Torres shoots Spain to glory

08.01 Mon Jun 30
Football fans from Santander to Seville are celebrating Spain's triumph at Euro 2008.

Sport (Morning) for June 30th, 2008

06.17 Mon Jun 30
Spain crowned European football champions - Doubts cast over 2010 World Cup - Murray faces Gasquet.

Torres fires Spain to victory

23.06 Sun Jun 29
Fernando Torres has fired Spain to a 1-0 victory in the final of the European Championships against Germany.

Spain Crowned Euro 2008 Champions with Help From Torres

22.32 Sun Jun 29
Spain have been crowned the new Euro 2008 champions after beating three-times winners Germany, 1-0. Torres was the hero of the evening.

Sport news

19.45 Sun Jun 29
Fans prepare for Euro 2008 final - Germany captain Ballack match fit - Olympic 100m hopefuls qualify

Chambers set to challenge Olympic ban

13.39 Sun Jun 29
Dwain Chambers has moved a step closer to running at the Olympic Games in Beijing after making the qualifying mark at a meet in Germany.

Football fans arrive for Euro 2008 final

12.35 Sun Jun 29
Spanish and German football fans are gearing up for the final of Euro 2008 both in Vienna where it's being held and back in their home cou

Sport (Morning) for June 29th, 2008

06.28 Sun Jun 29
Ballack could miss Euro 2008 final - Euro 2016 could be expanded - Murray through to fourth round.

Ballack doubtful for Euro showdown

20.44 Sat Jun 28
Germany's Michael Ballack is doubtful for the Euro 2008 final against Spain because of a leg injury.

Sportsfix - Euro 2008 final special

19.20 Fri Jun 27
We look ahead to the final of Euro 2008. Will the Spanish overcome the Germans? Will Cesc Fabregas play? Will Ballack or Xavi boss the mid

Fabregas ready for final

10.56 Fri Jun 27
Cesc Fabregas has declared himself ready if Spain coach Luis Aragones needs him for the Euro 2008 final against Germany.

Sport (Morning) for June 27th, 2008

06.24 Fri Jun 27
Murray into third round at Wimbledon - Sharapova's shock exit - Spain make Euro 2008 final

Sport (Morning) for June 26th, 2008

06.19 Thu Jun 26
Murray faces Malisse - Germany reach Euro 2008 final - New Zealand beat England by one wicket.

Germany through to Euro final

23.20 Wed Jun 25
Philipp Lahm struck a 90th-minute winner as Germany claimed the first final berth at Euro 2008 after beating Turkey 3-2.

Sport (Morning) for June 25th, 2008

06.12 Wed Jun 25
Murray to face Malisse - British qualifier Eaton also through - Turkey injury crisis.

English Premier League news

13.57 Tue Jun 24
Paul Ince is unveiled as Blackburn manager - Steve McClaren presented as FC Twente manager - Jens Lehmann says he's prepared to die to win

Turkey Beat Croatia on Penalties and Go Through to Semi-Finals

00.49 Sat Jun 21
Turkey beat Croatia 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw - to progress to the Euro 2008 semi-finals. They'll meet 3-times champions Germany o

Germany eliminate Portugal

09.28 Fri Jun 20
Portugal crashed out of Euro 2008, beaten by Germany 3-2 in a thrilling game.

Sport (Morning) for June 20th, 2008

06.26 Fri Jun 20
Portugal out of Euro 2008 - Real wait for signal from Ronaldo - Murray waits for Wimbledon draw

Beenhakker fury at referee

11.43 Fri Jun 13
Poland coach Leo Beenhakker was livid after a last-gasp penalty for Austria.

Bombay's bosom buddy

08.53 Fri May 23
In a mixture of spots and stripes, two four-legged best friends have struck up an unusual bond in the eastern German town of Magdeburg.

Bed-lam in Germany

09.15 Tue May 13
A bed race in Germany has celebrated its 20th anniversary in weird and wonderful fashion.

Babies' bodies found in freezer

10.47 Tue May 06
The bodies of three babies have been discovered inside a deepfreeze in the cellar of a house in Germany.

Office chairs get racy

08.23 Mon Apr 28
The humble office chair can cause a little back pain after eight hours at work, but in Germany you can cause yourself much more damage.

