Berlin Sports News

The Lausanne-based CAS upheld a July 1 decision by the International Skating Union (ISU), which banned the 37-year-old for two years after tests showed she had an abnormal count of reticulocytes, or early-stage red blood cells...Pechstein maintains that she never...

Germany have cancelled a friendly match against Chile on Saturday after the suicide of Hanover 96’s international goalkeeper Robert Enke. “It was for all of us clear that we could not play this match against Chile (on Saturday),” German soccer...

Joel Matip, an 18-year-old midfielder, scored on his Bundesliga debut Saturday to earn Schalke a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich. Interim coach Stephen Hart will rely mostly on European-based players for the Canadian national team's two upcoming exhibition matches in...

Michael Phelps admitted Saturday he is in poor form after another disappointing performance saw him finish fifth in the men's 200m butterfly final as world records tumbled here at the shortcourse World Cup meet. Phelps, who claimed eight gold medals...

It was the biggest display of public mourning since the death in 1967 of the founding Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, and commentators were already talking of a "Princess Diana effect," a kind of shock wave rippling through the...

South African runner Caster Semenya says she isn't comfortable with her fame since her world championship title was obscured by gender-test revelations. Semenya won the women's 800 meters at the world championships in Berlin three months ago. She says in...

Leaked test results said Semenya was a hermaphrodite, sparking anger from the South African public and government, who have rallied behind the athlete. Athletics South Africa (ASA) was suspended by the country's national Olympic committee this month over its handling...

Out-of-shape swimming superstar Michael Phelps again struggled as an unprecedented 16 records were set at the World Cup short-course event in Berlin this weekend. Six new marks were set on Saturday and another 10 on Sunday, but the American could...

Germany's Maria Riesch edged out arch-rival Lindsey Vonn to win the season-opening women's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland, yesterday. World champion Riesch posted a combined time of one minute 48.71 seconds in her favourite discipline, 0.08 sec ahead of...

Valencia Open Andy Murray eases through on his first match back from injury • Andy Murray beats Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 6-1 • British No1 signs £15m deal to wear Adidas Andy Murray enjoyed a comfortable win on his return from...