Germany

A 63-year-old man in Germany had a very Merry Christmas indeed after an honest finder returned the backpack he had forgotten under a tree — filled with presents and 16,000 euros (USD 17,700, approximately Rs 12.6 lakh) in cash. (Representational Image)

Honest German returns backpack with over Rs 12 lakh forgotten under Christmas tree

Officers were able to quickly identify the owner and reunite him with the backpack and its precious contents.

26 Dec 2019 7:00 PM

Bayern Munich’s Joshua Zirkzee and Serge Gnabry scored late goals to give them a 2-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg at the start of the winter break on Saturday as RB Leipzig sealed the unofficial autumn champions title with a comeback victory over Augsburg. (Photo:AFP)

Bundesliga 2019-20: Bayern Munch strike two late goals, sink Wolfsburg 2-0

Dutch teenager Zirkzee scored with his first touch of the ball in the 85th minute.

22 Dec 2019 10:36 AM

Bayern Munich’s Joshua Zirkzee and Serge Gnabry scored stoppage-time goals to give the Bundesliga champions a 3-1 win at Freiburg on Wednesday. (Photo:AP)

Bundesliga 2019-20: Bayern Munch strike two late goals, sink Freiburg 2-0

Borussia Moenchengladbach joined RB Leipzig at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Paderborn.

19 Dec 2019 11:50 AM

Dortmund, having won their previous three league games, looked to be cruising to victory when Julian Weigl fired in to give them the lead in the 23rd minute. (Photo:AFP)

Bundesliga 2019-20: Borussia Dortmund squaders lead, draws 3-3 vs RB Leipzig

Dortmund, who led 2-0 and 3-2, had only themselves to blame as they failed to close the gap to the top, staying four points behind Leipzig.

18 Dec 2019 9:34 AM

Bayern Munich’s Philippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick and Robert Lewandowski added two more goals as the champions demolished Werder Bremen 6-1 on Saturday to impressively bounce back from two straight league defeats. (Photo:AFP)

Bundesliga 2019-20: Bayern Munch thrash Werder Bremen 6-1, stay 6 behind Leipzig

The Bavarians, missing several players through injury, climbed to fourth place on 27 points, six behind RB Leipzig.

15 Dec 2019 10:02 PM

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored late goals as already-qualified Juventus beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League (Photo:AP/ PTI)

UCL 2019-20: Juventus beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0

Cristiano Ronaldo tapped in from close range in the 75th minute and Gonzalo Higuain scored in injury time to put Juventus top of the group.

12 Dec 2019 12:26 PM

Manuel Neuer says a second consecutive defeat is unthinkable for Bayern Munich on Saturday at Bundesliga leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach, who quietly harbour aspirations of a first German title since 1977. ( Photo: AFP)

'Bayern Munich can't afford to lose second time' : Manuel Neuer

Interim Bayern coach Hansi Flick suffered his first defeat in five games with a shock 2-1 loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen.

06 Dec 2019 2:10 PM

Jamaica international Leon Bailey scored twice to help Bayer Leverkusen earn a shock 2-1 victory at wasteful Bayern Munich on Saturday for the champions’ first defeat under interim coach Hansi Flick. (Photo:AFP)

Bundesliga 2019-20: Bayern Munich suffer 2-1 shock defeat vs Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern hit the woodwork three times and missed close to a dozen golden chances.

01 Dec 2019 3:43 PM

Serge Gnabry hit a hat-trick as Germany finished top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group after brushing Northern Ireland aside 6-1 on Tuesday. (Photo:AP)

Serge Gnabry claims hat-trick as Euro qualified Germany rout Northern Ireland 6-1

Having already booked their berth at the Euro 2020 finals on Saturday by beating Belarus.

