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The Niners Chemnitz got off to an impressive start in the intermediate round of the Fiba Europe Cup. The basketball team of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore defeated Italian first-division side Itelyum Varese 109:85 (62:41) on home court on Wednesday to ce ..
Rail travelers must be prepared for considerable delays
With the timetable change next weekend, Deutsche Bahn is expanding its long-distance connections. There will be more and faster connections between major cities and significantly more seats.
Third-division soccer club Dynamo Dresden will receive the highest payout from the league's Financial Fair Play funding pot. The Saxons will receive 78,998.50 euros, as announced by the German Football Association on Tuesday. The funds for the 2022/2023 season were awarded according to two criteria: ..
Second-division soccer club 1. FC Magdeburg will be without Luca Schuler for Tuesday's DFB Cup round of 16 tie against Fortuna Düsseldorf (18:00/Sky). The striker is definitely out after being substituted due to injury in the home game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern last Saturday (4:1). An MRI examina ..
The Niners Chemnitz basketball team has stormed to the top of the Bundesliga table. The charges of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore won their game at EWE Baskets Oldenburg by 79:58 (38:26) on Sunday to celebrate their 16th success in a row in all competitions. In taking over the lead in the table, the clu ..
A blackout in the second quarter cost the German league basketball team Syntainics MBC its fourth win of the season. The team of Head Coach Predrag Krunic won three of the four periods against Hamburg Towers, but was ultimately beaten 81:86. The decisive factor: The second quarter, which the club fr ..
Numerous pharmacists from the eastern German states gathered in Dresden on Wednesday to protest against the federal government's healthcare policy. According to the Federal Union of German Pharmacists' Associations (ABDA), up to 3,000 pharmacies in Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thur ..
Saxony-Anhalt's Minister President Reiner Haseloff is calling for better infrastructure links between the new federal states and Berlin and Eastern Europe. He emphasizes the need for more direct international connections from Berlin and improved train connections between Dresden, Magdeburg and Berlin. He also focuses on the demographic challenges facing the East and calls for more freedom in the allocation of university places in order to combat the shortage of doctors.
On Wednesday, up to 3,000 pharmacies in eastern Germany will remain closed to protest against the federal government's healthcare policy. Pharmacies are under immense economic pressure.
Enrique Lofolomo of Hallescher FC was suspended for three league matches by the DFB.
Niklas Kreuzer is about to return to training at third-division soccer club Hallescher FC after completing his chemotherapy. The 30-year-old defender was diagnosed with testicular cancer in August of this year and has been out of action ever since. "The final examination is due in a few weeks, which ..
With a nationwide "education strike day", the GEW trade union wants to put pressure on collective bargaining in the public sector. Parents and children have to be prepared for some school absences.
The third division soccer team Hallescher FC reacts with deep sadness to the death of a fan.
Aue ends home losing streak in snow flurries. Halle remain in grave danger.
Halle FC have suffered another setback in their fight to stay in the league. Coach Sreto Ristic's charges lost the clash between their neighbors in the table against 1. FC Saarbrücken 0:2 (0:2) on Saturday.
The Niners Chemnitz basketball team is still riding a wave of success and has taken over the top spot in the German Basketball League. The players of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore defeated Veolia Towers Hamburg 96:87 (45:40) in front of their home crowd on Friday to celebrate their 15th win in a row in ..
The CDU Minister Presidents of Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony, Reiner Haseloff and Michael Kretschmer, are open to a reform of the debt brake.
The volume of orders in the main construction sector in eastern Germany fell by 4.1 percent to EUR 14.6 billion. No trend reversal in sight.
The Niners Chemnitz have qualified for the round of 16 of the Fiba Europe Cup as unbeaten group winners.
According to Michael Kellner (Greens), Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics, the budget ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court has a particularly negative impact on eastern Germany.
Train travelers between Halle and Magdeburg must be prepared for restrictions due to construction work from 24 November to 1 December 2023. The Köthen junction will be equipped with modern control and safety technology during this time, Deutsche Bahn announced on Monday. It will be necessary to clos ..
The VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen volleyball team missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the DVV Cup. The team from Saxony-Anhalt lost the match at Bundesliga rivals SG Lüneburg 1:3 (12:25, 25:22, 12:25, 17:25) after 81 minutes on Saturday and was thus unable to take revenge for the 0:3 defeat suffered ..
The Chemnitz basketball team took the lead in the table with a win against the Rostock Seawolves.
The multi-week, transnational "Impuls" festival for new music has set several records, according to director Hans Rotman. "We had 21 festival days, 60 artists, ten collectives, eight sound installations, four ensembles and an orchestra, which is more than ever before," said Rotman on Friday at the l ..
