Adil Chihi scored an 88th-minute equaliser to give Cologne a share of the spoils in a 3-3 draw against Hamburg.

He was among the most sought after commodities in the January transfer window and it was the increasingly attractive lure of playing in Germany's Bundesliga that persuaded Ruud van Nistelrooy to take his leave from Real Madrid.

Sunderland are believed to be ready to step up their interest in Manchester City striker Benjani but West Ham United are no longer keen to sign the Zimbabwe international.

Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia found little consolation in his side's last-gasp equaliser against Wolfsburg on Friday night and claimed his side should have won the game.

Substitute Piotr Trochowski scored a spectacular stoppage-time equaliser to earn Hamburg SV a 1-1 home draw with champions VfL Wolfsburg on Friday.

RIGHT-backs Habib Beye and Guy Demel are in danger of pricing themselves out of moves to Sunderland.

BERLIN: Hamburg SV striker Paolo Guerrero's fear of flying has forced him to delay his return from Peru to Germany after several failed attempts to board an aircraft, media reports said on Wednesday.

Liverpool's antics have been branded by The Black Cats manager as "disrespectful" in regards to the Sunderland striker.

Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy said he has joined Bundesliga side Hamburg in a bid to win back his place in the Holland team before this summer's World Cup in South Africa.

Real Madrid v Malaga. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Ruud van Nistelrooy is hoping he can impress enough for Hamburg to earn a place at this summer's World Cup finals after agreeing an 18-month contract to join the German club from Real ...

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has confirmed his interest in signing Aston Villa full-back Habib Beye after missing out on Guy Demel.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to snub a return to the Barclays Premier League in favour of joining Hamburg.

Stoke defender Robert Huth has been named in a 30-man Germany squad for a training get-together in the first half of next week.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed his interest in Hamburg defender Guy Demel.

United Arab Emirates: 51 minutes ago An Emirates' A380 has become the 6000th Airbus aircraft to roll off the production line in Hamburg, as the airline continues to weather the financial storm and thrusts ahead with its ambitious expansion plans.

Hamburg chairman Bernd Hoffmann insists the club are yet to receive a bid for reported Sunderland target Guy Demel.

Hamburg kept pace with the Bundesliga leaders with a convincing victory at home over Freiburg.

What could end up being the final steps to ending striker Vagner Love's career with CSKA Moscow are taking shape should reports from German media giant "Bild" be accurate as the striker will join Hamburger on-loan through the balance of the campaign.

Hamburg defender Guy Demel claims he is wanted by Sunderland and one other English club.

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