"It offers the perfect combination of grueling climbs and exhilarating descents," explains Tatjana Paller. The 30-year-old German finished fourth in the Olympic sprint and will also compete in the mixed team event of ski mountaineering, or" skimo" for short. Last year, Paller won bronze in the sprint at the World Championships in Morgins, Switzerland.
Three years ago, a team of exiled Afghan women looked on with frustration as the Women's World Cup took place in the Australian cities where they lived.
Although none of Germany's group-stage matches at next summer's World Cup are to be played in Mexico, government officials in Berlin are already thinking about the impact the recent clashes between security forces and suspected members of a drug cartel could have on the men's national team.
A peaceful demonstration in Milan on Saturday, near the Olympic Village in northern Italy, has ended in clashes with police. Earlier on Saturday, upwards of 10,000 people marched towards the Olympic Village, but later on, once the larger peaceful group of protesters had left, a smaller group had violent confrontations with police.
Italy's Transport Ministry on Saturday said that rail infrastructure in northern Italy had been the target of sabotage, which ultimately impacted journeys to day one of Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games.
Ellie Kam and partner Danny O'Shea of Team United States compete in the Pair Skating - Short Program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
The planned joint venture between a new women's league association 'Frauen-Bundesliga FBL e.V.' (FBL) and the German Football Association (DFB) has fallen through. The news was announced by the 14 clubs in the Women’s Bundesliga after their first general meeting in Frankfurt this week. In a statement, the DFB said they "regretted" the clubs' decision.
As soaked Senegal fans celebrated winning the Africa Cup of Nations in a Moroccan rainstorm on Sunday, thoughts and talk would likely have soon turned to a World Cup opener against France less than six months away.
The German national team's sporting director, Rudi Völler, stressed in a weekly sports talk show recently, that while no gag order would be imposed on anyone, "it cannot be that it's being talked about, practically on a matchday like with this disaster in Qatar."
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said a proposed NBA Europe league would "respect the traditions of European basketball." Silver used the occasion of Thursday's NBA game in Berlin between the Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies — the first regular season game to ever take place in Germany — to give an update on the venture.
A major investor in a new American football league in Europe believes the time is right for a sustainable pan-European competition, despite a host of previous failures. David Gandler, who co-founded the sports streaming service Fubo, said he has personally invested "seven figures" in the European Football Alliance (EFA).
With relations between European governments and the United States strained, calls for European teams to boycott World Cup 2026 are beginning to gain traction in some quarters. Politicians, fans and football executives are among those who believe that the actions of Donald Trump's administration — particularly in relation to Greenland — make participating in the tournament problematic.