Berlin – September 15, 2026 -- Germany's women's basketball team plays European champion Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinal on Thursday, live from 5:15 PM on MagentaTV and MagentaSport.

Germany enters the match on a three-game winning streak

The German team beat Japan, Mali, and South Korea in the group stage, building momentum ahead of the knockout round in Berlin. Head coach Olaf Lange told MagentaSport he is "very positively excited" about the team's growth, crediting the run of wins for boosting squad cohesion.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's women's basketball team defeated Japan 74:58 in a sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle, securing its first win of the World Cup after an opening loss to Spain. The victory sets up a decisive final group match against Mali on Monday at 5:20 p.m., broadcast live on MagentaSport.

Forward Nyara Sabally, who grew up in Berlin and trained in the same arena, scored 18 points. "It was really cool, the arena is loud," she said, adding that the team was "logged in" from the start of the game.

Ingolstadt – September 09, 2026 -- Alemannia Aachen scored three goals in the opening 11 minutes at FC Ingolstadt, sealing a 3:0 win in the fourth matchday of Germany's 3. Liga, broadcast live on MagentaSport.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's women's basketball team opened the home FIBA Women's World Cup 2026 with a 53-83 defeat to Spain in Berlin, despite a packed and enthusiastic home crowd. The game aired live on MagentaSport and MagentaTV, which will broadcast 23 matches of the tournament overall.

Gdansk – September 03, 2026 -- Germany's men's basketball team needed overtime to beat previously unbeaten Poland 96:94 in a World Cup qualifier in Gdansk, closing out a summer window with four wins from four games.

Munich -- August 30, 2026 -- Third-division club Viktoria Köln dismantled relegated Preußen Münster 4-1 on Sunday, August 30, as forward David Otto scored twice and set up two more goals in a blistering start at home. Newly promoted TSV Havelse stunned SV Waldhof Mannheim 3-2 after trailing 0-2, handing the promotion favorite its first loss of the season. In the Frauen-Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Leverkusen to keep its unbeaten start alive following an 8-2 win over Nürnberg and a Champions League qualifying victory over Inter.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- August 28, 2026 -- Germany's men's basketball team beat the Netherlands 99-83 in Cologne on August 27 in a World Cup qualifying game, while forward Johannes Voigtmann was honored before tip-off as he stepped away from the national team after 11 years, 128 caps and 830 points. In a separate preparation match at the same venue, the German women's team lost 62-63 to Turkey, its third straight defeat in August.