Ruud van Nistelrooy will leave Hamburg in the summer after having his return to Real Madrid blocked by the Bundesliga club.

German authorities are using scent tracking to keep tabs on possibly violent protesters against next month’s Group of Eight summit – a tactic that is drawing comparisons with the methods of former East Germany’s secret police.

Music icon David Bowie has reportedly been forced to cancel his European tour - including a scheduled appearance at this weekend's Oxygen festival - after heart surgery.