20 Nov 2019 11:35 AM

Defender Matthias Ginter scored one goal and was involved in two more as Germany comfortably saw off Belarus 4-0 on Saturday to clinch their place at Euro 2020, qualifying for the finals for a record 13th time in a row. (Photo:AFP)

Germany crush Belarus 4-0 to qualify for Euro 2020

The inspired Ginter broke the deadlock in the 41st minute with a clever backheel.

17 Nov 2019 11:06 AM

anagerless Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in 'Der Klassiker' as Robert Lewandowski continued his phenomenal scoring run with two goals at the Allianz Arena. (Photo:AP)

Bundesliga 2019-20: Bayern Munich thrash Borussia Dortmund 4-0

Lewandowski's first-half header and 76th-minute tap-in mean he has scored in all of Bayern's Bundesliga and Champions League games.

10 Nov 2019 3:51 PM

Bayern Munich’s interim coach Hansi Flick was to be in charge for only two matches but club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Saturday he would remain until further notice after the side’s 4-0 demolition of Bundesliga title rivals Borussia Dortmund. (Photo:AFP)

Bayern's interim coach Flick to stay for now: club CEO Rummenigge

Flick made an emphatic debut in the Bundesliga after leading the team to a 2-0 victory over Olympiakos in the Champions League.

10 Nov 2019 3:40 PM

Arsene Wenger has contradicted a claim by Bayern Munich that they turned him down for the vacant head coach's job and accused the defending German champions of a lack of discretion. (Photo:AFP)

Arsene Wenger contradicts Bayern Munich's claim that they turned him down

Bayern need a new coach after Niko Kovac was sacked last Sunday with former Germany assistant Hansi Flick appointed interim boss.

10 Nov 2019 3:26 PM

Trump is due to decide by mid-November whether to impose the supplemental tariffs on cars built in EU countries -- a step particularly feared by the big German automakers. (Photo: AFP | File)

'Trump will not impose tariffs on imported European cars': outgoing EU chief

Trump's administration has been threatening since last year to impose tariffs on auto imports to defend the US automaking sector.

08 Nov 2019 3:12 PM

Bayern Munich's stars have been told to knuckle down under interim coach Hansi Flick ahead of their Champions League clash with Olympiakos following Niko Kovac's sacking. (Photo:AP)

Bayern Munich ordered to improve after Niko Kovac's exit

Former Bayern and West Germany defender Andreas Brehme says the Bayern squad 'let Kovac down' with a series of lacklustre performances.

05 Nov 2019 10:33 AM

Bayern Munich on Sunday sacked coach Niko Kovac, a day after the German champions suffered a historic 5-1 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt -- their worst Bundesliga defeat in a decade. (Photo:AP)

Bayern Munich sack Niko Kovac

'FC Bayern Munich have relieved head coach Niko Kovac of his duties,' the club said in a statement.

04 Nov 2019 10:47 AM

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski on Saturday became the first player in the history of Bundesliga to score in the first nine games of a season. (Photo:AFP)

Robert Lewandowski first player to score in first nine games of Bundesliga

He achieved the feat during Bayern's match against Union Berlin here at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

27 Oct 2019 2:35 PM

Inter Milan are interested in signing former Germany star Thomas Muller, who has lost his starting place at Bayern Munich, magazine Kicker reported on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter/Thomas Mueller)

Inter Milan interested in Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller - report

The 30-year-old has often found himself on the bench this season behind Philippe Coutinho.

24 Oct 2019 5:26 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has so far ignored international pressure to halt the offensive, which has killed dozens of civilians and displaced more than 3,00,000 people. (Photo: File | ANI)

Kurds accuse Turkey of using banned incendiary weapons

Kurdish administration said Turkey had resorted to their use because of unexpectedly stiff resistance by Kurdish fighters.

17 Oct 2019 4:53 PM

Injury-decimated Germany squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Argentina thanks to Lucas Ocampos’s 85th-minute equaliser in a friendly on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Germany waste two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Argentina

The Germans, who had four players making their debuts, gradually ran out of steam and the visitors completed their comeback.

10 Oct 2019 8:59 AM