Max Verstappen surprised everyone, including himself, with his pole position for the British Grand Prix on Saturday. Afterwards, the Red Bull driver put the achievement into perspective. His car can compete, but not on all circuits. Silverstone is certainly to Verstappen’s liking. The old airbase above London has a number of kinks that require a […]
Max Verstappen provided a big surprise on Saturday by taking pole position for the Grand Prix of Great Britain. View the starting setup here. Verstappen was fourth halfway through Q3, but improved with no less than four tenths in his last run and took his 44th pole out of his career. World Cup leader Oscar
Douwe Bob was received with loud applause on Saturday evening when he appeared for his performance at the Gelderpop music festival in Voorthuizen, Gelderland. Upon arrival, the singer made ‘peace signs’ with his hands. “Shall we only talk about fun things today?” the singer asked the audience during the performance. “Enough drama guys,” he continued.
Dirk Kuijt has experienced a false start as coach at his new club FC Dordrecht. His unofficial debut match against Sparta resulted in a 7-1 defeat, in a 120-minute practice match. The match was played behind closed doors at Sportcomplex Nieuw Terbregge, Sparta’s training accommodation. After the first block of thirty minutes, the score was
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima sympathize with the family of an Argentinian man who is missing in Chile. 76-year-old Carlos Ancapichun works at a gated community where the royal family sometimes stays when they are in Argentina. Correction: An earlier version of this article described Ancapichun as the manager of Queen Máxima’s holiday home. The
57′ GOAL Oranje! 0-3 Esmee Brugts also scored a goal. First, Jackie Groenen hit the crossbar with a hard shot, then the ball came to the feet of Brugts, who cleverly tapped it in from close range. 52′ Crossbar! Roord is having bad luck. In the first half, she already hit the post, now the
Vivianne Miedema reached a special milestone for the Dutch national team on Saturday. The 28-year-old all-time top scorer for Oranje scored her hundredth international goal in the European Championship match against Wales. Miedema put Oranje ahead against Wales just before halftime. The striker freed herself to shoot and curled the ball beautifully into the far
Defenser Barbora Krejcíková was eliminated on Saturday in the third round at Wimbledon by the American Emma Navarro. The Czech tennis star struggled with physical problems and lost in three sets: 6-2, 3-6 and 4-6. The 29-year-old Krejcíková started very strong and took the first set, but then it went downhill. The number seventeen in
The death toll from the floods in the US state of Texas has risen to 27, including at least nine children. Local authorities announced this on Saturday. The search for the missing girls from a summer camp is still ongoing. The nine deceased children are not the girls who were at summer camp and went
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was delighted on Saturday about the poler round of Max Verstappen on Silverstone. At the same time, the Brit stated that the pole of the Dutchman did not come out of nowhere. “At the previous race we should have been at least third in qualifying,” Horner said at F1