanta, Granada and Heidenheim - three different football clubs playing at three different levels. But what do they have in common? They are successful, despite not having the fattest of bank accounts. Sports Life reporter Sebastian Saam talks to club officials, fans and press officers across Europe to find out how they do it.