Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac has dampened hopes of an early comeback for defender Nico Schlotterbeck, including for international duty with the Germany national team. The 25-year-old has been training with the team again, at least partially, since the start of the week following his serious knee injury. In view of the national team's recent worrying defensive performances in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, there have been calls for Schlotterbeck's return. "Of course, I understand the calls. But we have to proceed chronologically. Before you can even think about the national team, you firs...

The European Union has signalled that it wants to work with carmakers on a new breed of small, affordable electric cars with a new initiative. Announced by EU President Ursula von der Leyen, the Small Affordable Cars initiative would look to create a new, compact electric vehicle that would be built in Europe and angled towards European drivers looking to get behind the wheel of an EV for less. Von der Leyen said that the EU would ‘work with industry’ on the initiative, suggesting that European carmakers would work in partnership with the bloc to help create these new vehicles. “I believe Euro...

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Lauri Markkanen believes his Finnish teammate Miika Muurinen has the potential to be even better than he is. Lauri Markkanen took some time to develop into the star that he is today, but it’s hard to argue that he wasn’t worth the wait. Most recently, the young star has been sensational at the EuroBasket tournament. Markkanen and Finland upset Nikola Jokic and Serbia, eliminating the favorites from the tournament. For all the critics who claimed that he can’t play winning basketball, Markkanen is proving them all wrong with his run at EuroBasket. But for as great as he has been, Lauri Markkane...

Yamaha’s new V4 engine will get its race debut this weekend in the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, as the Iwata outfit look to build on Monday’s private test in Barcelona. The Japanese brand are the only MotoGP team still fielding an inline-four engine in the 2025 season. But Yamaha are investing heavily in developing a V4 engine in their hopes to see the M1 return to the front, with their riders frequently fighting a losing battle on many straights. KTM and Ducati riders, in particular, will often fly past their Yamaha rivals thanks to the extra punch from their machines. So, Yamaha brought ...