Stiller out, Burkardt in for Germany’s Nations League games

Stiller out, Burkardt in for Germany’s Nations League games
VfB Stuttgart’s Angelo Stiller in action with Arminia Bielefeld’s Felix Hagmann during their DFB Cup — Final at Olympiastadion, Berlin, May 24, 2025. (Reuters)
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Updated 27 May 2025

Stiller out, Burkardt in for Germany’s Nations League games

Stiller out, Burkardt in for Germany’s Nations League games
  • Burkardt will join the team at their training base in Herzogenaurach on Friday
  • The 24-year-old Burkardt has played three games for Germany

BERLIN: Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has called up Mainz forward Jonathan Burkardt to his squad for upcoming Nations League games after Stuttgart’s Angelo Stiller dropped out with an injury.

Burkardt will join the team at their training base in Herzogenaurach on Friday, the German soccer federation said Tuesday, in preparation for the Nations League semifinal against Portugal in Munich on Wednesday, and the final or third-place playoff against either Spain or France four days later.

The 24-year-old Burkardt has played three games for Germany. He was the Bundesliga’s top-scoring German player with 18 goals for Mainz this season.

Stiller, who starred for Stuttgart as the team won the German Cup on Saturday, dropped out with a recurrence of the ankle ligament injury that had kept him out for two weeks previously.

The DFB said Stiller has “not completely healed.”

Stiller was involved in three of Stuttgart’s four goals as they defeated Arminia Bielefeld 4-2 in the cup final.


Turkiye dominates second day of swimming at Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh

Turkiye dominates second day of swimming at Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh
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Turkiye dominates second day of swimming at Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh

Turkiye dominates second day of swimming at Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh
  • Turkish male and female swimmers claim 6 of 7 gold medals on Monday

RIYADH: Turkiye’s swimmers continued their impressive run at the Riyadh 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games on Monday by claiming six out of seven gold medals at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex.

In the men’s 100-meter backstroke, Turkiye’s Mert Ali Satir took gold, Egypt’s Abdelrahman Amr Atia won silver, and Turkiye’s Berk Ozkul secured bronze.

In the women’s 100-meter backstroke, Turkish swimmers dominated as Sudem Denizli claimed gold and Halime Zülal Zeren took silver, while Indonesia’s Candrea Flairene finished with bronze.

Also, Turkiye’s Doruk Yogurtcuoglu won the men’s 200-meter freestyle event ahead of Algeria’s Jaouad Syoud and Kazakhstan’s Aibat Myrzamuratov.

In the women’s 200-meter freestyle, Indonesia’s Adellia Adellia captured gold, followed by Turkiye’s Pinar Donmez, and Lebanon’s Lynn El-Hajj.

In the men’s 200-meter butterfly, Turkiye’s Polat Uzer Tornali clinched gold, followed by Azerbaijan’s Ramil Valizada and Iran’s Mohammad Mahdi Gholami.

In the women’s category, Defne Tanig and Seher Kaya secured gold and silver respectively for Turkiye, while Algeria’s Imene Kouthar Zeitouni took bronze.

The day concluded with the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay, where Turkiye once again topped the podium with gold, while Indonesia took silver, and Uzbekistan bronze.

The swimming competition on Tuesday features 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events for men and women, and 4x100-meter relays.