Axel Hellmann with a new contract until 2027
NNot only the players, but also the board members get long-term employment contracts. This is part of Eintracht’s strategy, and so it is not surprising that Axel Hellmann, together with Chairman of the Supervisory Board Philip Holzer, agreed on an early extension of his contract, which was originally valid up to and including June 30, […]
Leonie Walter wins gold for Germany
NHope for young talent Leonie Walter surprisingly won the second German gold medal at the Paralympics in Beijing. The 18-year-old triumphed in the middle-distance biathlon in the visually impaired class in 41:21.0 minutes, after shooting clean she was 3.7 seconds ahead of the Ukrainian Oxana Shishkova in a heart-stopping final. Previously, the athlete from SC […]
Biathlete Lesser provides Ukrainian Instagram account
Dhe former world champion Erik Lesser gave his Ukrainian biathlon colleague Anastasiya Merkuschina his Instagram channel for 24 hours to provide more information on the Ukraine war. “I have 30,000 followers from Russia on Instagram, and I don’t think the Russian people really understand what’s really going on in Ukraine,” Lesser said on ZDF in […]
Russia’s war: Lesser leaves Instagram account to Ukrainian colleague
winter sports Russia’s war Biathlete Lesser leaves his Instagram account to a Ukrainian colleague Stand: 05.03.2022 | Reading time: 2 minutes “Someone has to stay here to help” The Russian army continues its bombing raids around Kyiv. Many people are fleeing, but “someone has to stay here to provide help,” explains Svitlana Kolesnyk from Ukraine. […]
Gazprom: Schalke 04 is finally parting ways with its main sponsor
Sport war in Ukraine Schalke 04 finally separates from Gazprom As of 11:42 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes FC Schalke 04 ends cooperation with Gazprom Second division club FC Schalke 04 will prematurely end their cooperation with Russian sponsor Gazprom as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The board of directors decided […]
Eric Frenzel is allowed to leave corona isolation
An Monday afternoon Hermann Weinbuch had to make a decision in Zhangjiakou. “We can’t wait any longer,” said the national coach of Nordic combined – and announced in a voice message distributed by the German Ski Association (DSV) that Manuel Faißt would be in the second combined competition of the Olympic Games this Tuesday (9:00 […]
Croatia is looking for the last strength, France accepts the fight
Moscow For the unforgettable moment of a World Cup triumph, the football heroes from France and Croatia mobilize their very last strength. Even after six tough games, three of which even included extra time for the small Balkan country, all the protagonists are still looking forward to the final of the World Cup and want […]
Selina Freitag crashes in Willingen shortly before the Olympics
EA violent fall by Selina Freitag caused a moment of shock at the women’s ski jumping World Cup in Willingen. After landing, the 20-year-old hit her head and upper body hard on the slope. The athlete who was nominated for the Winter Olympics starting next week was able to leave the run-out on her own. […]
Kira Weidle struggles, Suter wins
AEven minutes later, Kira Weidle was still struggling with her departure. The Starnberg native had imagined her dress rehearsal for the Winter Olympics in Beijing differently. At her home race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the World Championship runner-up narrowly missed the podium and finished fourth. Four hundredths of a second were missing Weidle for her second podium […]
Handball EM: Germany loses against Sweden
Dhe question of whether players coming back from a Corona-related break can be of help is one of the best-kept secrets of this European Handball Championship. There is calculation, speculation, fear and hope. In fact, after his quarantine, Hendrik Wagner, 22, made it into the squad of the German Handball Federation (DHB) for the evening […]