Switzerland started the European Championship in their own country with a defeat on Wednesday. Due to defensive blunders, the Swiss lost 1-2 to Norway in a packed stadium in Basel. Switzerland had just taken the lead after a short half hour in St. Jakob-Park. Nadine Riesen shot in via the inside of the post, to […]
Botic van de Zandschulp has to finish his party in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday. The Dutchman’s match against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was stopped on Wednesday in the fourth set due to invading darkness. The 29-year-old Van de Zandschulp looks at a 2-1 deficit in sets: 1-6, 6-4, 3-6 and 5-5. In
Peter Bosz has won the Rinus Michels Award for best coach of the season on Wednesday. The PSV coach beat Paul Simonis, among others, in the election, who gave Go Ahead Eagles their first cup win in history. Bosz was crowned national champion with PSV last season, although that was also thanks to an implosion
The Women’s European Championship in Switzerland started on Wednesday with a victory for Finland over Iceland. The Finns won in Thun with 0-1 after a red card for Iceland. Finland and Iceland seemed to be heading for a disappointing 0-0 draw after a disappointing first half, but a red card for Hildur Antonsdóttir changed the
The NHL ice hockey stars will finally be able to participate in the Olympic Winter Games next February. The leadership of the North American professional league agreed on this with the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF on Wednesday. The NHL ice hockey players were not allowed to participate in the past two Winter Games by
Carlos Alcaraz ended the Wimbledon fairy tale of British amateur Oliver Tarvet on Wednesday. The world number one did not have to exert himself deeply to reach the third round: 6-1, 6-4 and 6-4. Aryna Sabalenka had significantly more trouble. Wimbledon has been captivated in recent days by the 21-year-old Tarvet. As an amateur player,
Dylan Groenewegen is aiming for revenge in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. Six years ago, the top sprinter crashed in the first stage in Brussels. Now he has another chance in Lille to conquer the yellow leader’s jersey. Groenewegen’s list of results this season is not yet very impressive. In
Okay, here’s the extracted, translated, and formatted content: Aryna Sabalenka has qualified for the third round of Wimbledon. The world number one won after a difficult start against Marie Bouzkova: 7-6 (4), 6-4. Australian Open winner Madison Keys still has a chance to follow in Serena Williams’ footsteps. After world number two Coco Gauff was
The German female footballers have been assigned a prominent party hotel in Zurich by UEFA as accommodation for the European Championship. The captain and the national coach say they are not bothered by it. On the top floor of the five-star hotel in the Swiss city is a discotheque. Moreover, the penthouse of the hotel
The Tour de France starts on Saturday in Lille. Who are all participating in the biggest cycling race in the world? View the confirmed list of participants here, including Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. UAE Team Emirates-XRG (UAE) Visma-Lease a Bike (Ned) Soudal Quick-Step (Bel) EF Education-Easypost (US) Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team (Fra) Red