Find out about the festival of football that has proceeded the UEFA Champions League final every year since 2006.

We visit Lesser Hampden to see how Scotland celebrated UEFA Grassroots Day.

We find out how mini-pitches were the centrepiece of Germany's UEFA Grassroots Day celebrations.

A look at how Swiss football is on the rise, from the grassroots upwards.

We find out about the importance of equal opportunities for Roma players in Slovenian football.

We investigate the system the Dutch use to unearth new talent.

We find out how UEFA is ensuring a lasting legacy for its major club finals.

We find out how football is offering hope for the homeless.

We see how fair play and the integration of players from different backgrounds is reaping success in Schleswig-Holstein.

We find out why 2011 UEFA Best Grassroots Leader, John de Looze, is so valued at the KNVB.

We round up a busy fortnight of UEFA Grassroots Day activities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

THE first cap is the sweetest. For hockey player Alan Forsyth it came on October 19, 2015: Great Britain versus Argentina at Bisham Abbey. He scored on his debut, too, teed up by fellow Scot Chris Grassick after 28 minutes.

IT’S becoming a real bore that our main sporting authorities, particularly the Scottish Football Association, the Scottish Professional Football League and the Scottish Rugby Union, continue to get in a fankle over the way to end the 2019-20 season.

ONE of the biggest sporting scandals of all time was just about to erupt in the USA 100 years ago this month. It was in the spring of 1920 that a persistent rumour engulfed the Chicago White Sox baseball team.

THE irony that the recent weather would have been ideal for the start of the domestic cricket season is not lost on Kyle Coetzer.

WHILE almost every athlete has been affected by the global shutdown of sport, it is perhaps the old and the young who are feeling it the most.

SUCCESS in athletics can often be a family affair. Scots such as Callum Hawkins and Eilish McColgan have thrived under the tutelage of their parents, while track star Jake Wightman is another who has preferred to turn to his family to coach him to success on the track.

MAY is normally a busy month behind the scenes for Gareth Chalmers and the ongoing uncertainty around sport hasn’t changed that a huge amount.

GUS MACKAY was full of good intentions when he agreed to become Cricket Scotland’s new chief executive last October.

As expected, the number of passengers at Berlin airports fell in January. Tegel and Schönefeld dealt with a total of 2,252,265 passengers, 6.9% fewer than in the same month last year.

When Berlin Brandenburg Airport is put into operation at the end of October 2020, Schönefeld Airport will become Terminal 5 (T5) of BER. In order to avoid duplicate names of terminal sections, gates and car parks at BER, the building and car park infras...

The expected consolidation in the aviation market has also arrived in Berlin. At the same time, the worldwide spread of the coronavirus is having an impact on the Berlin airports.

Against the backdrop of the global corona crisis and a collapse in flight operations, the Supervisory Board today set the important course for the development of the airport company after commissioning BER.

Within just a few weeks, the corona crisis has led to a collapse of over 90 percent of flight operations in the capital region. In light of this dramatic situation, the Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) Executive Board concluded a works agreement ...

Following yesterday´s Supervisory Board meeting and the meeting on 19 March 2020, yesterday´s FBB shareholders’ meeting dealt with the results of the meeting and confirmed its main decisions. The shareholders recognised the business plan approved by th...

Berlin’s airports are recording a drastic slump in passenger numbers. In March, a decline in passengers of 64.7 percent was recorded at Tegel and Schönefeld for the whole month. However, the number of passengers has continued to fall significantly over ...

In light of the regulations on hygiene and gatherings in connection with the global corona pandemic, a fire safety and evacuation exercise, which was scheduled to take place on 29 April in Terminal T1 and the BER railway station, has been postponed yest...

The Dahme-Spreewald administrative district’s local building inspection authority confirmed the completion of the passenger terminal (Terminal 1) at BER following completion of the construction work.

27,593 passengers departed from and landed at Berlin's airports Schönefeld and Tegel in April. That is just 1 per cent of air traffic in comparison to April 2019. 22,079 passengers flew from Tegel, and 5,541 from Schönefeld.

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Actor and Celebrity MasterChef winner John Partridge shares his culinary journey of recovery and grief with Jenny Stallard.

James Morton's pave rustique recipe will likely become a lockdown favourite, says Ella Walker.

IRAQ’S prime ministerial merry-go-round continues to spin apace. Spy chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi, director of the country’s National Intelligence Service, is now the third prime minister designate this year, following the withdrawal of the two previous prospective candidates.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official has said amid continued speculation about his health.

US President Donald Trump has told a town hall meeting that he thinks a coronavirus vaccine will be developed “by the end of this year”.

While millions of people have taken advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy the outdoors, some of the world’s most populous countries have reported worrying new peaks in infections.

Regional and political divisions have emerged in many nations over how fast to lift coronavirus lockdowns as worries about economic devastation collide with fears of a second wave of deaths.

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections yesterday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks.

China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by devastating outbreaks.

Millie Small, who died Tuesday at age 73 in London, was the first Jamaican artiste to score a hit on the British pop chart. Her version of My Boy Lollipop reached number two in 1964 and was also successful in the United States, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Producer Jermaine Baker has decided to do his part in the fight against COVID-19 in Jamaica. He has donated funds from the first-quarter earnings from his latest project, the JA Bounce rhythm, to support this cause.

Born in New Jersey, USA, to Jamaican parents, Linton Hinds Jr was acquainted with the culture of their homeland. He developed an appreciation for the country's food, music and home remedies such as the roots tonic.Those natural drinks, once shunned as backward concoctions, are the rage in Jamaica, with countless brands on the market.

She burst on to the music scene in 2017 with the single Biggest Fan. In a week's time, Lila Ike will take her musical career to another level with the release of her debut EP The ExPerience, which drops on May 15.Unfazed by the current novel coronavirus crisis Lila is boldly stepping forward with her project bolstered by the popularity of her latest single I Spy.

Singjay Tashina McKenzie has found herself with a lot of downtime since government- mandated lockdowns and curfews have curtailed nightlife and affected recording studios due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Determined to bring some light and hope to those facing challenges during this difficult period, popular producer Notnice has teamed up with a number of reggae and dancehall artistes to create the inspirational anthem, entitled We Are , which is being released today.

At a time when there are no entertainment events being held, players in the industry are looking at options to remain relevant.Music video director Rohan Kashwayne Edwards believes there is an even greater demand for music videos during this COVID-19 crisis.

There is no shortage of anguish on television news in Jamaica — from homicides to domestic abuse and missing children.It was while watching one of those newscasts that singer Hezron was inspired to write Resilience, a song released May 1 by his Hardshield Records.

Due to overwhelming response, Magnum Tonic Wine has expanded its TekChargeAYard Dance Challenge to Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent and The Grenadines, and Guyana.The challenge was initially open to participants from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

NEW YORK (AP) — Idris Elba, who battled the coronavirus this year, has lent his voice to a new song about black men and mental health that will benefit pandemic relief efforts.

MOST people's memories of Millie Small in 1964 are of her climbing international charts with the massive hit song, My Boy Lollipop. But for Dennis Smith, it was her return to Jamaica that year that made the greatest impression.