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Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev smiles in the pool with his goggles on his forehead

Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev smiles in the pool with his goggles on his forehead

Enhanced Games world record claim: What does it mean?

An event dubbed "Olympics on Drugs" and backed by the Trump family has moved a step closer to becoming reality.

Danish players celebrate on the bench after beating Canada

Danish players celebrate on the bench after beating Canada

International ice hockey's biggest upsets

Denmark's victory over Canada is far from the first time that the world's fastest team sport has thrown up a surprise.

Atiqa Mir, a girl in a racing suit, stands on a racetrack, posing for the camera

Atiqa Mir, a girl in a racing suit, stands on a racetrack, posing for the camera

A 10-year-old Indian girl aims to become a top race driver

Atiqa Mir is a ten-year-old Indian karter who aims to be the first female driver in modern day F1.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

AfricaLink News: May 22

No ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, Ramaphosa says +++ Major shake-up in South Sudan’s ruling SPLM party

Julian Nagelsmann in his coaching area during a match

Julian Nagelsmann in his coaching area during a match

Nagelsmann names Germany Nations League Finals squad

While key players are missing due to injury, two have been given their first callups to the senior Germany team.

Bayern Munich Women celebrate as they lift the DFB Pokal Cup

Bayern Munich Women celebrate as they lift the DFB Pokal Cup

How World Sevens Football wants to transform women's game

A new seven-a-side tournament wants to transform women’s football with speed, equity, and player power.

Abdul Gafar Yakubu Deeko, wearing a white soccer jersey, sits in his living room as he speaks to DW's reporter

Abdul Gafar Yakubu Deeko, wearing a white soccer jersey, sits in his living room as he speaks to DW's reporter

How fake agents ruined a Ghanaian football player's life

"Football trafficking" in Africa involves "agents" offering young football players fake contracts in Europe or Asia.

Professional fencers Alexandra Ndolo und Ashley Ngoiri during an outdoor fight in Nairobi, Kenia. Audience watching in the background

Professional fencers Alexandra Ndolo und Ashley Ngoiri during an outdoor fight in Nairobi, Kenia. Audience watching in the background

En Garde in Kenya: Fencing for a better life — Sports Life

Alexandra Ndolo and Ashley Ngoiri have a shared mission: transforming Kenya into Africa’s home for fencing.

Indian bowlers in the background look on as a Pakistani batsman walks off the field

Indian bowlers in the background look on as a Pakistani batsman walks off the field

India's grip on global cricket tightening

DW looks at India's influence over global cricket, especially since the appointment of Jay Shah as ICC chairman.

US President Trump sitting at a table beside FIFA President Gianni Infantino

US President Trump sitting at a table beside FIFA President Gianni Infantino

FIFA Congress: Infantino, Trump and Saudi Arabia

Donald Trump and the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia are causing controversy ahead of the FIFA Congress.

First female hijabi wrestler Nor 'Phoenix' Diana faces a competitor in a colorful singlet in Selangor, Malaysia.

First female hijabi wrestler Nor 'Phoenix' Diana faces a competitor in a colorful singlet in Selangor, Malaysia.

Asia's women pioneers change the world

In this episode of HER Women in Asia, get to know three pioneering women and find out what it means to be "the first."

Indian player Sunil Chhetri (R, in blue jersey) and Afghanistan player Rahmat Akbari (C, in white jersey) fight for the ball during a World Cup qualifier

Indian player Sunil Chhetri (R, in blue jersey) and Afghanistan player Rahmat Akbari (C, in white jersey) fight for the ball during a World Cup qualifier

Why can't India produce footballers like it does cricketers?

After India’s football team recalled a 40-year-old, cricket found a new teen hero. Will football always trail behind?

India's Virat Kohli watches the ball after playing a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) semi-final cricket match between Australia and India

India's Virat Kohli watches the ball after playing a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) semi-final cricket match between Australia and India

India legend Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket

The batting great leaves the format after 14 successful years in which he rose to global greatness.

Fußball-Bundesliga 2024/25 | Hamburger SV vs. SSV Ulm 1846 | Torwart Heuer Fernandes feiert mit Fans

Fußball-Bundesliga 2024/25 | Hamburger SV vs. SSV Ulm 1846 | Torwart Heuer Fernandes feiert mit Fans

Hamburg are back in the Bundesliga: Remember them?

The former European champions have been gone so long, some have forgotten how big a club they actually are.

Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso confirms Bayer Leverkusen departure

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has confirmed what may have been the worst kept secret in the Bundesliga.

Virat Kohli flicks a ball to the leg side as Pakistan's wicketkeeper looks on

Virat Kohli flicks a ball to the leg side as Pakistan's wicketkeeper looks on

Cricket: IPL and PSL resume after India-Pakistan tensions

The Indian Premier League, one of sport's richest competitions, and the Pakistan Super League were suspended.

