Nationalists have suffered losses in the elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina but remain the determining force in the complicated power and administrative structure of the small Balkan country. The main focus was on the election for Bosnia’s tripartite pres…
Police chief fired, officers suspended after Indonesian stampede
An Indonesian police chief has been fired and nine other officers suspended after a weekend stampede at a football stadium that left 125 people dead, in one of the world’s worst sports disasters. The police chief of Malang city, Ferli Hidayat, has been…
Hertha coach Schwarz: team on right track despite recent setbacks
Hertha Berlin coach Sandro Schwarz believes his team is on the right track despite three consecutive draws in the Bundesliga. “It’s more fun when you get the three points, but the feeling among the team is not that ‘we didn’t win again,'” he said ahead…
Hertha held 1-1 Hoffenheim, 10-men Augsburg beat Schalke
Hertha Berlin failed to move away from the Bundesliga danger zone when they were held 1-1 by Hoffenheim on Sunday, while 10-men Augsburg fought for a 3-2 win over Schalke 04. The Berlin hosts seemed set to break the deadlock in the first half but Hoffe…
At least 125 dead in Indonesian football stampede as figures revised
At least 125 people died and hundreds more were injured after police fired tear gas to disperse rioting football fans in Indonesia, in one of the world’s worst stadium tragedies. The disaster on Saturday night at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang city p…
Hertha held 1-1 Hoffenheim to remain close to relegation zone
Hertha Berlin failed to move away from the Bundesliga danger zone when they were held 1-1 by Hoffenheim on Sunday. The Berlin hosts seemed set to break the deadlock in the first half but Hoffenheim opened the scoring in the 24th minute from Andrej Kram…
Bolsonaro faces predecessor Lula in Brazilian presidential poll
After a heated election campaign, Brazilians began casting their ballots on Sunday to elect a new president in what is mainly considered a race between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Polling…
Gladbach coach Farke tests positive for Covid-19
Borussia Mönchengladbach coach Daniel Farke has tested positive for Covid-19 and has gone into isolation, the Bundesliga club said on Sunday. The result came after a rapid test and is yet to be confirmed by a PCR test, which is more reliable. The club …
Ukraine to get 16 Slovakian howitzers in deal part-financed by Berlin
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has announced the delivery of 16 wheeled armoured howitzers from Slovakia to Ukraine for the coming year in a deal Berlin is partly financing. The systems of the type Zuzana would be produced in Slovakia and …
Schweinsteiger and Matthäus support World Cup call up for Füllkrug
Former Germany captains Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lothar Matthäus have spoken out in favour of a World Cup call-up for Werder Bremen striker Niclas Füllkrug. “If he plays like he did yesterday against (Borussia) Mönchengladbach, scoring two goals and …