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Fußball Freundschaftsspiel Deutschland - Serbien (Getty Images/Bongarts/A. Grimm)

Germany settle for a draw despite second half Leroy Sané show

After falling behind to an early Luka Jovic goal, a new-look Germany finally moved through the gears to earn a draw with an impressive second-half performance. With Leroy Sané on top form, they deserved more.  

Jovic: "Reus is the best player in the Bundesliga"

Fußball Freundschaftsspiel Deutschland - Serbien (Reuters/F. Bimmer)

Luka Jovic is on a roll. The Eintracht Frankfurt striker scored against Germany in the 1-1 draw on Wednesday. DW spoke to him after the game in the mixed zone.  

Opinion: Germany is fun again, with Sané's help

Fußball Freundschaftsspiel Deutschland - Serbien (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Pförtner)

Joachim Löw's big re-start looked like another a false start until Leroy Sané inspired a much-improved second half. The winner may not have come but at least Germany were fun to watch again, says DW's Matt Ford.  

Club over country? Fans protest in Wolfsburg

Fußball Bundesliga Relegation VfL Wolfsburg - Holstein Kiel (Reuters/F. Bimmer)

The German national team were welcomed to Wolfsburg for Wednesday's friendly against Serbia by dozens of banners criticizing the football association (DFB). Fans of local side VfL Wolfsburg have claimed responsibility.  

The players of Joachim Löw's 'new Germany'

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

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.  

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.  

European football

Karius seeks to end Besiktas nightmare early 16h ago

Besiktas' German goalkeeper Loris Karius pictured sat on the ground

Liverpool's German goalkeeper Loris Karius was loaned out to Turkish side Besiktas after a horror show in the Champions League final. But everything has fallen apart once again and now he is desperate to leave.  

Bundesliga

Introducing: Hoffenheim coach Alfred Schreuder

Alfred Schreuder (Getty Images/D. Mouhtaropoulos)

Marco Rose? Domenico Tedesco? Or promotion from within? Hoffenheim have taken their time appointing a successor to Julian Nagelsmann and have opted for a relative unknown. So who is Alfred Schreuder?  

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Roots: Paco Alcácer

Paco Alcácer is thriving in the Bundesliga after barely getting off the bench in Barcelona.  

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Fußball Bundesliga 10. Spieltag | Borussia Dortmund v Bayern München | Jubel Dortmund (Getty Images/Bongarts/D. Mouhtaropoulos)

Roots: Paco Alcácer

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

Women's football

What causes football's gender inequity? 16h ago

Frauenfussball - Deutschland (GER) - Slowenien (SLO) -Johanna Elsig (picture-alliance/SvenSimon/O. Haist)

Following a lawsuit involving the US national football team, the issue of equal pay is in the spotlight. Two Germany internationals talked to DW about the issue at a Berlin film festival focusing on 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.  

Basketball
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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.  

News

Doping probe leads to 21 athletes in 8 countries

Austrian Federal Police officers stand at the finish area of a men's cross country skiing 15km classic competition, at the Nordic Ski World Championships, in Seefeld, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Austrian authorities say five elite athletes and four others have been arrested in doping raids in the country and neighboring Germany amid the Nordic skiing world championships.

A joint Austrian and German probe into a blood-doping ring linked to a German doctor has widened to 21 athletes from eight countries across five sports. Some of the suspects do not yet know they've been identified.  

FIFA official bailed from Bangladeshi court

FIFA official Mahfuza Akhter Kiron (Imago/Xinhua/Wang Bo)

A court in Bangladesh has granted bail to a FIFA official accused of making derogatory comments about the country's leader. Mahfuza Akhter Kiron had accused the Bangladeshi PM of favoring cricket over football.  

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.  

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.  

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