Stuttgarter Kickers is one of the most successful field hockey clubs in Germany, having won the German championship in 2005 and a European title in 2006. Stuttgart has also hosted the Stihl Timbersports Series in world logging championships. Sporting events Stuttgart has a reputation for staging major events, including the FIFA World Cup 1974, the finals stages of the FIBA EuroBasket 1985, the UEFA Euro 1988, and the World Championships in Athletics 1993. It was also one of the twelve host cities of the FIFA World Cup 2006. Six matches, three of them second round matches, including the third and fourth place playoff, were played at the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium (today Mercedes-Benz Arena). Stuttgart was also 2007 European Capital of Sport, hosting events such as the UCI World Cycling Championships Road Race and the IAAF World Athletics Final. Other famous sports venues are the Weissenhof tennis courts, where the annual Mercedes Cup tennis tournament is played, the Porsche Arena (hosting tennis, basketball and handball) and the Schleyerhalle (boxing, equestrianism/show jumping, gymnastics, track cycling etc.), Scharrena Stuttgart. International relations Twin towns – sister cities Stuttgart is twinned with: St Helens, England (1948) Cardiff, Wales (1955) St. Louis, United States (1960) Strasbourg, France (1962) Mumbai, India (1968) Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia (1971) Cairo, Egypt (1979) Łódź, Poland (1988) Brno, Czech Republic (1989) Samara, Russia (1992) The city district of Bad Cannstatt is twinned with: Újbuda (Budapest), Hungary The city district of Vaihingen is twinned with: Melun, France The city district of Zuffenhausen is twinned with: La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France Friendships Stuttgart has friendly relations with: Ōgaki, Japan Nanjing, China Shavei Tzion, Israel Notable people In popular culture Gaming In the 2003 video game Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour, GLA forces attacked the US base in Stuttgart in their final mission. In the first Chinese mission, the player must reclaim the city from the GLA. Dr Ludwig, more commonly known as the Medic in Valve's 2007 first-person shooter game Team Fortress 2 is a native of Stuttgart, but was raised in Rottenburg am Neckar. In the 2008 adventure game episode Sam & Max: Night of the Raving Dead, the title characters travel to Stuttgart to kill a vampire. Reinhardt, one of the tank classes in Blizzard's 2016 team based shooter Overwatch, originates from Stuttgart. Furthermore, the game also features the map Eichenwalde, which is a fictional castle town near the city. Novels In the