Danish fans at their match against the USA

Danish fans at their match against the USA

2025 Ice Hockey World Championship: What to watch out for

DW looks at teams and stars to watch, what may be on the cards for Germany and what makes this such a fun tournament.

At a marathon event, Kmoin Wahlang (77) holds up her medal

At a marathon event, Kmoin Wahlang (77) holds up her medal

How a 77-year-old became a marathon pro

Kmoin Wahlang gave birth to 12 childen. After over 100 races she's preparing for her first international competition.

DW AfricaLink

DW AfricaLink

How can Africa return to football glory?

Josey Mahachi talks to Hetnry Asante of the Ghana Football Association and DW’s Isaac Kaledzi.

An U17 game between RB Lepizig and Hannover 96

An U17 game between RB Lepizig and Hannover 96

Are German teenage boys falling out of love with football?

Fewer and fewer young people in Germany are sticking with football at a crucial age in their sporting development.

Hansi Flick stands on the sideline of a football pitch

Hansi Flick stands on the sideline of a football pitch

Hansi Flick at Barcelona: A great coaching return

After a troubling time in charge of the Germany national team, Hansi Flick has reinvented himself as coach of Barcelona.

Bayern Munich players celebrating

Bayern Munich players celebrating

How Bayern Munich won back the Bundesliga

Germany's perennial football champions have added a 33rd Bundesliga title. But who and what made it happen?

Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso to swap Bayer Leverkusen for Real Madrid?

After two and a half very successful years in Germany, Xabi Alonso looks set to return to his native Spain.

Victor Wembanyama scores a basket in the NBA

Victor Wembanyama scores a basket in the NBA

Thrombosis: a silent danger, even in sport

The case of basketball superstar Victor Wembanyama shows that even competitive athletes are not immune to thrombosis.

Shoaib Akhtar, a young man in a blue T-shirt wearing boxing gloves, is ready to fight in a boxing ring

Shoaib Akhtar, a young man in a blue T-shirt wearing boxing gloves, is ready to fight in a boxing ring

Shoaib Akhtar — from refugee camp into the boxing ring

How to make it as a refugee in Germany? Shoaib Akhtar is fighting his way through life into German society.

FA flag inside Wembley Stadium

FA flag inside Wembley Stadium

Transgender women barred from English women's football

Football’s governing body in England said its decision was in line with the Supreme Court ruling.

Sasha Zhoya jumps in the air

Sasha Zhoya jumps in the air

Grand Slam Track: A new league that wants to save athletics

The new league, called Grand Slam Track, offers athletes bigger financial rewards and fans more excitement.

Cricket Indian Premier League 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs. Gujarat Titans | Vaibhav Suryavanshi gestikuliert

Cricket Indian Premier League 2025 | Rajasthan Royals vs. Gujarat Titans | Vaibhav Suryavanshi gestikuliert

Child prodigies in the world of sports

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (14) making cricket history in the IPL is a reminder of how remarkable young sports stars can be.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi smiles as he looks off to the side of the camer

Vaibhav Suryavanshi smiles as he looks off to the side of the camer

Indian teenager becomes youngest to score IPL T20 hundred

Indian cricket stars react to 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi's heroics in the Indian Premier League.

Antonio Rüdiger is restrained by a coach as he looks on to the ptich surrounded by teammates and coach Carlo Ancelotti

Antonio Rüdiger is restrained by a coach as he looks on to the ptich surrounded by teammates and coach Carlo Ancelotti

Real Madrid's Rüdiger punished for throwing ice at referee

German football defender Antonio Rüdiger has been handed a six match ban after throwing ice at a referee.

Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany on Sunday, April 27, 2025

Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany on Sunday, April 27, 2025

German finger wrestlers battle for championship glory

Dislocated digits are not uncommon in the traditional sport of Fingerhakeln, popular in southern Germany.

Children play soccer in front of a mural of Gabriel Jesus, soccer player from Brazil, in the Jardim Peri neighborhood in a favela in Sao Paulo.

Children play soccer in front of a mural of Gabriel Jesus, soccer player from Brazil, in the Jardim Peri neighborhood in a favela in Sao Paulo.

Exploring the world's most extraordinary football pitches

Soccer, football, whatever you call it — the popular sport has found its way to the world's most unusual corners.

Alan Duarte looking over Rio de Janeiro where he founded a martial arts project for young people

Alan Duarte looking over Rio de Janeiro where he founded a martial arts project for young people

Boxing against violence in Rio de Janeiro

Alan Duarte founded a martial arts project for young people. Can projects like these make a difference?

