Anna van der Breggen finished fourth in the Giro Donne prologue. Marlen Reusser of Switzerland won the opening time trial convincingly. Van der Breggen was the first of the favorites to race in the time trial around Bergamo. She clocked 17.42 minutes, four seconds faster than Lieke Nooijen, the time trial specialist from Visma-Lease a […]
Bayern München has reacted furiously to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper caused Jamal Musiala to suffer a severe ankle injury at the Club World Cup and is expected to be out for months. Just before halftime, Musiala tried to intercept the ball. He was brought down by the onrushing Donnarumma and was seriously
Niels Laros surprised even himself with his impressive time in the English mile at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene, USA. Laros shaved almost three seconds off his previous Dutch record. “I’m just amazed at how the race went. Because it’s my first of the season, I didn’t have that much confidence,” the twenty-year-old athlete
Sarina Wiegman was quite disappointed after the false start at the European Championship. But the England coach put the defeat against France (2-1) into perspective and wants to take revenge against the Netherlands. “You can’t really compare all the first matches of tournaments with each other. I think playing against France is totally different from
Visma-Lease a Bike provided spectacle right away on Saturday in the first stage of the Tour de France. The team of leader Jonas Vingegaard caused a split in the peloton with 20 kilometers to go. Exactly as planned in advance. Kilometer 164. Those were the magic words at Visma-Lease Bike on Saturday. Just outside the
The second round of the European Women’s Football Championship is about to begin. Host country Switzerland immediately faces a crucial match, potentially leading to elimination. 6:00 PM: Norway vs. Finland (Sion) Norway spoiled the Swiss football party on Wednesday by winning 1-2 against the host country after trailing. As a result, the two-time European champion
After a difficult start, Vivianne Miedema reached the milestone of one hundred goals for the Orange Lionesses on Saturday evening in the European Championship match against Wales (3-0 victory). The celebratory gesture afterward failed, but the 28-year-old striker was no less happy and thought back to her late grandfather. Kerstin Casparij came to Miedema in
Real Madrid reached the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in the United States on Saturday at the expense of Borussia Dortmund. In the thrilling final minutes, Kylian Mbappé scored with a half-bicycle kick and Dean Huijsen received a red card: 3-2. Real already had a comfortable lead within twenty minutes in East Rutherford. Gonzalo
Niels Laros achieved a sensational victory in the English mile at the Diamond League competitions in Eugene, USA, on Saturday. The athlete won after a long final sprint in a Dutch record. Kenyan Beatrice Chebet made history in the 5,000 meters. The twenty-year-old Laros overtook the two runners in front after a long final sprint
Beatrice Chebet made athletics history on Saturday. The 25-year-old Kenyan broke the world record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:58.06. This makes her the first woman ever to run this distance in under fourteen minutes. The world record in the 5,000 meters was held until two years ago by Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay.