
Germany's basketball players have reached the top of the world, even if they are not (yet) enough to make it to the World Cup final
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Germany is hosting the Women's Basketball World Cup. The team reached the semi-finals, but lost to France.
At the home World Cup, Germany stormed to the semi-finals, where they were now defeated by title candidate France. Too many simple mistakes and an outstanding Frenchwoman prevented the sensation. But there is still a medal in it.
Jonas Kraus reports from Berlin
1. FC Köln led through an early goal from Linton Maina, but gave up the win against Werder Bremen after Niclas Füllkrug equalized in the 70th minute. The game ended 1-1 in front of 50,000 spectators in the sold-out Cologne stadium.
SC Freiburg defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0 and took the lead in the table. Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 against SC Paderborn and remains second in the table. Other results: 1:1 between Cologne and Bremen, 3:1 win for Eintracht Frankfurt against Mainz, 2:1 win for Hoffenheim against Stuttgart and 2:2 draw between Augsburg and Leverkusen.
The German women's national basketball team lost the World Cup semi-final against France 64:86 and is now playing for the bronze medal in the home tournament in Berlin. Despite strong support from Dirk Nowitzki and good individual performances, it was not enough for the final against the USA or Spain.
FC Augsburg missed out on top of the Bundesliga with a 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Michael Gregoritsch scored two goals and became the club's record goalscorer, while Patrik Schick equalized for Leverkusen in the 89th minute.
Lando Norris secured the first pole position in the McLaren on the new Formula 1 track in Madrid. The world champion prevailed in a tight qualifying against world championship leader Kimi Antonelli. Max Verstappen starts from third place.

Ben Shelton is the first American to reach the final of the US Open since 2003. The 22-year-old, known for his extremely fast serve, will face Alexander Zverev in the final and could end the US men's long lack of titles at Grand Slams.