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In-form Lewandowski the best striker in the world - Riedle 2 October 2015 In-form Bayern Munich hitman Robert Lewandowski has been labelled the world's best striker by Borussia Dortmund legend Karl-Heinz Riedle ahead of Sunday's Der Klassiker. Lewandowski has been in irresistible form in...

FA Still Backing Platini Amid Bribery Inquiry The FA says Michel Platini has its support for the FIFA presidency but adds there are issues which need to be "fully examined". 20:47 Wednesday 30 September 2015 Sepp Blatter (left) and Michel Platini The Football Association says it will...

France's Eiffel Tower shut amid security alert 21 September 2015 From the section Europe France's famous Eiffel Tower, one of the world's most visited attractions, was closed after a man carrying a rucksack was seen scaling the tower. The alarm was raised early on Sunday and the area was...

Lewandowski: Bayern will shrug off injury woes 15 September 2015 18:06 Robert Lewandowski is expecting Bayern Munich to shrug off their injury worries and open their Champions League campaign with a win at Olympiacos on Wednesday. Bayern will be without Arjen Robben, Medhi Benatia, Holger...

Stolen diamond in suspect's tummy: police THE SUNDAY NATION September 13, 2015 1:00 am TWO Chinese nationals accused of stealing a Bt10-million diamond from a jewellery fair were taken to Nonthaburi Provincial Court by police yesterday to get permission to detain them. After, police took the...

Neuer: Germany made mistakes against Scotland By Stefan Coerts Sep 8, 2015 11:07:37 The World Cup winning goalkeeper says his side were by no means flawless in their narrow qualifying victory and said he was frustrated at not keeping his sheet clean Manuel Neuer has admitted Germany made...

Boateng: Everyone at Bayern wants Guardiola to stay Sep 3, 2015 11:41:00 The Spaniard has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in recent months, but the centre-back maintains that the squad are desperate for him to remain in Germany By Christoph Köckeis Jerome Boateng says...

Bayern loan Coman from Juventus 30 August 2015 15:47 Juventus winger Kingsley Coman has left the Serie A champions to join Bundesliga holders Bayern Munich on a two-year loan deal. Bayern will pay a loan fee reaching €15million for Coman and also have the option to make the move permanent...

Samsung is working on a huge Android tablet with an 18.4-inch display ASIF S. / 21 August 2015 Samsung has already released a bunch of tablets this year including the Galaxy Tab E, the Galaxy Tab A, and the Galaxy Tab S2, but it has plans to bring more devices to the market. The company is...

Bundesliga Preview: Borussen derby test for Tuchel, newcomers could shine 12 August 2015 15:31 Bayern Munich look likely to begin their Bundesliga campaign with a bang, while Thomas Tuchel's Borussia Dortmund revolution begins with a stern examination against Borussia Monchengladbach...

Tuchel set to make Dortmund goalkeeping decision 10 August 2015 Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel is yet to decide whether Roman Burki or Roman Weidenfeller will be his first-choice goalkeeper this term. Following the departure of Mitch Langerak, both Weidenfeller and Burki have...

Wolfsburg: De Bruyne won't see out deal By Peter McVitie Aug 7, 2015 08:59:37 The club's sporting director admits it will be tough for them to keep their star man until his contract runs out in 2019 Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs has admitted it is unlikely Kevin de Bruyne will...

Beware of Leverkusen, says Kiessling 5 August 2015 Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling is convinced his team will be a force in Bundesliga this coming season, despite a number of departures. The likes of Gonzalo Castro, Josip Drmic, Stefan Reinartz and Simon Rolfes have left the club...

First Catholic bishop for three years ordained in China AFP August 5, 2015, 3:08 am Anyang (China) (AFP) - The first Catholic bishop to be ordained in China for more than three years was consecrated on Tuesday amid a heavy police presence, worshippers said. Joseph Zhang Yilin was installed...

Watzke: Tuchel a Dortmund target since 2009 By Miles Chambers Aug 3, 2015 11:44:40 The Signal Iduna Park chief has revealed the club's new coach has been on BVB's radar since he defeated the club's youth side with Mainz six years ago Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke says Thomas...

Vietnam seizes heroin, precursors in major drug blitz AFP July 28, 2015, 3:05 am Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam has arrested 17 people after a blitz on drug crime uncovered major stashes of heroin, cannabis and precursor chemicals, state media said Monday. Six Vietnamese were arrested in Hanoi after...

Dussuyer named Cote d'Ivoire coach By Peter Hanson Jul 21, 2015 13:02:48 The reigning African champions have appointed the Frenchman, 56, as the successor to Herve Renard Cote d'Ivoire have named Michel Dussuyer as their new head coach on a two-year deal. The Africa Cup of Nations...

Anelka named Mumbai City player-manager By Nicholas McGee Jul 3, 2015 12:00:35 The Frenchman will take over the additional responsibility of manager for the ISL after they decided not to renew the services of Peter Reid Nicolas Anelka has been appointed player-manager of Indian Super...

Belgium charges two linked to Syria jihadist recruitment AFP June 9, 2015, 5:09 am Brussels (AFP) - Belgian authorities on Monday charged two people in connection with a probe into a Chechen extremist group suspected of seeking to recruit jihadists to fight in Syria, federal prosecutors...