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    Why retirees in Thailand are choosing long-term health insurance over quick fixes

    Retirees in Thailand are increasingly seeing the importance of health insurance in protecting their well-being during retirement. With insurance requirements for retirement visas and rising healthcare costs, many are moving away from short-term plans and choosing long-term coverage. Long-term health...

  • Concern grows after disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai | Thaiger

    Concern grows after disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai

    Novak Djokovic is the latest tennis star to voice concern about the whereabouts of China’s Peng Shuai. The former Wimbledon champion has not been heard from since accusing a senior government official of sexual assault. SOURCE: DW News

  • Bayern Munich plummet down Women’s Bundesliga table | Thaiger

    Bayern Munich plummet down Women’s Bundesliga table

    The defending champions conceded top spot in the Women’s Bundesliga after losing to Wolfsburg. The first African Women’s Champions League reaches the semis, and Freiburg connects with fans in new ways. SOURCE: DW News

  • Five questions about Hansi Flick’s Germany after perfect start | Thaiger

    Five questions about Hansi Flick’s Germany after perfect start

    Germany’s 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign ended with a 4-1 win in Armenia. After seven straight victories under Hansi Flick, DW’s writers answer the five biggest questions about Germany under their new head coach. SOURCE: DW News

  • World Cup qualifying: Armenia vs. Germany — live updates | Thaiger

    World Cup qualifying: Armenia vs. Germany — live updates

    Thomas Müller captains Germany for their final World Cup qualifier against Armenia. With 12 players missing, Hansi Flick has given a few squad players a chance in the starting lineup. Follow all the action with DW. SOURCE: DW News

  • ‘This is discrimination:’ Challenges of being an athlete from Kosovo | Thaiger

    ‘This is discrimination:’ Challenges of being an athlete from Kosovo

    Many Kosovar athletes are world famous and win international competitions, but politics can prevents them from competing. Such obstacles have had a huge effect on their career aspirations and earning potential. SOURCE: DW News

  • Löw says goodbye as Germany set new record under Hansi Flick | Thaiger

    Löw says goodbye as Germany set new record under Hansi Flick

    On a night when Germany beat Liechtenstein to give Hansi Flick the winningest start ever to a Germany head coach, Germany’s past and future collided as former head coach Joachim Löw was finally given a sendoff. SOURCE: DW News

  • World Cup qualifying: Germany vs. Liechtenstein — live updates | Thaiger

    World Cup qualifying: Germany vs. Liechtenstein — live updates

    Already assured of a place in Qatar, Germany gets set to play its final home World Cup qualifier against minnow Liechtenstein. Off the pitch, the camp has been rocked by a COVID-19 infection. SOURCE: DW News

  • Opinion: Failures at Bayern Munich and German FA in the COVID-19 pandemic | Thaiger

    Opinion: Failures at Bayern Munich and German FA in the COVID-19 pandemic

    As COVID-19 rages in Germany, Bayern Munich stars and German FA officials responsible for the national team are setting a terrible example, writes DW’s Marko Langer. Unvaccinated players in the stadium? Please don’t! SOURCE: DW News

  • Germany coach Hansi Flick: ‘Quickest way out of pandemic is to get vaccinated’ | Thaiger

    Germany coach Hansi Flick: ‘Quickest way out of pandemic is to get vaccinated’

    After Germany and Bayern Munich defender Niklas Süle tested positive for COVID-19, forcing four more teammates to go into quarantine, national team coach Hansi Flick has encouraged his players to get vaccinated. SOURCE: DW News

  • Wolfsburg better than last-minute heroics suggest | Thaiger

    Wolfsburg better than last-minute heroics suggest

    Wolfsburg is back in business after a last-minute winner against Frankfurt. Cologne sealed a rousing win in a local rivalry and the impact of the Champions League is obvious. SOURCE: DW News

  • Lukas Nmecha: A target man for Wolfsburg and Germany | Thaiger

    Lukas Nmecha: A target man for Wolfsburg and Germany

    Wolfsburg’s Lukas Nmecha has been in good form this season, so much so that Germany head coach Hansi Flick has called up the 22-year-old. But what is it that makes Nmecha so special? SOURCE: DW News

  • How much longer can Formula 1 drive to survive? | Thaiger

    How much longer can Formula 1 drive to survive?

    There is much excitement around Formula One at the moment, but behind the new success of the sport lies a troubling impact on the world. How much longer can it justify its cost to the planet? SOURCE: DW News

  • Bundesliga: High-flying Freiburg won’t be shedding its small-club status | Thaiger

    Bundesliga: High-flying Freiburg won’t be shedding its small-club status

    Four clubs remain unbeaten in Europe’s top five leagues. In Italy, Napoli and AC Milan are level on points at the top of the table. Liverpool are fighting for a title with a star-studded squad. And then there’s Freiburg. SOURCE: DW News

  • Bundesliga: High-flying Freiburg won’t be shedding their small-club status | Thaiger

    Bundesliga: High-flying Freiburg won’t be shedding their small-club status

    Four clubs remain unbeaten in Europe’s top five leagues. In Italy, Napoli and AC Milan are level on points at the top of the table. Liverpool are fighting for a title with a star-studded squad. And then there’s Freiburg. SOURCE: DW News