Iron Man debuts in Germany

16.37 Wed Apr 23
Stars of Iron Man enjoyed the red carpet treatment in Germany ahead of its UK premiere.

Kooks' Konk KOs Kulturkirche

15.17 Mon Apr 14
The Kooks delighted fans after performing a selection of songs from their new album Konk.

Guitar bike

17.31 Thu Apr 10
It doesn't make sweet music, but it might just break a world record - a giant bike in the shape of a guitar has been out and about in Germ

Gay fashion event held in Germany

17.55 Mon Apr 07
An alternative to Berlin Fashion Week has been held in the city.

World Marble Championships

18.07 Mon Mar 24
The Germans lose their marbles to a British team

Austria marks Anschluss anniversary

06.57 Thu Mar 13
A vigil has been held in Austria in remembrance of the victims of Hitler's Nazi regime.

Documentary makes Knut a film star

17.30 Sun Mar 02
Knut the orphaned polar bear is set to become a star of the big screen.

Zoo kept 'mum' over baby bear

07.54 Fri Feb 29
A zoo in Germany has just revealed that it has been home to a polar bear cub since before Christmas.

Polar love

22.03 Thu Feb 28
The latest addition to Germany's polar bear renaissance is all intent on bucking the trend that makes rearing the giant mammal so hard.

Arrest as eight people are found in tanker

12.59 Fri Feb 08
The driver of a tanker holding eight suspected illegal immigrants overcome by gas fumes is arrested on suspicion of people trafficking.

Baby and parents survive building blaze

21.25 Tue Feb 05
A split-second decision by a desperate father saw his baby daughter survive an apartment fire in Germany in which nine others died.

Children leap from fire which kills nine

12.58 Mon Feb 04
A fire in an apartment block in western Germany has killed nine people, five of them children.

Travel firm reveals naked ambition

15.00 Thu Jan 31
Nudists will be able to take their naked ambitions to a whole new height.

England to face Germany in friendly

18.51 Fri Jan 25
Fabio Capello's England side will face Germany in a friendly in Berlin later this year.

Baby polar bear charms Germany zoo

12.37 Sat Jan 19
A zoo in Germany has introduced its new star attraction - a polar bear named Flocke.

Mixed Spice reactions from German fans

12.07 Fri Dec 21 2007
The Spice Girls have performed in Germany as part their world tour, but were met with mixed reactions from their fans.

And Finally

16.22 Fri Nov 16 2007
German smokers find a way around the ban

The Germans get their ploughs out!

07.55 Fri Nov 16 2007
Metres of snow have blanketed a mountain village, causing residents to shovel to safety.

The Germans get their ploughs out!

06.59 Fri Nov 16 2007
Metres of snow have blanketed a mountain village, causing residents to shovel to safety.

Moving experience for German church

11.11 Fri Nov 02 2007
A village in Germany has successfully managed to save its church from demolition by picking it up and moving it elsewhere.

Ballack hopes to see out career at Blues

08.30 Wed Oct 10 2007
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has said he hopes to stay at the club for the rest of his career.

Belly piercing teen 'lucky to be alive'

12.25 Tue Oct 02 2007
A teenage girl had a miraculous escape when her belly button stud almost pierced through to her spine in a car crash.

German plan to beat the seven-year itch

14.38 Fri Sep 21 2007
A divorced Member of Parliament in Germany has proposed all civil marriages should end after seven years.

Bomb threat at US airbase in Germany

16.35 Tue Sep 11 2007
A bomb threat against a US airbase in Germany has prompted a large-scale security operation.

Bird flu cull in Germany

17.50 Sun Sep 09 2007
Around 180,000 ducks have been culled in Germany amid fears a bird flu outbreak could spread.

German police hunt ten bomb plot suspects

12.20 Thu Sep 06 2007
Ten men are being hunted by German police after a "massive" attack linked to al-Qaeda was foiled by security services.

Champions League: Ballack not in squad

11.11 Tue Sep 04 2007
Speculation is mounting over Michael Ballack's future after Chelsea left him out of their squad for the Champions League.