The proportion of households in Saxony with modern heating systems has risen. At the same time, the proportion of particularly old heating systems has risen. The federal government is planning measures for climate-friendly heating.
The Niners Chemnitz basketball team has qualified for the round of 16 of the Fiba Europe Cup ahead of time with its fifth win in its fifth group game. The Bundesliga club defeated Polish representative Spojnia Stargard by a clear 97:75 (41:36) on home court on Wednesday and so remained unbeaten in i ..
The handball players of BSV Sachsen Zwickau were unable to collect any bonus points in their fight to stay in the league. Coach Norman Rentsch's charges lost 25:32 (12:14) at home to second-placed HSG Bensheim/Auerbach on Wednesday. Despite their sixth defeat of the season, the Zwickau side remain i ..
The private railroad company Odeg is also expecting disruptions and cancellations on its lines due to the warning strike by the train drivers' union GDL. As Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn uses the infrastructure of Deutsche Bahn, restrictions are possible, Odeg announced in Berlin on Wednesday. However, Odeg ..
With its six titles in three years, SC Magdeburg has improved its financial position and been able to keep its squad together as a result.
The heads of the eastern German states meet for a special conference in Brussels to discuss irregular migration and securing skilled workers.
Germany wants to increase its use of hydrogen as an energy source. Plans for a nationwide hydrogen network were presented on Tuesday. Central Germany plays a key role in this.
There is a serious shortage of bus drivers in local public transport. The situation is so tense that some companies are sometimes operating with emergency timetables or have to turn down bookings for school trips, for example, said the head of the Central German Bus Association, Mario König, in Erfu ..
Drivers of electric cars are finding it increasingly easy to find a public charging station in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. However, the ratio of the number of charging points to the number of electric cars varies greatly from region to region.
The Niners Chemnitz basketball team is riding a wave of success. The charges of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore celebrated their highest victory of the season with a 106:68 (53:36) win at Tigers Tübingen on Sunday. After their sixth success in a row, Chemnitz has maintained its third place in the German ..
The VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen volleyball team's run of success has come to an end. Coach Alessandro Lodi's charges lost their home game against SVG Lüneburg on Sunday in three sets (15:25, 26:28, 19:25). They conceded their first defeat in their fourth match. Maxwell Elgert, who was honored as the game's ..
FC Hansa Rostock have managed to catch up with the midfield of the 2nd Bundesliga with a win in the eastern duel and exacerbated the crisis of hosts 1. FC Magdeburg.
The handball players of SV Union Halle-Neustadt won 28:26 against Sport-Union Neckarsulm and consolidated their place in the midfield of the German elite class.
Halle (dpa) The SV Union Halle-Neustadt women's handball team have maintained their home credentials and secured two important points in the battle to stay in the league. Coach Till Wiechers' charges came out on top on Saturday against bottom-placed Sport-Union Neckarsulm 28:26 (14:15) to consolidat ..
The completion of the Freedom and Unity Monument in Berlin is at risk without additional federal funding, according to the general contractor. According to information from Friday, the Stuttgart office of Milla & Partner has asked the Federal Institute for Building and Regional Planning, which i ..
The expansion of solar installations has increased even more this year than in previous years. According to data from the comparison portal for solar installations "Selfmade Energy", the growth rate in the first nine months of the year was already 30 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, 31.4 percent in Thuring ..
The Niners Chemnitz basketball team beat KB Peja in the Fiba Europe Cup to advance to the round of 16.
The handball players of BSV Sachsen Zwickau were unable to stop SG BBM Bietigheim's winning run. Coach Norman Rentsch's charges conceded a clear 21:40 (12:17) defeat against the unbeaten leaders on Wednesday.Kelly Dulfer and Kaba Gassama Cissokho played the biggest part in the visitors' success with ..
Hertha BSC will host league rivals Hamburger SV in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup on December 6. The clash between the second-division soccer clubs will kick off at 8.45pm (Sky) on Wednesday at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, as announced by the German Football Association on Wednesday. One day earlie ..
Basketball Bundesliga club Syntainics MBC has announced the US-American Vincent Malik Edwards as a new signing until the end of the season.
The volleyball players of VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen win their away match against Baden Volleys SSC Karlsruhe 3:2 and reach second place in the table.
The energy supplier EnviaM is increasing the electricity price for owners of heat pumps and heat storage systems. As of January 1, the price for heat pump electricity will rise by 4.21 cents to 33.10 cents per kilowatt hour gross, the company announced on Monday. That is an increase of around 15 per ..
In the round of 16 of the DFB Cup, 1. FC Magdeburg will play Fortuna Düsseldorf at home. Both teams have an even record in their previous encounters.
The Syntainics MBC celebrates its first win in the current season of the Basketball Bundesliga and experiences a relief after the strenuous work since the beginning of the season.
