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French women dethrone Norway to take handball world title

Hamburg - Muslimchronicle

France took the women's handball world title from Norway with a 23-21 victory over the previous champions in Sunday's final in Hamburg. The triumph means France matched a feat only previously achieved by the Soviet Union in 1982, by holding both the women's and men's world titles at the same time. The sole survivor from the French women's previous worldRead more

Chanel sails into Hamburg

Hamburg - Muslimchronicle

Chanel's veteran designer Karl Lagerfeld returned to his Hamburg roots with a playful fashion show in the German port city, inspired by his hometown's seafaring traditions and its audacious new concert house. In Wednesday evening's defile at the imposing Elbphilharmonie concert hall, models shared the stage with a live orchestra as they strutted around in bejewelled sailor caps with anchorRead more

Schalke soar to second in Germany

BERLIN - Muslimchronicle

Goals by strikers Franco di Santo and Guido Burgstaller sealed Schalke 04's 2-0 win over Hamburg Sunday as the Royal Blues climbed to second place in the Bundesliga. Under 32-year-old head coach Domenico Tedesco, Schalke are unbeaten in seven games dating back to September, and the home win in Gelsenkirchen moved them second behind leaders Bayern Munich. Schalke took theRead more

Bayern confirm Mueller injury, Hummels in doubt

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Bayern Munich have new injury concerns for this week's double-header against RB Leipzig with Mats Hummels joining Thomas Mueller on the walking wounded list, according to German daily Bild. Bayern's stand-in captain Mueller limped out of Saturday's 1-0 win at Hamburg with with a tear in his right hamstring which will rule him out for up to three weeks, theRead more

Bayern edge past Hamburg to go level

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Corentin Tolisso got the winner as defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich squeezed past 10-man Hamburg 1-0 to draw level with Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table on Saturday. Both sides have 20 points, but goal difference keeps the Bavarians second behind Dortmund, who earlier threw away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt. "It wasRead more

Seven killed as storm lashes Germany

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Seven motorists were killed in north and eastern Germany on Thursday as fierce winds toppled trees onto cars during an intense storm that also forced many train services to be cancelled. Police in Hamburg said a tree fell on a car containing two women -- killing one and leaving the other with serious injuries. Another driver was killed in Berlin,Read more

Germans voting to pick new parliament as Merkel seeks 4th term

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

More than 61 million German voters were called to cast ballots on Sunday to pick their Bundestag, or federal parliament, on which a new government will be formed. About 73,500 polling stations across the country opened at 8:00 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) and will be closed at 6:00 p.m. (1600 GMT). Polling institutions will interview voters anonymously at theRead more

Promoted Hanover top Bundesliga

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Promoted Hanover 96 went provisionally top of the German Bundesliga on Friday when a 2-0 win over Hamburg saw them climb above Dortmund and Hoffenheim. Those three teams had been level on seven points going into the weekend where Dortmund play Cologne and Hoffenheim take on Hertha Berlin on Sunday. On Friday, goals from a Martin Harnik tap in onRead more

Paris, Los Angeles prepare to celebrate Olympics award

Lima - Muslimchronicle

The International Olympic Committee will confirm Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics here Wednesday, crowning two cities at the same time in a historic first for the embattled sports body. After a week that has seen the IOC forced onto the defensive over mounting corruption allegations, the Olympic movement will bask in a welcomeRead more