Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Olympic rings can be seen at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Michael Kappeler/dpa Cologne will be the leading city in the Rhine ...

The FISU flag is waved by Mahmut Özdemir, Secretary of State in Germany’s Ministry of Interior and Community, and German FISU Executive Committee member Verena Burk, after it had been passed to ...

Rhine-Ruhr will host the Summer World University Games in 2025 ©Land NRW/Bowinkelmann Rhine-Ruhr was named as the host of the 2025 Summer World University Games. Duisburg, which hosted the Summer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia officially launched the Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games on ...

The German state of Bavaria has backed Munich's Olympic aspirations and North Rhine-Westphalia has agreed to support the Rhine-Ruhr region in a rival bid. Following a Bavarian government meeting on ...

North Rhine-Westphalia would count on its status as Germany's most populous state and would target a record 10 million spectators if the Rhine Ruhr region hosts a Summer Olympics. "North ...

Could a single city host the World Cup? With travel distances in soccer coming under scrutiny for their environmental cost and impact on players’ health, the solution could be to go smaller. Qatar ...

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows themed installation at inner port of Duisburg for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, in Duisburg, Germany. (Xinhua/Wang Xi) Photo taken on July 15, ...