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Four games, three goals, two draws, one loss and one win. Jürgen Klopp would have hoped for better results from his first international break as Germany coach. But though the comfortable win over Serbia (2-0), draws against the Netherlands (1-1) and Greece (0-0) and a shock loss to Greece (0-1) in Germany leave them third out of four in their Nations League group, Klopp saw mostly positives. "Everyone showed what they're made of; everyone earned their place. We've shown signs that we can do some things better than people gave us credit for. I wanted to get something going, and I definitely saw that happen," he said after Sunday's 0-0 draw in Thessaloniki. For all the positivity of the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach, the four matches have, in reality, been a mixed bag for Ge...

Four games, three goals, two draws, one loss and one win. Jürgen Klopp would have hoped for better results from his first international break as Germany coach. But though the comfortable win over Serbia (2-0), draws against the Netherlands (1-1) and Greece (0-0) and a shock loss to Greece (0-1) in Germany leave them third out of four in their Nations League group, Klopp saw mostly positives. "Everyone showed what they're made of; everyone earned their place. We've shown signs that we can do some things better than people gave us credit for. I wanted to get something going, and I definitely saw that happen," he said after Sunday's 0-0 draw in Thessaloniki. For all the positivity of the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach, the four matches have, in reality, been a mixed bag for Ge...

Franz Reindl came from behind to narrowly beat Petr Briza of the Czech Republic in a run-off vote to become the International Ice Hockey Federation's new president on Friday. Reindl had trailed Briza 48-36 in the first round of voting but picked up crucial votes after Aivaz Omorkanov of Kyrgyzstan was eliminated. He then beat Briza 60-57 in the runoff held on the Spanish island of Tenerife. Six of a total of nine candidates had withdrawn prior to the election. The 71-year-old German, who had been a member of the IIHF Council since 2016, succeeds Canadian-born Frenchman Luc Tardif, who had announced in March that he would not seek a further term in office. Reindl's election comes 5 years after he had finished as runner-up to Tardif. His term runs until 2030.  Wealth of experience Reindl...

After 47 days, three matches and 44 squad players, Jürgen Klopp has a first win as coach of Germany's men's fotball team. A straightforward 2-0 victory over Serbia in the Nations League on Thursday meant the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach avoided becoming the first Germany boss to win any of his first three games. "I'm really happy today," Klopp told German public broadcaster ZDF. "We were outstanding when defending and when we had the ball. We simply played wonderful football." Klopp had raised a few eyebrows by naming two squads for the four fixtures in this extended international window. But after a somewhat fortunate draw against the Netherlands and a shock loss to Greece with the more senior of the squads, it was left to those lower down the pecking order to get things...

They are proud of their national colors in Saudi Arabia: All things considered to be of importance in the Gulf state tend to come in green and white. So it comes as no coincidence that Premier League club Newcastle United's new away kit features the same color scheme. The classic badge featuring two seahorses remains, but for the first time, instead of it being mainly grey, black and white, it is green and white.   Newcastle fans will have to get used to this departure from tradition, after the team from the northeast of England was taken over by a Saudi consortium for around €400 million ($397 million) roughly a year ago. The sale of Newcastle United was one of the most protracted and controversial takeovers in the history of English football, mainly because of who was doing the investin...

Manchester City have won the Premier League eight times over the last 14 years. But whether those titles will remain is one of a plethora of issues at stake after England's top division charged one of its most high profile clubs with more than 100 breaches of its financial regulations. On Tuesday, the Premier League announced that an independent commission had found City had drawn up "sham contracts" as well as "relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs". These contracts, dubious sponsorships and a number of other methods were, according to the commission's report, used to inflate the club's revenue to the tune of about £900 million (€1.05 billion) over the period between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons. The case has been ongoing for eigh...

At the end of October 2026, the first ever Olympic event on African soil will take place as the Youth Olympics comes to Senegal. Around 2,700 young athletes are expected to compete across a total of 153 events in 25 sports, with many qualifying through the African Youth Games last year. "We were entrusted with hosting this event and that is why from Johannesburg to Nairobi, from Dakar to Djbouti, it is all of young Africa that is watching you and watching you with pride," Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said at the arrival of the flame. The moment marks yet another step forward for global sport in Africa. In 2025, the first major road cycling event took place on the continent, and in September this year it was announced the first-ever World Athletics Championships would be he...

What has happened to Manchester City? Manchester City have reportedly been found guilty on 114 of the 115 Premier League charges over alleged breaches of financial regulations. They relate to a period between 2009 to 2018 and include allegations around financial reporting, disclosure of player and manager payments, compliance with UEFA and Premier League financial rules, and cooperation with the investigation. The Premier League has yet to comment, with the news having first been reported by The Athletic. The process started when the charges were brought in February 2023. The review was started in 2024 before the reported verdict of guilty on almost all charges arrived on September 25, 2026. The English champions, owned in practice by the United Arab Emirates' ruling family, deny all ch...