Magnus Carlsen, the chess grandmaster, drew a game against 143,000 opponents on Tuesday. The special online match against ‘the rest of the world’ started on April 4 and earned the Norwegian a world record. The 34-year-old Carlsen competed against the users of the popular chess site Chess.com. With his online game against thousands of players, […]
Francesco Farioli is reflecting on his departure from Ajax in a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday. The Italian coach thanks the Amsterdam supporters for their support during his eleven months with the club. Farioli decided on Monday, after the last league match, to hand in his contract, which ran until mid-2027, due to a difference
Daan Hoole scored an impressive time trial victory in the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday. The Dutchman from Lidl-Trek didn’t quite know where to go with his joy. “It all needs to sink in,” the 26-year-old Hoole stammered afterwards to the camera of Eurosport. “A stage victory in the Giro is so special. I never thought
Kai Verbij has joined Team Kafra, Jutta Leerdam’s skating team. The thirty-year-old from Hoogmade had been without a team for over a year and last competed in February 2024. Leerdam announced the news on Tuesday via her Instagram account. She shared a photo of herself posing with Verbij and Ted Dalrymple, who is also joining
Tottenham Hotspur hopes to end a seventeen-year trophy drought on Wednesday by winning the Europa League at the expense of Manchester United. Captain Son Heung-min and coach Ange Postecoglou of the Londoners are confident for the final in Bilbao. Spurs won the League Cup in 2008, but have not been able to add a trophy
Shanice van de Sanden surprisingly returns to the Oranjevrouwen squad after fifteen months. The 32-year-old player from Mexican side Toluca FC has been called up for the Nations League matches against Germany and Scotland. The forward last belonged to the Oranje squad in February 2024. She then played in the consolation final of the Nations
Gijs Brouwer and Arianne Hartono failed to reach the main tournament of Roland Garros on Tuesday. The Dutch tennis players were defeated in two sets. Earlier, Tim van Rijthoven and Guy den Ouden were already eliminated. The 29-year-old Hartono had to acknowledge her superior in the Italian Nuria Brancaccio: 4-6 and 3-6. Contemporary Brouwer lost
Botic van de Zandschulp appears to be able to participate in Roland Garros. The tennis player from Veenendaal is still recovering from a groin injury, but seems to be fit in time for the Grand Slam tournament in Paris. “The status is now that Botic’s recovery is going well,” his manager Dille Rikkert told NU.nl
Joshua Zirkzee made a surprise return to the training field at Manchester United on Tuesday. The Dutch striker was expected to miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury but appears to be fit again. Matthijs de Ligt trained individually in the lead-up to the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur. The
Former international Andruw Jones will be the head coach of the Netherlands at the World Baseball Classic next March, the unofficial World Cup for baseball players. The former top player will then make his debut as the person in charge of the Dutch team. “We are proud and happy that Andruw is leading the Kingdom