The Niners Chemnitz basketball team continued their run of success and remained unbeaten for the ninth game in a row thanks to Wesley van Beck's last-second lay-up.
VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen has reached the quarter-finals of the DVV Cup for the first time in the club's history. Coach Alessandro Lodi's charges won their guest game at Bundesliga rivals ASV Dachau 3:1 (25:15, 18:25, 26:24, 25:22) after 92 minutes and concluded the third game in the English week with a ..
The weather this year has been good for the honey bees. Thanks to their eagerness to collect, beekeepers were able to extract more honey than in previous years. However, if you want to buy a jar of German honey, you have to dig a little deeper into your pocket.
Bundesliga basketball club Niners Chemnitz has once again become active on the transfer market. The management of the Saxons signed Ousman Krubally. The 35-year-old American has signed a contract until the end of this season with the option to extend for a further season. In return, the trial contra ..
The eastern German states are already cooperating in the fight against right-wing extremism - now cooperation is to be intensified. There is also agreement on the topics of migration and anti-Semitism.
The progression in the DFB Cup has released new energy at second-division soccer club 1. FC Magdeburg. Following their penalty shoot-out victory at Holstein Kiel on Wednesday evening, they are now looking to end their negative run of six games without a win in the league. However, coach Christian Ti ..
The basketball Bundesliga Syntainics MBC can count on Diante Baldwin until the end of the season. The actually only with a short-term contract until November 5 equipped US-American extended his working paper until the end of the season. This was announced by the club from Weißenfels on Friday. The 2 ..
The economic development of the eastern German mechanical and plant engineering sector continues to lose momentum. Only 62 percent of companies still rated their overall situation as positive in the third quarter, according to the eastern branch of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) on Thursda ..
The basketball players of the Niners Chemnitz have extended their leading position in the preliminary round group H of the Fiba Europe Cup with the third win in the third game.
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has questioned the date for the coal phase-out mentioned in the coalition agreement. "As long as it is not clear that energy is available and affordable, we should put an end to dreams of phasing out coal-fired power in 2030," the FDP politician told the "K ..
The BSV Sachsen Zwickau women's handball team celebrated its first away win of the season. The charges of coach Norman Rentsch kept the upper hand on Saturday at Sportunion Neckarsulm with 34:29 (17:10). While the hosts are still at the bottom of the table with zero points, BSV has consolidated its ..
The basketball players of the Niners Chemnitz have continued their winning streak in the Bundesliga and against the Central German rival MBC Syntainics.
After a series of winless games, 1. FC Magdeburg wants to score again against promoted SV Elversberg.
In the Harz Mountains, historic steam locomotives still count as a tourist attraction. Learn more about the last scheduled steam locomotive in the GDR and other steam locomotives in Germany.
The winter schedule at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports comes into effect next Sunday, with new destinations to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Antalya.
The basketball players of the Niners Chemnitz have successfully defended their top position in the preliminary round group H of the Fiba Europe Cup after the second matchday. The Bundesliga club kept the upper hand on Wednesday evening at the Polish representative Spojnia Stargard with 84:66 (34:29) ..
Germany's first industrial production facility for green aviation fuel is to be built in Leipzig. Together with technology company Johnson Matthey and energy group bp, a plant is to be built to produce 50,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually, a spokeswoman for the company EDL Anlagenbau sa ..
The board of directors of third-division soccer club Hallescher FC has expressed its confidence in coach Sreto Ristic and sports director Thomas Sobotzik.
The Basketball-Bundesligist Syntainics MBC and player Stefan Bircevic have agreed on an early contract termination.
The basketball players of the Niners Chemnitz have established themselves in the top group of the Basketball Bundesliga with their third win in a row.
The Thüringer HC women's handball team won the Central German derby. The THC players kept the upper hand on Saturday at BSV Sachsen Zwickau with 28:23 (12:13) and have established themselves in the upper third of the Bundesliga table with their third win of the season. Annika Lott (6), Johanna Reich ..
The former Hallenser Elias Huth has further aggravated the sporting crisis at Hallescher FC. The striker scored the decisive goal in the 79th minute in SSV Jahn Regensburg's 2-1 (0-0) win at HFC in the 3rd Football League on Saturday. Dominic Baumann had given the hosts a 1-0 lead with his seventh g ..
The government factions in Berlin want to speed up the construction of infrastructure projects. In addition to highway projects, rail lines are also to be expanded.
Despite all climate concerns, the desire to fly on vacation has increased again. Central German airports, especially Leipzig/Halle Airport, have also noticed this.
The Halleschen FC officials are upset about the rescheduling of the game against SC Freiburg II and express incomprehension about the DFB's decision.