BG Argentinien feiert WM Sieg

BG Argentinien feiert WM Sieg

Maradona was 'difficult,' 'high-risk' patient, doctors say

Seven health care professionals are on trial for the alleged negligent homicide of Diego Maradona.

Sadia Bromand raises her boxing gloves to the camera while wearing a headband with the colors of the Afghanistan flag

Sadia Bromand raises her boxing gloves to the camera while wearing a headband with the colors of the Afghanistan flag

Afghanistan female boxer must fight in and out of the ring

With the Taliban having returned to power, Sadia Bromand now fights for women's rights in her homeland – from Berlin.

NFL hopefuls take part in training in Florida

NFL hopefuls take part in training in Florida

International NFL hopefuls looking to change the game

What is it like for international players hoping to make it in the NFL?

Bayern Munich fans holds up a large banner as the team plays on the pitch

Bayern Munich fans holds up a large banner as the team plays on the pitch

Bayern Munich silent on Rwanda as pressure grows

Months after promising to investigate a deal with Rwanda labeled as "responsible for misery," Bayern have done nothing.

Werner Lorant yells during a training session

Werner Lorant yells during a training session

Football: Legendary 1860 Munich coach Werner Lorant dies

Werner Lorant took 1860 Munich from the third division to the Bundesliga and very nearly into the Champions League.

Alexander Zverev in action in Munich

Alexander Zverev in action in Munich

Tennis: German birthday boy Zverev triumphs in Munich

Alexander Zverev celebrated his birthday in style. With the French Open approaching, it's a timely return to form.

A surfer rides the artificial wave known as the Eisbachwelle in Munich, while other surfers wearing wetsuits wait their turn on the river bank.

A surfer rides the artificial wave known as the Eisbachwelle in Munich, while other surfers wearing wetsuits wait their turn on the river bank.

Munich's famous river surfing spot closed after accident

The German city of Munich has closed its river wave known as the Eisbachwelle after a surfer was critically injured.

Nazira Khairzad sits on a artificial football pitch holding a ball in her hands

Nazira Khairzad sits on a artificial football pitch holding a ball in her hands

Afghan footballer faces deportation from Germany

Nazima and Nazira Khairzad built a life in Germany after fleeing Afghanistan. But now Nazira is facing deportation.

Athlete Shah Galoon Hayat sits in a green Pakistan Olympics sports kit in class

Athlete Shah Galoon Hayat sits in a green Pakistan Olympics sports kit in class

Pakistan: Meet this medal-winning Special Olympics athlete

Multiple challenges didn't stop Shah Galoon Haya winning silver at the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025.

A young red-haired woman with a backback whose right arm has a limb deficiency climbs a mountain.

A young red-haired woman with a backback whose right arm has a limb deficiency climbs a mountain.

How a paraclimber faced her fear of heights

Corinna Wimmer is a German paraclimber who faces an unusual challenge: a fear of heights.

Kim Min-jae battling for the ball with Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram

Kim Min-jae battling for the ball with Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram

Bayern Munich's Kim Min-jae pushed beyond his limit

Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae has come under heavy criticism, but his form represents a deeper issue in football.

Heinz Lemoto

Heinz Lemoto

Rugby Australia accuses France of 'poaching' younger players

Recently, La Rochelle signed 16-year-old Visesio Kite. Reports say Heinz Lemoto, 17, is also being eyed by French clubs.

Nicolas Hojac and Philipp Brugger pose for a photo on a partly ice-covered summit after successfully climbing the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau north faces in a single day.

Nicolas Hojac and Philipp Brugger pose for a photo on a partly ice-covered summit after successfully climbing the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau north faces in a single day.

Climbing duo sets new world record in Swiss Alps

Nicolas Hojac and Philipp Brugger have scaled the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau summits in just 15 and a half hours.

Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy holds a football in his left hand and points his right index finger to the sky

Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy holds a football in his left hand and points his right index finger to the sky

Serhou Guirassy: Africa's Champions League record-breaker

Even though the Dortmund striker's treble against Barcelona was in vain, the Guinean still made football history.

An excavator at work on a construction site near a village in a partly snow-covered mountainous area

An excavator at work on a construction site near a village in a partly snow-covered mountainous area

Italy's controversial Olympic bobsled track

In Italy, the construction of a bobsled track for the 2026 Winter Olympics is causing controversy.

Afghanistan's women's cricket team pose for a team photo in Melbourne

Afghanistan's women's cricket team pose for a team photo in Melbourne

Cricket: 'Afghanistan women's history is starting again'

After years of fighting, Afghanistan's women's cricket team has now won support from the sport's governing body.

Germany's women compete at the 3x3 basketball in Paris

Germany's women compete at the 3x3 basketball in Paris

Germany's new government makes sport a top priority

For the first time, a minister of state is to be specifically responsible for sport in Germany's new government.