Cologne (SID) – The 13th matchday of the Bundesliga is dominated by the top game at 6.30 p.m. between table leader Bayer Leverkusen and triple winner Bayern Munich. At the other end of the table, Schalke 04, under the direction of trainer-fireman Huub Stevens, and Arminia Bielefeld face each other in the crisis duel, the bottom of the table. RB Leipzig will also host 1. FC Cologne at 3:30 p.m., TSG Hoffenheim will play against Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Augsburg will host Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen will be challenged at FSV Mainz 05.
In Engelberg, the dress rehearsal before the Four Hills Tournament is on for the ski jumpers. Karl Geiger is not there. The newly crowned ski flying world champion is missing after an infection with the corona virus. The individual competition on the large hill starts at 4 p.m. The German hopes rest mainly on three-time world champion Markus Eisenbichler.
At the World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, the biathletes go to the pursuit races on the trail. The men’s decision over 12.5 km starts at 1 p.m., and the women decide at 3 p.m. over 10 km. Franziska Preuß, who starts fourth in the race, has the best prospects from a German perspective.
Ex-world champion Felix Sturm will make his boxing comeback from 10 p.m. after a five-year break from fighting. In Hamburg, the 41-year-old climbs into the ring against Timo Rost. After his prison sentence, Sturm wants to make positive headlines again with sporting success.
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