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Werder Bremen crushes Freiburg

W erder Bremen won 6-0 in Freiburg with five second-half goals to pull past idle Bayer Leverkusen to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday. Hannover lost its first game after the suicide of captain and goalkeeper Robert Enke, going down 2-0 at Schalke, ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, Globe and Mail,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bayern Munich,  Fußball-Bundesliga,  Robert Enke,  Arnold Bruggink,  Eintracht Frankfurt

Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe

FRANKFURT—German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion. Police said more than 50 raids have been conducted in Switzerland, ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gianni Infantino,  Robert Hoyzer

Mercedes takes over Brawn GP

Mercedes-Benz is taking over champion team Brawn GP to return to Formula One racing under its own name for the first time in 55 years. At the same time, Mercedes plans to sell its stake in McLaren, although a partnership with the British team ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, eTaiwan News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: McLaren,  Mercedes-Benz,  Honda,  Formula One,  Daimler

Slow lane: Phelps misses out world record binge

BERLIN - Racing in an old-style swimsuit and with little practice, Michael Phelps didn't join the swimmers in high-tech suits who went on a world record binge at two short-course World Cup meets this week. ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Phelps,  Ryan Lochte,  Paul Biedermann,  Leisel Jones,  Jessica Hardy

Michael Phelps finishes 5th in 200 butterfly final

Michael Phelps finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly Saturday at a short-course World Cup meet that saw six world records broken. Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia, who had the fastest qualifying time, won the final in 1:50.58. Phelps squeezed in ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, eTaiwan News,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Phelps,  Paul Biedermann,  Grant Hackett,  Leisel Jones

Goalkeeper Robert Enke's funeral set for Sunday

FRANKFURT - Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke will be buried in a small ceremony near his home Sunday following a stadium memorial service in tribute to the player who threw himself in front of a train. ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Enke,  Hannover 96,  Michael Ballack,  Oliver Bierhoff,  Theo Zwanziger

Germany goalkeeper Enke's funeral set for Sunday

FRANKFURT—Robert Enke, the Germany goalkeeper who was killed after throwing himself in front of a train, will be buried Sunday in a small ceremony near his home following a memorial service at the Hannover stadium. Hannover spokesman Andreas Kuhnt said ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Enke,  Michael Ballack,  Theo Zwanziger,  Fußball-Bundesliga,  Bayern Munich

Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke dies at age 32

Robert Enke, the Hannover and Germany goalkeeper, died Tuesday after being hit by a train, according to police. He was 32. Police said they suspect suicide. After Hannover president Martin Kind confirmed Enke's death, German police released a ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, eTaiwan News,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Enke,  Hannover 96,  Theo Zwanziger,  Oliver Bierhoff,  Fußball-Bundesliga

Mueller, Hunt called up for Germany

Thomas Mueller of Bayern Munich and Aaron Hunt of Werder Bremen were called up Friday for Germany's friendlies next week against Chile and Ivory Coast. The two midfielders have not previously played for the national team. Mueller will be in the ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, Taiwan News,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bayern Munich,  Fußball-Bundesliga,  Louis van Gaal,  Robert Enke

Shaken Bayern Munich faces Schalke

Bayern Munich hopes to bounce back from Champions League disappointment when it faces Schalke, the team with the best away record in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern, which lost 2-0 at home to Bordeaux on Tuesday and faces an uphill struggle to ...

From NESHA STARCEVIC, Taiwan News,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bayern Munich,  Fußball-Bundesliga,  Hamburger SV,  Felix Magath,  Ottmar Hitzfeld (footballer)

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