The Tour de France is full of stories. Every day we highlight a historical moment that can be linked to the upcoming stage. Today stage 7: public favorite René Viette who had a toe amputation and lost the yellow in the longest time trial ever. In 1934 a young rider steals the hearts of French […]
Tadej Pogacar was surprised on Thursday during the sixth stage of the Tour de France by Visma-Lease a Bike. The team of Jonas Vingegaard went full throttle at the beginning and end of the stage, making it a chaotic day. It was a special moment for a transition stage in the Tour. After a little
Aryna Sabalenka has once again failed to reach the Wimbledon final. The world number one surprisingly lost to Amanda Anisimova on Thursday. The American will play against Iga Swiatek, who was far too strong for Belinda Bencic. The score between Sabalenka and Anisimova was 6-4, 4-6, and 6-4. For the 27-year-old Sabalenka, it was the
Mathieu van der Poel is happy that he has the yellow sweater in the Tour de France back, but it didn’t go easy. The thirty -year -old Dutchman was very tough in the sixth stage, especially in the last hour. Van der Poel comes with his mouth wide open the finish in Vire Normandie. For
The Dutchman David Pel reached the final of the men’s doubles at Wimbledon for the first time in his career on Thursday. The doubles specialist stunned with his Australian partner Rinky Hijikata in the semi-finals. The 34-year-old Pel and the ten-year-younger Hijikata were too strong for the top-seeded couple Marcelo Arévalo from El Salvador and
Aryna Sabalenka has once again failed to reach the Wimbledon final. The world number one surprisingly lost to American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday. It ended 6-4, 4-6, and 6-4 for the world number twelve. For the 27-year-old Sabalenka, it was the third time she has been in the semi-finals at Wimbledon and also the third
Fourteen people reported last year that they had experienced years of (sexual) transgressive behavior, manipulation, and intimidation by an employee of the Dutch Basketball Association (NBB). The Sports Tribunal Institute (ISR) has launched a disciplinary investigation. According to the NOS, the employee is Gertjan van der Linden, former coach of the Dutch wheelchair basketball team.
Dick Advocaat will remain the national coach of Curaçao for at least a few more months. The 77-year-old Dutchman has extended his contract, which was due to expire this month, until the end of this year. Curaçao was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup last month. Advocaat hopes to qualify with his team
Vitesse has dismissed youth coach Marc H. on Thursday due to sexual misconduct. He is suspected of sending sexually suggestive messages to a sixteen-year-old girl. “Vitesse was confronted on Tuesday evening, July 8, with the news that the trainer of O19 has been discredited,” Vitesse reports in a statement. “As a result, a meeting took
Lorena Wiebes won the spectacular fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday. The SD Worx-Protime rider defeated her compatriot Marianne Vos in the sprint. Anna van der Breggen did well in the general classification. The wind played a major role in the last flat stage of this Giro. Due to the crosswinds and the