Hamburg - The International Olympic Committee on Monday said it had no reason to doubt swimming super star Michael Phelps' apology after being photographed with a pipe usually used for marijuana consumption.
A photograph of the American was published in an English tabloid on the weekend that showed Phelps using a long glass pipe. The photograph was allegedly taken at a party in South Carolina.
Phelps admitted that he was the person in the photograph, but did not admit to smoking marijuana, nor did he say whether there was any marijuana in the pipe.
Hamburg - SV Hamburg Monday welcomed Schalke midfielder Albert Streit and Danish defender Michael Gravgaard among a flurry of new signings confirmed by the club on the last day of the transfer window.
Gravgaard, 30, arrives on loan until the end of the season from French side Nantes where he had struggled to claim a place since him move last summer from FC Copenhagen.
Streit, 28, also arrives initially on a loan deal from Schalke where he had been suspended by coach Fred Rutten after complaining of a lack of first-team opportunities.
Hamburg - Bayern Munich are to send teenage star Toni Kroos out on loan to Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen.
The 19-year-old midfielder, who is currently building up match fitness following an ankle injury, is to move immediately to Leverkusen until the end of the 2010 season, Bayern media director Markus Hoerwick confirmed to Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa Saturday.
No details were given about the finances of the 18-month deal.
Hamburg - TSG Hoffenheim showed no signs of stage fright in their new home stadium as they held the Bundesliga lead with a 2-0 victory against lowly Energie Cottbus on Saturday.
Demba Ba and loan hiring Boubacar Sanogo were on target in the Rhein-Necker stadium after Hoffenheim played their home games in the first half of the season in nearby Mannheim.
Hoffenheim top the table with 38 points, Hertha Berlin and Hamburg have 36 each and champions Munich are fourth on 35. Munich crashed 1-0 in Hamburg on Friday while Hertha defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on Saturday.
Hamburg - The German Bundesliga is an example of how to run a professional football league, according to a London sports marketing expert.
"In economic terms and considering income and costs, the Bundesliga is the most profitable league in Europe," Emmanuel Hembert said in an interview published Saturday in the Berliner Zeitung newspaper.
The 39-year-old pointed to the league's modern stadiums, its booming corporate hospitality sector and the fact that the Bundesliga now makes as much money from sponsorship as the English Premier League.
Hamburg - The International Olympic Committee on Monday said it had no reason to doubt swimming super star Michael Phelps' apology after being photographed with a pipe usually used for marijuana consumption.
Hamburg - SV Hamburg Monday welcomed Schalke midfielder Albert Streit and Danish defender Michael Gravgaard among a flurry of new signings confirmed by the club on the last day of the transfer window.
Hamburg - Bayern Munich are to send teenage star Toni Kroos out on loan to Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen.
Hamburg - TSG Hoffenheim showed no signs of stage fright in their new home stadium as they held the Bundesliga lead with a 2-0 victory against lowly Energie Cottbus on Saturday.
Hamburg - The German Bundesliga is an example of how to run a professional football league, according to a London sports marketing expert. 
Hamburg - SV Hamburg paid a heavy price for their 1-0 win over Bayern Munich 
