Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen confirmed the dismissal of Erik ten Hag on Monday after two Bundesliga games, the fastest firing of a summer appointment in league history.
• Sporting chief Simon Rolfes said the project was heading the wrong way and lacked clarity, as captain Robert Andrich openly questioned the team’s mentality following the 3:3 at Werder Bremen.
• Assistant Rogier Meijer led a closed training session and the club has begun its search for a new head coach ahead of the Sept. 12 league match against Eintracht Frankfurt.
• Promoted 1. FC Köln beat Freiburg 4:1 in Lukas Kwasniok’s home debut to reach six points from two games and drew Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal second round.
• Germany’s basketball team qualified for the EuroBasket round of 16 with a 107:88 win over Lithuania, as Dennis Schröder reported racist abuse that saw two spectators ejected; Borussia Dortmund beat Union Berlin 3:0 and drew Eintracht Frankfurt in the cup.