The International Olympic Committee (IOC), according to its new president Kirsty Coventry, will lead discussions on gender criteria for participation in sports. The IOC had previously urged sports federations to assess issues independently. Coventry said on Thursday at a meeting in Lausanne that the IOC is “protecting the female category.” The former top swimmer from […]
Vivianne Miedema, Jackie Groenen and Dominique Janssen will play their 125th international match for the Dutch national team against Finland on Thursday evening. The three experienced players are in the starting lineup for the farewell match in Leeuwarden. Miedema was the first of these three players to make her debut. She debuted for Oranje on
The lineup of the Orange Women for the farewell match against Finland has no surprises. National coach Andries Jonker starts on Thursday in Leeuwarden with a starting eleven that is possibly the same as in the opening match at the European Championship in Switzerland. As announced by Jonker, Vivianne Miedema is in the starting lineup.
Jetro Willems continues his career at NEC. The 22-time Netherlands international joins on a free transfer from Spanish side CD Castellón and signs a one-year contract with an option for another season. With the move to NEC, Willems returns to the Eredivisie after one season. Last summer, the 31-year-old defender transferred from Heracles Almelo to
Although he is not entering the Austrian Grand Prix weekend as the favorite, Max Verstappen hopes to take another step forward on Sunday. Red Bull has brought a significant package of updates for their home race in Spielberg. “Hopefully, it gives us a bit more speed in the car,” Verstappen said on Thursday at a
Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his expiring contract with Al Nassr from Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The forty-year-old Portuguese will continue for at least two more seasons. Ronaldo seemed to hint at a departure from Al Nassr at the end of last month, according to many. “This chapter is over,” he wrote on Instagram at the
Sc Heerenveen has strengthened its squad with Joris van Overeem on Thursday. The midfielder arrives on a free transfer from Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv, returning to the Eredivisie. Van Overeem’s contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv expired after three years, allowing him to search for a new club. The 31-year-old, born in Amsterdam, has signed
Quilindschy Hartman was presented in a characteristic way at Premier League club Burnley on Thursday. The arrival of the defender was announced with an excerpt from horror film IT. The Feyenoorder also played a role in this. On the video you can see Bill Denbrough’s little brother Georgie who runs behind a paper boat and
Surprise in the making: Perisic seems to remain a surprisingly rumor from the corridors at PSV : Ivan Perisic would have extended his expiring contract with PSV. The Croatian routinier has recently been associated with a foreign transfer, including FC Barcelona, but the 36-year-old attacker seems to stay in Eindhoven. Only the completion of a
PSV would consider the arrival of Gustavo Hamer A surprising name is linked with PSV: Gustavo Hamer. The 28-year-old midfielder from Sheffield United was voted best player in the English second tier last season, which earned him interest from home and abroad. For now, PSV would only consider the arrival of the former PEC Zwolle