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Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt started his alpine skiing World Cup title bid in strong fashion on Sunday with victory in the season-opening race in Austria, a giant slalom. Odermatt, 24, won under sunny skies on the glacier course in Soelden in a combine…

Former Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club’s Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich on Sunday it would be better if he was vaccinated against the coronavirus. Kimmich, 26, confirmed the previous day in a Sky TV interview that he was y…

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan was set for an easy re-election win on Sunday as voters in the Central Asian nation cast ballots in a poll that featured no genuine opposition. The Uzbek electoral authority declared the vote in the authoritar…

Some 100 men sporting beards and moustaches took part in a contest in Germany on Saturday to find out who had the best whiskers. The competitors came from the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Israel as well as Germany to compete in at the B…

Germany’s Alexander Zverev has confirmed he will not participate in the Davis Cup final tournament this year. “The format has to be changed and I’m sticking to that. I am someone who keeps his word. I want to win the Davis Cup, but I want to win the re…

Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her 70th World Cup victory on Saturday when she prevailed in a thrilling giant slalom duel with Lara Gut-Behrami in the opening race of the Olympic alpine skiing season. American Shiffrin, who is the 2018 Olympic champion in th…

Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her 70th career victory on Saturday when she prevailed in a thrilling giant slalom duel with Lara Gut-Behrami in the opening race of the alpine skiing World Cup season. American Shiffrin, who is the Olympic champion in the disc…

RB Leipzig coach Jesse Marsch has no problem with Benjamin Henrichs moaning in the media about not getting game time, but says he has no real idea how the German would fit into his team. “I’ve talked a lot with Benni. He has talked a lot on social medi…

The future of the World Cup could be decided on December 20 when global football governing body FIFA hosts a summit to discuss controversial plans to hold the tournament every two years. And FIFA president Gianni Infantino hinted a change may not be fo…

The future of the World Cup could be decided on December 20 when global football governing body FIFA hosts a summit to discuss controversial plans to hold the tournament every two years. FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed the date at a press con…