Freiburg came from behind to draw 1-1 draw in Italy at Bologna on Thursday in the Europa League. The Germans had a first chance from Johan Manzambi cleared on the goalline by Santiago Castro before Bologna drew first vlood in the 29th minute. Freiburg failed to clear a cross from the left, and goalkeeper Noah Atubolu fumbled a shot from Nicolo Cambiaghi which allowed Riccardo Orsolini to drill home on the rebound. But Freiburg were level in the 57th from a penalty by Junior Adamu, who sent goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski the wrong way after a Santiago Castro handball. Freiburg now pressed for a wi...

Lille goalkeeper Berke Özer saved three late penalties, two of them re-taken, in an extraordinary 1-0 Europa League victory at Roma on Thursday. Özer denied Artem Dovbyk in the 85th minute after an Aiassa Mandi handball, but a review revealed that he had left the goalline too early. Dovbyk failed again on the re-taken attempt as Özer dove to his left to keep the poorly taken kick out. But the Turkey keeper had moved too early again upon another review, giving Roma a third chance to equalize. Matias Soule stepped up this time, but he also failed to beat Özer into the left corner with another we...

Mainz had a winning start into the Conference League with a 1-0 success at Omonia Nicosia on Thursday in a match briefly interrupted because fans threw objects at the German team's players. Mainz lacked purpose early on and their only first half chance came in the 36th minute from Arnaud Nordin's cross which sailed across the goalmouth and hit the far left post. They finally broke the deadlock in the 75th from Nadiem Amiri's penalty into the right corner, after Saad Agouzoul brought down Kaishu Sano. Seemingly disgruntled Nicosia fans then threw plastic cups at the celebrating Mainz players, w...

Former chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew up in East Germany, has called German reunification "a great stroke of luck," despite the challenges, in an interview as the nation celebrates 35 years since the historic day. On October 3, 1990, the states that made up East Germany were integrated into the Federal Republic of Germany - the formal name for West Germany - ending the long division of the German nation after World War II. Reunification after more than 40 years of division came about a year after the peaceful revolution in East Germany and the opening of the borders. Merkel reflected on th...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Ukrainian nuclear power plants if Ukraine does not cease its alleged attacks on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. He accused the Ukrainian army of firing artillery not directly at Europe's largest nuclear plant, in the south-east of the country, but at its surroundings. The Zaporizhzhya plant was seized by Russian troops shortly after the 2022 invasion. The facility's six reactors were shut down last year due to ongoing fighting. But it needs electricity to maintain critical safety functions, like cooling its reacto...