- 2d ago
Aroldis Chapman earns 400th career save as Boston Red Sox sweep Baltimore Orioles
The 38-year-old left-hander became the ninth pitcher in baseball history to reach the milestone after striking out Christian Encarnacion-Strand to secure a 3-1 win at Camden Yards.
- 3d ago
Elversberg beat Gladbach 4-3 and Dortmund rally to defeat Hoffenheim 3-2
SV Elversberg overcame a 3-1 deficit to defeat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-3, while Borussia Dortmund recovered from two goals down to win 3-2 at TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday afternoon.
- 5d ago
VfB Stuttgart beat 1. FC Köln 4-1 to secure first Bundesliga win of the season
VfB Stuttgart recorded their first win of the Bundesliga campaign on Friday night with a 4-1 home victory over 1. FC Köln, bouncing back from their round-one loss to Bayern Munich.
- Aug 29
Promoted SV Elversberg defeat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in Bundesliga debut
Bundesliga newcomers SV Elversberg secured a 3-2 victory against 2024 champions Bayer Leverkusen in their top-flight debut before 9,307 spectators in Saarland.
- Aug 28
Poland beats Slovenia 3-2 in five-set Wagner Memorial volleyball clash in Krakow
Poland secured a 3-2 victory over Slovenia on Friday evening in their second match of the 23rd Hubert Jerzy Wagner Memorial at Tauron Arena in Krakow.
- Aug 28
Beatriz Luengo Wins Maestros de la Costura Celebrity 2 and Donates €50,000 Prize
Singer and actress Beatriz Luengo won the second season of Spain's Maestros de la Costura Celebrity, defeating her former Un paso adelante co-star Silvia Marty and donating the €50,000 prize to flood relief.
- Aug 27
Satirist and Titanic Co-Founder Hans Traxler Dies at Age 97 in Frankfurt
German caricaturist, illustrator, and author Hans Traxler died on 24 August at the age of 97 in Frankfurt am Main, concluding a seven-decade career that defined modern German satire through Pardon and Titanic.
- Aug 23
Solingen marks two years since fatal festival knife attack with memorial service
Residents and emergency responders in Solingen gather at the Stadtkirche on Sunday to remember the three people killed and multiple injured during the city festival on 23 August 2024.
- Aug 23
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra to tour five Spanish cities with Wagner Ring program
Following the close of the 2026 festival season, the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra will perform excerpts from Richard Wagner's Ring cycle across five Spanish cities from 29 August to 6 September.
- Aug 22
Germany defeats Croatia 96-87 to claim basketball Supercup in Hamburg
Oscar da Silva scored 22 points in front of 9,583 spectators at the Barclays Arena as Germany secured its seventh Supercup title ahead of World Cup qualifiers.
- Aug 22
Late Onyeka double earns Elversberg 3-1 DFB-Pokal win at MSV Duisburg
SV Elversberg advanced to the DFB-Pokal second round after a 3-1 win over MSV Duisburg, sealed by two late goals from substitute Francis Onyeka.
- Aug 15
Oscar-nominated 'On Golden Pond' director Mark Rydell dies at 97
Mark Rydell, who guided Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn to Oscars in 'On Golden Pond' and launched Bette Midler's film career in 'The Rose,' died at 97 in Los Angeles.
- Aug 4
Stars and fans pack Dublin cathedral for funeral of Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard
Bono, Eddie Vedder, Markéta Irglová and hundreds of mourners filled St. Patrick's Cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of the Frames frontman, who died in a motorcycle crash at 56.
- Aug 2
Austrian novelist Monika Helfer, author of 'Die Bagage' family trilogy, dies after a fall at 78
The Vorarlberg-born writer, known for her clear, unsentimental prose and the bestselling autofictional family trilogy that began with 'Die Bagage', died on 2 August 2026, her publisher Hanser confirmed.
- Aug 1
Rhine at record low chokes German freight as Bilger lifts Sunday truck ban
The Rhine gauge at Kaub fell to 17 centimetres on Wednesday, the lowest since measurements began in 1880, crippling cargo traffic on Germany's most important waterway. Transport Minister Steffen Bilger announced emergency measures including suspending Sunday truck driving bans after a crisis summit with industry in Bonn on Thursday.
- Jul 26
Michel Friedman calls for 'new Bayreuth' as festival confronts Nazi past with memorial for silenced voices
At the Bayreuth Festival's first official memorial for artists persecuted under the Nazis, Jewish publicist Michel Friedman delivered an hour-long speech calling for a 'new Bayreuth' and warning against a 'bored, decadent democracy.'
- Jul 17
ZDF bars Danger Dan and Igor Levit from satire show over 'Keine Angst' song, then schedules 'Aspekte' special
The public broadcaster pulled the rapper and pianist from "Die Anstalt" hours before recording, citing the song's alleged call to violence; a special "Aspekte" will now examine the track on Saturday.
- Jul 16
Italy picks internal candidate Saverio Valentino to lead the competition authority after two-month vacancy
Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa and Chamber Speaker Lorenzo Fontana appointed antitrust board member Saverio Valentino to lead the Italian Competition Authority on 15 July, ending a vacancy that began when Roberto Rustichelli's seven-year term expired in May.
- Jul 14
Warren Buffett ends Gates Foundation donations after Epstein revelations, redirects $6 billion to family charities
The 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman excluded the Gates Foundation from his annual share donation for the first time since 2006, following the US Department of Justice's release of files on Bill Gates's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Jul 4
Mali army and Russian Africa Corps retake Anefis after days of fighting with Tuareg rebels and JNIM
Malian troops and Russian paramilitaries re-entered the northern town of Anefis on Friday after a rebel alliance had seized it during coordinated attacks that began on Saturday, with a large reinforcement convoy ambushed en route.