World's largest cookie takes the biscuit

15.47 Thu Aug 30 2007
The world's largest and heaviest biscuit has been unmasked in Munich, Germany.

Old heads return to Wales squad

13.00 Mon Aug 27 2007
Wales boss John Toshack has recalled some of his experienced players for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Germany and Slovakia.

McClaren refuses to panic

10.09 Fri Aug 24 2007
Steve McClaren is refusing to panic ahead of next month's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia after Germany beat England 2-1.

Will Robinson pay for Wembley blunder?

17.09 Thu Aug 23 2007
Paul Robinson is waiting to see if he will remain England's number one goalkeeper after his gaffe in the friendly defeat against Germany.

England suffer Germany defeat

11.18 Thu Aug 23 2007
Frank Lampard scored for England but Steve McClaren's team suffered a 2-1 defeat against Germany at Wembley.

Beckham can cope with jet-set demands

09.12 Thu Aug 23 2007
David Beckham has insisted that he can cope with the demands of gruelling trans-Atlantic flights to play for England.

England lose quartet for Germany game

16.28 Mon Aug 20 2007
Steve McClaren is without four players including Steven Gerrard for England's friendly international against Germany on Wednesday night.

Campbell and James recalled for England

16.57 Fri Aug 17 2007
Portsmouth pair Sol Campbell and David James have been recalled to the England squad for the friendly against Germany at Wembley.

Reprisal motive probed in Duisburg slayings

11.50 Fri Aug 17 2007
Police are probing links between the murder of six Italians in Duisburg and the Christmas Day slaying of a mob boss's wife in Italy.

Bentley snubbed over withdrawal

11.29 Fri Aug 17 2007
Blackburn Rovers manager Mark Hughes claims David Bentley has been left out of the England squad as punishment.

'England can succeed without Rooney'

15.06 Wed Aug 15 2007
Steve McClaren has backed his England team to succeed without Wayne Rooney.

Mafia link to German shootings

11.53 Wed Aug 15 2007
Six Italian men have been shot dead in Duisburg, Germany, in what police believe was a Mafia-linked execution stemming from turf wars.

Bubbly treatment for dogs

08.12 Mon Aug 06 2007
A specially-built jacuzzi has been a hit with pooches and their owners in Germany.

Cruise film causes Germany controversy

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Historians say a Tom Cruise film about a failed bid to assassinate Adolf Hitler may trivialise the events.

German zoo workers sell animals as meat

19.07 Wed Jul 18 2007
A German mayor has filed charges against zoo workers in his town for shooting animals and selling them as meat.

German guitarists smash record

15.53 Mon Jun 25 2007
Guitar fans have gathered in Germany to try and get into the Guinness Book of Records with a mass rendition of a Deep Purple hit.

Blair faces crunch EU summit

13.45 Fri Jun 22 2007
Tony Blair is set for a showdown as he goes head-to-head with his fellow EU leaders for the last time.

Protesters detained in G8 demos

12.45 Thu Jun 07 2007
Protesters who blocked a road leading to the site of the G8 summit and led police on a boat chase in the Baltic have been arrested.

Police braced for more G8 protests

21.07 Sun Jun 03 2007
Police are on high alert in Germany in readiness for the arrival of world leaders to the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm.

G8 protesters attack police

18.59 Sat Jun 02 2007
Protesters have attacked police officers in the German port of Rostock.

Climate clash looming at G8

12.49 Fri May 18 2007
The US will continue to reject emissions targets or cap and trade schemes its chief climate negotiator has said.

US set for environmental face-off at G8 summit

15.49 Fri May 11 2007
The US intends to dilute a declaration on global warming to be made at next month's G8 summit, sources have revealed.

G8 protests in Germany

11.17 Thu May 10 2007
Riot police have clashed with demonstrators in Hamburg after the offices and apartments of left-wing activists were raided.

Sweet as a Knut

15.38 Wed Apr 04 2007
Orphaned polar bear cub, Knut, has become such a celebrity that shares in the Berlin Zoo that houses him have rocketed this week.

Divorce split man chainsaws home

12.01 Fri Mar 09 2007
A man involved in a bitter divorce has taken the law into his own hands by chainsawing the family home in two, German police said.