Germany Football fans to return to stadiums from mid-September in Germany German football clubs have agreed on a plan to allow supporters to attend matches from mid-September with strict measures in place. 04/08/2020
no comment Extreme bridge diving goes ahead in Bosnia despite COVID-19 pandemic Organisers stressed it was important that the tradition, whose origins date back to 1664, was not put on hold. 27/07/2020
Partner content WorldSkills Russia creates new possibilities with the launch of the remote Future Skills Camp The global challenge of Covid-19 threw up unprecedented opportunities to rethink the way we organise jobs and the workplace. 01/07/2020
Europe News Did Apple break EU competition rules? Bloc launches probes to find out One investigation will look at App Store, the other Apple Pay. 16/06/2020
Luxembourg Google takes appeal against €2.4bn fine to European Court of Justice The European Court of Justice is hearing Google's appeal over a 2017 sanction for anti-competitive behaviour. 14/02/2020
Italy Italy approves €900 million rescue for bank Popolare di Bari The Italian government bailed out Popolare di bari for €900 million on Sunday. 16/12/2019
no comment How do you dig the perfect grave? Hungarian gravediggers will show you Gravediggers in Hungary have been competing to win the prize for the best-dug grave. 09/09/2019
no comment The 12th-century game combining martial arts, boxing and wrestling A game thought to date back to the 12th century featured at a showcase in Russia. 29/08/2019
no comment Whistling competition: Japanese blows the audience away in Pasadena A 36-year-old Japanese whistler Akiko Shibata, who performed a whistling medley with a music box and a puppet, to take home the world title 28/08/2019
world news Watch again | WorldSkills Kazan 2019 opening ceremony Kasan, a city in Russia will play host to the world competitions for vocational skills. 15/08/2019
no comment Teenager takes top prize in Lebanese arm wrestling competition The games took place in the Lebanese city of Zahle where men and women strained to find the strength to overcome their opponents for the win 07/08/2019
no comment Daredevils scale greasy pole in bizarre traditional competition Dozens of plucky locals took part in a bizarre traditional competition in the port of Roquetas de Mar in southern Spain on Friday afternoon which saw them attempt to run the length of a greasy pole to grab flags before splashing into the sea below 29/07/2019
USA Hundreds of Hemingway look-alikes take part in annual US contest The Hemingway Days celebrations this year marked what would have been the writer's 120th birthday. 22/07/2019
China Carrefour to abandon Chinese market as local competition hots up Carrefour is retreating from the Chinese market it entered in 1995, after intense competition from local supermarkets and a growing online retail presence 24/06/2019
no comment "World's Ugliest Dog" contest reveals most prized mutt Nineteen mutts went jowl-to-jowl for the right to be crowned the World's Ugliest Dog in the California town of Petaluma on Friday. 22/06/2019
no comment Germans get down and dirty during muddy endurance event Some 15,000 people took part in a muddy challenge in Arnsberg, Germany, on Saturday. 01/06/2019
United Kingdom Tug-of-war takes place before island disappears For 30 minutes, there a sandbank island appeared in the Solent Strait. 20/05/2019
no comment UK: Mud race competitors wade to the finish line Around 300 competitors slithered, slipped and dragged themselves through a river bed in the annual Maldon Mud Race on Sunday (May 12). 13/05/2019
no comment German team '1st MC Erzgebirge' wins World Marbles Championship German team '1st MC Erzgebirge' won the World Marbles Championships title on Good Friday beating former champions Black Dog Boozers by 39–0 in a one-sided final 20/04/2019
no comment Australia takes gold at World Drone Racing Championships Australia's Rudi Browning beat more than 120 competitors to claim the top prize. 04/11/2018
France Route du Rhum starts on Sunday 123 boats set sail for the solo long distance yacht race from Saint-Malo 03/11/2018
United Kingdom Watch: Competitors have smashing time at World Conker Championships Competitors braved blustery weather to battle it out on Sunday at the annual World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire, England. 15/10/2018
United Kingdom Dutch man wins Welsh bookshop in raffle Paul and Leila Morris decided to sell the shop so they can enjoy an early retirement. 12/09/2018
Europe News EU hits Google with record €4.34 billion fine The decision expected later today comes over the company's Android system. 18/07/2018
