Germany

Bayern München has agreed a new deal with national airline Lufthansa, in a move that will extend their nine-year partnership by at least a further five years.

Concerns over the future of this season’s German Grand Prix have been erased after Formula One’s commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone announced a deal has been agreed to stage the event at the Nurburgring.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has ended negotiations with the Nurburgring circuit over its staging of the 2013 German Grand Prix in a move that could potentially see the sport lose another race from this season’s calendar.

Viagogo has further enhanced its 1.Bundesliga portfolio by signing up Schalke 04 as its 10th partner from the German top flight.

Bayern Munich has hailed its best set of financial results in more than a century after turning a profit of Eur11.1 million for the 2011-12 fiscal year and setting a new revenue landmark of Eur332.2 million.

Werder Bremen has announced record losses of Eur13.9 million for the 2011-12 season as the 1.Bundesliga club paid for a second year without European competition.

The German city of Braunschweig and the Russian city of Cheboksary have been selected to host the top leagues of the 2014 and 2015 European Athletics Team Championships.

The Ladies European Tour has announced that Germany’s Golf Course St. Leon-Rot will host the 2015 Solheim Cup, with German business giants Allianz and SAP signing up as the final two global partners for the event.

Berlin Marathon organiser SCC Events has signed a long-term partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency in a bid to further raise the profile of one of the world’s leading marathons.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday confirmed receipt of the candidature files of the five cities that remain in the race for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) as the German Olympic Sports Confederation announced its interest in bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The German Touring Car Masters (DTM) has joined forces with the Japanese Super GT series in a partnership that has been described as a “milestone” in the history of motorsport.

Eurosport has bolstered its tennis offering by agreeing a three-year deal to become the European media partner of the new ATP Power Horse Cup from 2013 to 2015.

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge believes Serie A in Italy should follow the German Bundesliga’s example of offering affordable tickets.

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has called for UEFA to get tough on clubs that exploit “back-door funding” through inflated sponsorship deals and expel those found guilty of such offences from European competition.

The German Football League (DFL) has struck an innovative deal with digital media company Perform that will see it market and distribute live and highlights coverage of the 2012-13 1.Bundesliga season across digital platforms in Italy.

Berlin’s leading six sports clubs have joined forces in an innovative initiative which aims to improve the fortunes of the teams in Germany’s capital city.