Werder Bremen through to Champions League
German football side Werder fought back to secure their place in the group stage of the Champion's League on 24th August, Tuesday evening, overcoming the Italian club 5-4 on aggregate in a match that was full of drama.
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German midfielder Oezil signs with Real Madrid
Mesut Oezil, one of Germany's top players and an undisputed World Cup star, has signed a contract with Spanish club Real Madrid. He joins German teammate Sami Khedira.
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German diving star wins second gold of European Championships
German diver Patrick Hausding has added to his medal haul at the European Swimming Championships with a second gold. Together with diving partner Sascha Klein, the duo won the synchronised 10m diving event.
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Germany clinches gold in pool and silver from the diving board
Germany's Paul Biedermann took gold in the 200-metre freestyle event at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. It was Germany's second notable success of the day, with a silver medal for diver Patrick Hausding.
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Bayern Munich beat Schalke in German Supercup
Bayern Munich claimed their third victory in the German Supercup on Saturday, 7th August. The German Bundesliga team scored a 2-0 win over Schalke 04 in Augsburg.
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St. Pauli secure surprise Bundesliga win, but only for fashion sense
Bundesliga soccer is still a fortnight away, but this season's fashion champions have already been named. And if newly promoted St. Pauli fare half as well on the pitch as on the catwalk, they'll surely be delighted.
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German swimmer Lurz finishes first at European Swimming Championships
German swimmer Thomas Lurz clinched a long-distance win at the European Swimming Championships in Hungary. The victory comes despite a disadvantage for German participants, whose specialist swimming suits were banned.
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German team makes strong finish in European Athletics Championships
Medals were in abundance for the German team on Sunday, 1st August – the final day of the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. In all, the national team earned 16 medals, four gold and six each of silver and bronze.
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Germany's young female soccer stars lift World Cup
Germany has won the U-20 Women's World Cup on home soil after beating Nigeria 2-0 in the final on Sunday, 1st August. For star-player Alexandra Popp there was the double glory of being recognised as both top scorer and best player.
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Berlin welcomes the Youth Olympics flame
Berlin is the only European stop for the flame lit ahead of the first-ever Youth Olympics. Thousands cheered as a torch was lit on Saturday, 24th July in the German capital at the beginning of the flame's world tour in the run-up to the games.
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