From a national perspective, this year's grape harvest will probably be rather average. However, eastern German winegrowers are expecting better yields than in previous years.
The Commissioner for the East, Carsten Schneider (SPD), has called for a more differentiated view of the East. In recent years, the media have often reported on what is negative nationwide, said the SPD politician on Tuesday in Berlin after consultations with the state government of Saxony-Anhalt. A ..
SC Magdeburg's handball team beat TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 31-29 to secure its sixth win in a row.
The Basketball-Bundesligist Syntainics Mitteldeutscher BC has parted ways with Courtney Ramey.
The Niners Chemnitz win effortlessly against the Jobstairs Giessen 46ers and move into the quarterfinals of the BBL Cup.
Halleesche FC has missed the possible jump from the relegation zone. The charges of coach Sreto Ristic lost on Sunday at home Leuna-Chemie-Stadion the duel against promoted Preußen Münster with 1:4 (0:3) and thus remain the fifth game in a row without a win. Malik Batmaz (6th, 19th) and Jano Ter-Hor ..
The basketball players of the Niners Chemnitz celebrated their first away win this season.
With just two points from the past four games, second-division team 1. FC Magdeburg is going into the international break. The coach wants to work on many small things - including scoring goals.
Dynamo Dresden draws in Munich for the first goalless draw of the season. FC Erzgebirge Aue, on the other hand, ends its sporting slump.
BSV Sachsen Zwickau's women's handball team loses its away match against TSV Bayer Leverkusen 25:26 (12:11) and is stuck in the bottom of the table.
Without his playmaker Baris Atik, second-division soccer club 1. FC Magdeburg must play its home game against Karlsruher SC on Saturday (13:00/Sky). Atik had already seen his fifth yellow card in the match at 1. FC Nürnberg (0:1) in the eighth game of the season and is therefore suspended. "That Bar ..
The 3rd Football League match between SC Freiburg II and Hallescher FC scheduled for October 14 will be moved. This was announced by the HFC on Thursday. Reason are secondments of players of the SC Freiburg for the U20 national team. In such a case, the match regulations of the German Football Assoc ..
SC Magdeburg defeats THW Kiel 34:31 and shows a strong season performance. Coach Bennet Wiegert praises the mental state of the team and the key moment of the game. SCM is the first chaser of the top teams from Melsungen and Berlin with 9:3 points.
Halleesche FC has been rewarded for a strong fighting spirit in the 3rd Football League. On Saturday, coach Sreto Ristic's team managed a 2:2 (0:2) at promoted VfB Lübeck in a turbulent final phase. In front of 6012 spectators, the experienced Mirko Boland (20th) and Pascal Breier (30th) scored for ..
Without his defender Jean Hugonet, second division soccer club 1. FC Magdeburg must play its away game at 1. FC Nürnberg on Sunday (1:30 p.m./Sky). The 23-year-old was injured in last Friday's 1-1 draw against SC Paderborn. At the matchday press conference on Friday, FCM coach Christian Titz said it ..
The rail timetable change in December brings noticeably more offers for passengers. The railroads are increasing their long-distance services in particular. It's not just the major cities that are set to benefit - the regions are too.
The energy ministers of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt are calling for rapid protective measures by the EU against the increased number of cheap Chinese solar modules on the European market.
At the start of the autumn vacations in Saxony and Thuringia, motorists must prepare for traffic jams on the weekend. Delays and traffic jams are to be expected especially in the conurbations of Magdeburg and Halle/Leipzig, as well as the main traffic routes, the ADAC announced on Thursday.It will b ..
Private households in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia saved more energy last year than the national average.
The mining company Mibrag has commissioned a huge photovoltaic plant on an old open-cast mine site south of Leipzig. More than 66,000 solar modules stand on a 55-hectare area, according to the company. That corresponds to about 77 soccer fields.According to the company, the new Peres II plant can pr ..
The world's largest online mail order company Amazon is closing its air freight center at Leipzig/Halle Airport. 400 employees are affected.
From Wednesday, train passengers can expect delays and cancellations on the rail line between Berlin and Halle/Leipzig. The line will be closed on one track until October 5.
Owners of oil or pellet heating systems in the southeast can still receive money from a hardship fund. So far, just under 5% of heating cost subsidies have been paid out in Saxony.
Before the start of the fall vacations in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt this weekend, the German Automobile Association (ADAC) has pointed out possible traffic jams on roads and highways caused by vacationers, day trippers and commuters. A large part of the holidaymakers will head for destinations in Ger ..
Manager Steffen Herhold of the Niners Chemnitz is counting on a positive World Cup effect for the Basketball Bundesliga.
The coaches of the Central German Basketball League teams see Alba Berlin and Bayern Munich as top favorites for the championship. Ulm is seen more as an outsider.