The league table is the last thing Bayer Leverkusen will be looking at this Friday while it does not make for particularly happy reading for guests Stuttgart. The Werkself can move up to third with a win over a Stuttgart side rooted to the bottom and five points adrift of safety, but neither of those constellations interest their coach Roger Schmidt. "Nobody should make the mistake of judging ...Full Story »

Stuttgart got back to winning ways on coach Huub Stevens' return to the club, beating Freiburg 4-1 at the Dreisamstadion to leave the foot of the Bundesliga at least for a night. Martin Harnik was on target twice for Stuttgart, who had lost three in a row coming into this Baden-Wurttemberg derby. Vladimir Darida brought Freiburg level at 1-1, but Carlos Gruezo and Timo Werner both struck befor...Full Story »

GRAZ, Austria (AP)—Striker Martin Harnik scored twice in the final 10 minutes to give Austria a 3-1 win over Latvia in an international friendly on Tuesday. It was Austria’s first win in eight months, ending a series of five straight defeats and a draw since beating Azerbaijan on Oct. 8. Harnik scored with a header from close range in the 81st minute to make it 2-1 and added anothe...Full Story »