World number one Daniil Medvedev survived a set point in a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory over Oscar Otte on Saturday in the semi-finals of the Halle grass court tournament. In Sunday’s decider, the Russian will face last year’s Wimbledon semi-finalist Hubert …
Scholz: planning to push other EU members to make expansion easier
The European Union should make it easier for new members to join, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told dpa in a recent interview as he laid out his plans for convincing the body to “modernize” its processes. It’s time for not only candidate countries, bu…
Scholz hopes G7 summit can strengthen ties to burgeoning democracies
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to make strengthening cooperation among democracies worldwide a focus of the G7 summit he will host in Bavaria later this month. “It would be an important success if the summit was the starting point for viewing the …
Top seed Jabeur into Berlin final where she meets Bencic
Top seed Ons Jabeur and Olympic champion Belinda Bencic reached the final of the Berlin grass court tournament in contrasting style in sweltering heat on Saturday. World number four Jabeur ousted French Open finalist Coco Gauff 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, while Be…
Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon due to Achilles injury
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of an Achilles injury, an updated withdrawal list from the tournament showed on Saturday. The 24-year-old, who has won the Australian Open and the US Open twice each, was on an initi…
German president criticizes artists’ ‘thoughtless’ approach to Israel
Germany’s president criticized what he called a “thoughtless, frivolous” approach by some artists toward Israel as he opened the sprawling documenta exhibition, a three-month spectacle which puts the city of Kassel on the art world map every five years…
Interview: Scholz looks to shed low-profile image after Kiev visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks unflustered as he ushers dpa journalists into his office for an interview just hours after returning from his first trip Ukraine since the start of the war. Scholz, who has been in office for just seven months, will …
Reports: Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon due to Achilles injury
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon in part because of an Achilles injury, the BBC and other media reported on Saturday. There was no immediate confirmation from Wimbledon or the player. The tournament starts on June 27. The 2…
Zelensky visits frontline region in Ukraine’s south
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the frontline southern city of Mykolaiv. In a video posted on his Telegram channel on Saturday, Zelensky is seen inspecting the war-damaged city and handing out medals to the region’s governor and the …
Reports: Mané due in Munich on Tuesday for medical
Departing Liverpool striker Sadio Mané will undergo a medical at Bayern Munich on Tuesday, British TV channel Sky Sports reported on Saturday. Media reports in Germany and Britain on Friday said the two clubs had agreed an initial transfer fee of €32 m…