Deutsche Welle: DW.com - Sports https://www.dw.com/s-8171?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf hourly 4 2002-05-01T00:00:00Z 2026-07-18T15:46:07Z https://rss.dw.com/images/DW-L-RGB_whitebg.png https://www.dw.com/s-8171?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-looking-into-argentina-s-falklands-banner-incident/a-77980457?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf Following their 2-1 World Cup semifinal victory over England, Argentine players held up a banner claiming the Falkland Islands belong to Argentina. FIFA is looking into the incident. 2026-07-16T09:16:00Z TOP STORIES en 77980457 https://www.dw.com/en/could-football-break-away-from-fifa-and-its-world-cup/a-77677338?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf FIFA’s actions at the World Cup, and closeness to Donald Trump, have put the organization under fire. Federations, fans, coaches and players have gone public with complaints, but is there a way out? 2026-07-07T09:25:00Z Sports en 77677338 https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-balogun-red-and-expansion-keep-fifa-in-spotlight/a-77933944?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf The fallout from Folarin Balogun's red card reversal continues as reports suggest the chairman of FIFA’s disciplinary committee made the decision unilaterally. Meanwhile, the World Cup could be set to expand once more. 2026-07-13T12:03:00Z Sports en 77933944 https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2026-trump-fifa-and-the-balogun-controversy/a-77848357?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf One of the few certainties of World Cup football has been rocked after Donald Trump lobbied FIFA to overturn a US red card suspension. The decision has caused outrage but it isn't completely without precedent. 2026-07-06T15:42:00Z Sports en 77848357 https://www.dw.com/en/west-indies-cricket-legend-sir-garfield-sobers-dies/a-78013119?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf Sir Garfield Sobers, considered one of the game's greatest all-rounders, has died aged 89. The International Cricket Council said he was one of the "greatest cricketers to have ever graced the game." 2026-07-17T15:50:00Z News en 78013119 https://www.dw.com/en/new-bundesliga-broadcasting-deal-in-the-us-reach-over-money/a-77979741?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf The Bundesliga has a new home on American screens after Germany's top football league left ESPN. The new deal is a sign of the times. 2026-07-17T09:40:00Z Sports en 77979741 https://www.dw.com/en/could-russia-be-about-to-lose-its-grip-on-chess-leadership/a-77971495?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf Russians have long pulled the strings when it comes to the governing body of international chess. But now two Germans are vying for FIDE's top job. 2026-07-16T07:10:00Z Sports en 77971495 https://www.dw.com/en/england-vs-argentina-a-football-rivalry-full-of-history/a-77962179?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf From the Falkland Islands to Diego Maradona and David Beckham, there is so much history between the two 2026 World Cup semifinalists. 2026-07-15T10:10:00Z Sports en 77962179 https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-s-bidnyi-outraged-by-russia-s-olympic-return/a-77903308?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf In exclusive comments to DW, Ukraine's sports minister, Matviy Bidnyi, said he is outraged by the IOC opening the door to Russia's return to the Olympics 2026-07-10T15:25:00Z Sports en 77903308 https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-behind-germany-s-world-cup-woes/a-77886108?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf Germany have endured three straight disappointing World Cups. Experts say the reasons why are connected to football, but also to German society. 2026-07-10T08:47:00Z Sports en 77886108 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-squad-built-on-african-roots/a-77298357?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf Germany's 2026 World Cup squad has leaders with African heritage. The diversity of the team is a strength. 2026-06-19T08:26:00Z Sports en 77298357 https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-belarusian-exile-vanished-in-waters-held-by-russia/a-77580696?maca=en-rss-en-sports-1027-rdf Former sports official Anatol Kotau was last seen boarding a private yacht in Turkey in 2025. DW and its partners investigated his journey to and disappearance in Russia-controlled "gray zone" waters in the Black Sea. 2026-06-18T07:02:00Z World en 77580696