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Kai Havertz | Fussball Laenderspiel/ Deutschland-Peru 2-1. (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Simon)

The players of Joachim Löw's 'new Germany'

Shortly after he axed three World Cup winners, Joachim Löw takes the next step in a project he calls 'new Germany'. Some of the key men have already made their mark but nearly half of the current squad weren't in Russia.  

Sané's leadership role a year on from World Cup

Fussball Freundschaftsspiel | Deutschland - Russland (1:0) (Reuters/M. Rietschel)

Joachim Löw's decision to axe the Manchester City winger was the first in a series of blunders for the German national team in 2018. One year on, the 23-year old has emerged as the face of a new era.  

Ter Stegen out to prove he's world's best

FC Barcelona v Sevilla - La Liga Santander (picture-alliance/NurPhoto/J. Breton)

In the past two seasons, Marc-Andre ter Stegen has elevated his standing in the football world as Barcelona’s number one. Plaudits followed, but he’s still fighting to usurp Manuel Neuer as Germany’s starting goalkeeper.  

Fußball: Europa League | Inter Mailand - Eintracht Frankfurt | 0:1 (Imago/J. Huebner)

Decision time for Jovic as Serbia face Germany

From Belgrade to Benfica to the Bundesliga, Luka Jovic is making the most of his Frankfurt loan spell. But as the prolific Serbian striker prepares to face Germany in a friendly on Wednesday, he has decisions to make.  

DFB-Pressekonferenz Joachim Löw (picture-alliance/GES/M. Gilliar)

Löw hits back at criticism for axing Bayern trio 15.03.2019

Joachim Löw defended his decision to omit Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Müller from Germany's squad. The national coach has received a lot of backlash for the way he informed the trio.  

Bundesliga

Klopp praises Rose as Bundesliga interest grows

Fußball RB Salzburg Trainer Marco Rose (picture-alliance/APA//E. Scheriau)

Red Bull Salzburg's Marco Rose is one of the hottest coaching properties in football right now. The German is being chased by various Bundesliga clubs and his former coach Jürgen Klopp says he "can do any job."  

BUNDESLIGA BULLETIN

James and Davies help Bayern to win big

Fußball Bundesliga FC Bayern München - Mainz 05 (Getty Images/Bongarts/C. Kaspar-Bartke)

BVB left it late in the capital, but Bayern responded late on Sunday with a win of their own. The race at the top continues to be exciting, while at the other end of the table relegation threatens a side in blue.  

Matchday 26

Bayern hit Mainz for six, Bremen chase Europe

Fußball Bundesliga FC Bayern München - Mainz 05 (Reuters/M. Dalder)

Werder Bremen pulled within three points of a Europa League spot, Frankfurt within one of a Champions League spot. Wout Weghorst's hat-trick carried Wolfsburg to a big victory, and Marco Reus was the hero in Berlin.  

Opinion: Kruse should be back in Germany team 17.03.2019

Fußball Bundesliga Werder Bremen Bayer Leverkusen (imago/Jan Huebner)

The Werder Bremen captain has been in sensational form for a while, lifting Bremen back into contention for a Europa League spot. DW's Jonathan Harding believes he deserves a Germany call up, but fears he won't get one.  

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Matchday Moment #26: Reus to the rescue

Dortmund came from behind twice and Marco Reus sent home the last-minute winner against Hertha Berlin.  

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Kick OFF Matchday Moment 26 Marco Reus (Getty Images/Bongarts/M. Rose)

Matchday Moment #26: Reus to the rescue

DW Matchday Moment 25 Genki Haraguchi (DW / Foto: Picture Alliance/dpa/S. Pförtner)

Matchday Moment #25: Genki Haraguchi

KickOff! Matchday Moment 24 Robert Lewandowski

Matchday Moment #24: Lewandowski puts Bayern back on track

Matchday Moment 23 Jadon Sancho (DW / Foto: picture-alliance)

Matchday Moment #23: Sancho's Volley

Bayer Leverkusen - Fortuna Düsseldorf (picture-alliance/dpa/R. Vennenbernd)

H2H: Bosz faces crisis-ridden ex-club BVB

1. Bundesliga | Hertha BSC v SV Werder Bremen | Torjubel 1:1 (Getty Images/Bongarts/S. Franklin)

MM #22: Claudio Pizarro

1. Bundesliga | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. FC Bayern München | (Reuters/R. Orlowski)

Lewandowski's top 3 goals

Matchday Moment #21: Serge Gnabry (picture-alliance)

Matchday Moment #21 Serge Gnabry

Basketball

Nowitzki becomes 6th highest NBA scorer ever

Deutschland Sport Basketball Dirk Nowitzki (picture-alliance/dpa/A. Gebert)

In 1999, Dirk Nowitzki played his first NBA game. Two decades later, Germany's biggest star ranks sixth in career points, ahead of NBA legends Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal. DW looks back on his career so far.  

Women's football

Record attendance for women's club match 18.03.2019

More than 60,000 fans watched the women's football match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona (Imago/EFE/K. Huesca)

A football match in Spain has attracted a record attendance for a women's club game. Over 60,000 fans packed out the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid as Atletico played Barcelona.  

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Formula One

Bottas leads Mercedes 1-2 in season opener 17.03.2019

Australien Grand Prix Siegerehrung Bottas (Reuters/J. Smith)

Mercedes enjoyed a dominant start to the 2019 Formula One season, with Valtteri Bottas winning the Australian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari team never troubled the leaders.  

F1 teams and drivers for the 2019 season

Formel 1 Tests in Spanien (picture-alliance/AFP7/M. G. Aloma)

It's all change in the Formula 1 paddock ahead of the 2019 campaign. Three familiar teams are likely to fight it out at the front, but two of them have fresh faces behind the wheel.  

News

FIFA approves 24-team Club World Cup

Gianni Infantino (picture-alliance/dpa/A. Filippov)

There will be a change to the current Club World Cup structure, sooner rather than later too. The decision to expand the competition to include 24 teams has not gone down well with Europe's elite.  

Exclusive

DFB chief storms out after $25bn question 13.03.2019

DW-Interview mit Reinhard Grindel, DFB-Präsident (DW/C. Springer)

In an exclusive DW interview, the head of German football said governing bodies must be prepared to make changes to major competitions. Reinhard Grindel later stormed out after he was asked a financial question.  

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