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Dubai World Central welcomes Condor's maiden flight

Dubai - Wam

Dubai Airports welcomed the inaugural flight of a new daily service launched by Condor and their partners FTI Group and Meeting Point International, at Dubai World Central (DWC) on Thursday morning. The first ever year-round charter service on Condor’s B757-300 will connect multiple cities across Germany, including Leipzig, Hannover, Cologne, Munich, Berlin, Stuttgart, as well as Basel in Switzerland, directlyRead more

Third generation adds more power

Stuttgart - Arab News

A recent night at the Porsche Museum saw the third-generation Cayenne being serenaded to the world media in a musical presentation complete with dancers holding balloons. No less than nine Porsche executives, including the CEO, were up on stage to pose for photographers. This is how vital the new Cayenne is to the company. Cayenne is the best-selling Porsche sinceRead more

World number 302 beats Federer at Stuttgart Open

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Roger Federer slumped to a 2-6 7-6(8) 6-4 loss to German veteran Tommy Haas at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday in a disappointing comeback after the 18-times grand slam champion missed the entire claycourt season. Federer, who opted out of the claycourt swing in order to prepare for an assault on an eighth Wimbledon crown, made a sensational start toRead more

Tennis: Berdych joins seeds' Stuttgart exodus

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Tomas Berdych became the latest seeded player to crash out of the Stuttgart Open on Friday as Spaniard Feliciano Lopez edged past the Czech third seed 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 to reach the last four. The Czech world number 14, who has reached only one final so far this year, now joins already-eliminated top seeds Roger Federer and Grigor Dimtrov onRead more

Federer to play veteran Haas at Stuttgart Open

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Tommy Haas lined up a second-round meeting with Roger Federer, while seeded players Gilles Simon and Viktor Troicki both made an early exit from the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. The 39-year-old Haas, playing for the last time at the grass-court tournament, defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in their first-round match. The victory set up another clash with Federer, whoRead more

Second seed Dimitrov crashes out of Stuttgart Open

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Second seed Grigor Dimitrov slumped to a 7-6 (4) 6-3 loss to world number 155 Jerzy Janowicz at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday, with the Pole booking a surprise quarter-final spot. Janowicz made the most of momentary lapses in concentration by Dimitrov, who followed top seed Roger Federer, beaten by Tommy Haas on Wednesday, out of the Wimbledon warmup event.Read more

Dieselgate haunts Volkswagen again with new probe on CEO, two others

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Stuttgart prosecutors said on Wednesday they're investigating whether Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller and two others, including Mueller's predecessor, manipulated markets by not releasing information about VW's diesel cheating soon enough. The probe relates to Mueller and the others' roles as executives in 2015 at Stuttgart-based Porsche Automobil Holding, the holding company that controls Volkswagen. Prosecutors in a statement confirmed mediaRead more

Thiem stuns Federer in Stuttgart upset

Stuttgart - Arab Today

Roger Federer uncharacteristically failed to nail two match points as Dominic Thiem stunned the top seed on the grass in the rain-disrupted Stuttgart semi-finals on Saturday. The Swiss legend, who is returning from a back injury that ruled him out of the French Open, saw his preparations for Wimbledon unravel as Thiem battled through 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-4. The thirdRead more

Stuttgart sack sporting director Dutt, Luhukay appointed as new coach

Berlin - XINHUA

Sporting director Robin Dutt has been sacked with immediate effect whereas Jos Luhukay has been appointed as the new head coach, relegated Stuttgart said in an official statement on Tuesday. Three days after the 3-1 loss to Wolfsburg, which sealed the clubs second relegation in 41 years, Stuttgart continues to make room for new personnel, as Robin Dutt is noRead more

Stuttgart president Wahler resigns, coach Kramny degraded

Berlin - XINHUA

After Stuttgart's relegation into the second division club, president Bernd Wahler stepped down while coach Juergen Kramny returns to the second team, the "Swabians" confirmed on Sunday. Stuttgart reacted on the club's second relegation after 41 years, as president Bernd Wahler stepped down from his office with immediate effect. "It is still unbelievable that we relegated. I take the responsibilityRead more