Christian Ilzer becomes the new coach at TSG Hoffenheim – Sport
Bundesliga soccer team TSG Hoffenheim has announced the signing of their preferred coaching candidate, Christian Ilzer. The 47-year-old Austrian will be the successor to Pellegrino Matarazzo, who had to leave the fourth-from-bottom team on Monday due to continued failure. Ilzer, who comes from Austrian champions Sturm Graz, will receive “a long-term contract”; the club did […]
Tennis women – German team fails in Malaga – Sport
The German tennis players were eliminated from the Billie Jean King Cup in the round of 16. National coach Rainer Schüttler’s team lost to Great Britain in Malaga. The defeat was already clear after the two singles. First, Jule Niemeier lost the opening game against Emma Raducanu 4:6, 4:6. After that, Laura Siegemund had no […]
FC Bayern Munich: CEO Dreesen resigns from DFL office – Sport
After extending his contract as CEO at FC Bayern, Jan-Christian Dreesen is leaving the executive board of the German Football League (DFL) after more than eight years. The German record champions announced this on Friday; The SZ had already reported exclusively on this on November 9th. “After careful consideration, I have decided to resign from […]
English snooker professional banned for five years for match-fixing – Sport
English snooker professional Mark King has been banned for five years for match-fixing. The World Snooker Association WPBSA announced this on Friday. An independent panel concluded that the 50-year-old had postponed games and passed on inside information for betting purposes. King has always denied the allegations. He has until November 28 to appeal the decision. […]
Football: Why the professionalization of the women’s Bundesliga is making slow progress – Sport
Things are actually going really well for the women’s Bundesliga right now. Several clubs have moved close together at the top of the table: VfL Wolfsburg is in first place with 22 points after nine match days, followed by Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen with 20 points each. Such a scenario has been […]
Nations League: Only minor clashes in the game between France and Israel – Sport
Rarely in the history of football has a 0-0 been more fitting than this 0-0 in the Stade de France in Paris, November 14, 2024, France against Israel. Also in appearance. “Une soirée vraiment nulle,” the newspaper headlines The Parisiana play on words. The “nulle” takes up the “match nul”, which is the French term […]
Linus Straßer: Neureuther’s legacy in the Slalom World Cup – Sport
According to tradition, this meeting took place almost nine years ago in the practice of orthopedist Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt. The then very young ski racer Linus Straßer picked up the then not so young ski racer Felix Neureuther from treatment. Müller-Wohlfahrt immediately wanted to know how he, Linus, was doing. Great, replied Straßer, then 23, with […]
Alpine skiing – Lindsey Vonn announces comeback – Sport
The former downhill dominator Lindsey Vonn is planning a comeback in the Alpine Ski World Cup at the age of 40. This was announced by the Olympic champion and the American association. Vonn ended her successful career in 2019, which was also marked by many injuries including repeated cruciate ligament tears. She had an artificial […]
Clashes at high-risk game in Paris – Sport
The high-risk game between France and Israel at the Stade de France in Paris took place overshadowed by minor riots. Head of State Emmanuel Macron had to watch in the stands as around 50 people fought in the north curve in the first half of the Nations League game. Macron also didn’t see anything pleasant […]
FC Bayern – Palhinha is missing injured – Sport
Record champions Bayern Munich are worried about midfielder Joao Palhinha: The 29-year-old suffered an adductor injury while playing for the Portuguese national team and is therefore out of the international matches in the Nations League against Poland on Friday and in Croatia on Monday. Palhinha will “return to Munich for further treatment,” FC Bayern said. […]