insert_link Sport 18 years on, Germany hopes to relive World Cup ‘fairytale’ with Euro 2024 As Germany prepares to host Euro 2024, the 2006 World Cup -- the last major international football tournament on German soil -- still plays a formative role in the nation's collective consciousness. Now widely known as the Summer Fairytale (Sommermaerchen), the tournament is remembered as the moment a unified Germany shook off the shadows of its dark past and showed the world a new, modern face. On the […] todayMay 13, 2024 8
insert_link Sport Atalanta battle Roma for Champions League after making history Atalanta head into Sunday's Serie A top-five showdown with dejected Roma on the highest of highs after reaching their first ever European final in the greatest night of the club's 117-year history. Used to punching above their weight, traditionally tiny Atalanta keep reaching new heights under Gian Piero Gasperini and will face Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on May 22 after yet another swashbuckling performance against […] todayMay 10, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Leverkusen reach Europa League final after Roma draw extends unbeaten run Bayer Leverkusen are through to the Europa League final after a stoppage-time goal from Josip Stanisic snatched a 2-2 draw at home on Thursday, extending their unbeaten run to a record 49 games. Leverkusen emerged 4-2 winners on aggregate after penalties in each half from Leandro Paredes put Roma ahead 2-0 but an own goal from Gianluca Mancini put Bayer back in the lead before Stanisic struck seven […] todayMay 10, 2024 9
insert_link Sport Olympiakos make history by reaching Europa Conference League final Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final after making history with their 2-0 win against Aston Villa in Thursday's semi-final second leg. Jose Luis Mendilibar's side clinched a 6-2 aggregate triumph thanks to a double from Villa's chief tormentor Ayoub El Kaabi, who hit a hat-trick in the first leg. On a raucous night at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Olympiakos, champions of Greece a […] todayMay 10, 2024 8
insert_link Sport Schauffele surges to three-stroke PGA lead at Wells Fargo Xander Schauffele went three-under over his last three holes to grab a three-stroke lead after Thursday's opening round of the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship. Fourth-ranked Schauffele, last year's Wells Fargo runner-up, started on the back nine and closed with an eagle at the par-5 seventh, a fortunate par at eight and a birdie at nine to fire a seven-under par 64 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North […] todayMay 10, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Zhang’s 63 leaves Korda plenty to do at Founders Cup American Rose Zhang shot an immaculate nine under-par 63 to hold a two-stroke lead -- and a six shot advantage over record-chasing Nelly Korda -- after the first round of the LPGA's Founders Cup on Thursday. Zhang's bogey-free round leaves world number one Korda with plenty of work to do if she is to mount a bid for an LPGA record sixth consecutive victory. Korda's three-under 69 left […] todayMay 10, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Celtic seek knockout blow against Rangers in Scottish Premiership race Celtic can virtually seal a 12th Scottish Premiership title in 13 seasons on Saturday but Rangers have one final chance to reel in their Glasgow rivals when they make the short trip to a hostile Celtic Park. The Hoops are hot favourites to seal the deal -- boasting a three-point lead and a superior goal difference with just three league matches left to play after a rollercoaster season for […] todayMay 10, 2024 2
insert_link Sport McIlroy on PGA subcommittee set for direct PIF merger talks Rory McIlroy revealed details on Thursday about a new PGA Tour subcommittee created to conduct direct talks with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) about finalizing a merger deal. Players Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and McIlroy will be on a seven-person PGA Tour Policy Board transaction subcommittee created to sit across the table from the financial backers of rival series LIV Golf and hammer out terms to unite […] todayMay 10, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Time running out for Arsenal as Man City hunt Premier League glory Arsenal have barely put a foot wrong in the Premier League in 2024 but, as the title race approaches the finish line, they desperately need a favour from Fulham, who host relentless Manchester City this weekend. Mikel Arteta's Gunners, who travel to Manchester United, are one point clear at the top of the table with two matches to play but Pep Guardiola's men, crucially, have a game in […] todayMay 10, 2024 6