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Schalke coach Thomas Reis wants his team to show a powerful performance in the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen on Saturday amid their bid to leave the relegation zone. “We need a brave team, even if the confidence is not that high,” the coach to…

Hertha Berlin coach Sandro Schwarz still hopes to have forward Wilfried Kanga for their home game against Bayern Munich on Saturday. The Frenchman scored the late winner in the 2-1 victory against Schalke on October 23, but hasn’t been able to train re…

German tennis player Angelique Kerber doesn’t plan to stop playing after the 2024 Olympics. “It’s not like the 2024 Olympics will be my final tournament,” she said on Thursday during the release of her book “Eine Frage des Willens: Mein Weg nach oben” …

Russia on Wednesday ended its suspension of an agreement allowing the export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea. The Defence Ministry in Moscow said that it had decided to return to the deal, which it had suspended on Saturday after a vessel belongin…

Former winners AC Milan and RB Leipzig secured the last available round of 16 berths in the Champions League with emphatic wins in their deciding group showdowns on Wednesday. Olivier Giroud scored twice and set up the others as Italian champions Milan…

Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart hopes for a trouble-free final Europa Conference League group match on Thursday against French side Nice which they must win to reach the knock-outs. The reverse fixture in France was overshadowed by violence from both ca…

After weeks of wrangling, the German government and the country’s federal states have agreed on how to finance a huge package of emergency relief measures to soften the impact of soaring inflation and high energy bills. After a meeting of state and fed…

RB Leipzig beat Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 on Wednesday to claim the penultimate round of 16 berth in the Champions League in a group won by title holders Real Madrid. Christopher Nkunku fired home in the 10th minute in Warsaw after Shakhtar goalkeeper Anato…

Bentley has revealed the Bentayga Odyssean Edition as a limited-run version of its hybrid SUV that the luxury makers says prioritises sustainability. Limited to 70 units worldwide, the Bentayga Odyssean Edition follows on from a similar trim level on t…

A court in Munich convicted footballer Jérôme Boateng on Wednesday of assault on appeal and imposed a fine totalling €1.2 million ($1.19 million). He was convicted of two counts of bodily harm, compared to only one in his initial trial. Boateng had ref…