  • Why Florian Kohfeldt is an astute gamble for Wolfsburg | Thaiger

    Why Florian Kohfeldt is an astute gamble for Wolfsburg

    Months after being sacked by Werder Bremen, Florian Kohfeldt celebrated a win on his coaching debut with Wolfsburg. While the move may be a risk for the Champions League club, it may be an astute gamble on a young coach. SOURCE: DW News

  • Women’s German Cup: Bayern Munich exact revenge to book quarterfinals spot | Thaiger

    Women’s German Cup: Bayern Munich exact revenge to book quarterfinals spot

    Two weeks after their league win, Eintracht Frankfurt traveled to Munich to dump Bayern out of the German Cup. What followed was proof that the pair can only play wildly entertaining games against one another. SOURCE: DW News

  • Euro 2022: Germany drawn in ‘tough group’ with Denmark, Spain and Finland | Thaiger

    Euro 2022: Germany drawn in ‘tough group’ with Denmark, Spain and Finland

    Germany’s women’s national team have been drawn in Group B for the European Championships in England next July. Germany’s group games will take place in Milton Keynes and Brentford. SOURCE: DW News

  • How karate is helping Nigerian women protect themselves | Thaiger

    How karate is helping Nigerian women protect themselves

    Zainab Saleh found karate as a young girl. Now she uses her annual women-only championship to advocate for the sport in a country where domestic violence and mass kidnapping is endangering the lives of women and girls. SOURCE: DW News

  • Bundesliga: Why are Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig struggling? | Thaiger

    Bundesliga: Why are Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig struggling?

    Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig all finished in European qualification places last year, but this season they are struggling. Jasmine Baba explains why things are different for the Bundesliga trio. SOURCE: DW News

  • Germany back at clinical best as they thrash Israel | Thaiger

    Germany back at clinical best as they thrash Israel

    After a sluggish victory in Israel last week, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s Germany side were back at their clinical best on Tuesday. A 7-0 victory in Essen sees their perfect qualifying campaign continue. SOURCE: DW News

  • Bundesliga: Burkhardt impresses as vibrant Mainz explode into form | Thaiger

    Bundesliga: Burkhardt impresses as vibrant Mainz explode into form

    An irrepressible first half set Mainz on the path to victory, with an overwhelmed Augsburg unable to recover. It was a welcome win for Mainz, with Germany U21 captain Jonathan Burkardt impressing in front of Hansi Flick. SOURCE: DW News

  • Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann tests positive for COVID-19 | Thaiger

    Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann tests positive for COVID-19

    The 34-year-old head coach missed his team’s win over Benfica in Lisbon, feeling unwell. Despite being fully vaccinated, he has since tested positive for COVID-19. SOURCE: DW News

  • Champions League: Leroy Sané delivers win for patient Bayern Munich | Thaiger

    Champions League: Leroy Sané delivers win for patient Bayern Munich

    In an entertaining European encounter, Bayern Munich sealed the win expected of them. Leroy Sané scored a sensational goal but it was Bayern’s patient that impressed the most. SOURCE: DW News

  • Champions League: Borussia Dortmund outclassed by awesome Ajax | Thaiger

    Champions League: Borussia Dortmund outclassed by awesome Ajax

    Borussia Dortmund were stunned in Amsterdam by a stunning performance from hosts Ajax. Dortmund’s Dutch opponents delivered such a dynamic display the Bundesliga side stood no chance. SOURCE: DW News

  • Big upsets bring excitment to the Women’s Bundesliga | Thaiger

    Big upsets bring excitment to the Women’s Bundesliga

    The Women’s Bundesliga provided quite the spectacle with two shocking upsets involving Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg. Werder Bremen celebrated a passionate first victory, and Sassuolo are overachieving in Italy. SOURCE: DW News

  • Thailand to host top world badminton events in 2022 | Thaiger

    Thailand to host top world badminton events in 2022

    Thailand is set to host the the world’s top badminton events next year after being chosen as the location for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals. The Thomas Cup is the men’s team event, and the Uber Cup is for the women’s teams. The tournament is set to take place in Bangkok between May 8-15. This is the 2nd…

  • Borussia Dortmund: Reus, Haaland score but Malen must wait | Thaiger

    Borussia Dortmund: Reus, Haaland score but Malen must wait

    Marco Reus and Erling Haaland were on the scoresheet again as Borussia Dortmund eased past Mainz. But the third member of their attacking trio, new big money signing Donyell Malen, is not yet off the mark in the league. SOURCE: DW News

  • Bundesliga live: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich | Thaiger

    Bundesliga live: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich

    The Bundesliga returns after an international break with a meeting of the top two. Can Leverkusen prove to be geunine title contenders, or is it another false dawn. Follow all the live buildup here. SOURCE: DW News

  • Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham: How to make the complete midfielder | Thaiger

    Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham: How to make the complete midfielder

    Jude Bellingham has packed more in to his career at 18 than many players do in decades. DW takes a trip back to his home town to find out how the Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder became the player he is. SOURCE: DW News

  • Christian Streich and Jürgen Klopp criticize Saudi takeover of Newcastle United | Thaiger

    Christian Streich and Jürgen Klopp criticize Saudi takeover of Newcastle United

    Freiburg coach Christian Streich says the Saudi Arabian takeover of Newcastle United is “unbelievable”. The outspoken coach has been joined by Jürgen Klopp in criticizing a deal that’s unthinkable in German football. SOURCE: DW News