The Dutch hockey players once again achieved a victory in the Pro League against China on Saturday. Coach Raoul Ehren’s team was too strong in a repeat of last year’s Olympic final, winning 3-1. Orange won in Paris only after shoot-outs against the Chinese women, after it had remained 1-1 in regular time. The Dutch […]
Elise Mertens spectacularly reached the final of the WTA tournament in Rosmalen on Saturday. The Belgian tennis player survived eleven match points against Ekaterina Alexandrova: 2-6, 7-6 (7) and 6-4. Mertens initially seemed to have no chance. Alexandrova won the first set within half an hour and got her first match points in the second
The Tour of Colombia had a special participant this week. A dog stole the show last Wednesday by running alongside the riders on the final climb of the queen stage. The second stage of the Colombian stage race took the peloton to the Alto de la Línea, a climb of 19.8 kilometers with an average
Jamal Ben Saddik has reservations about the title fight between Rico Verhoeven and the Russian Artem Vakhitov. The Belgian Moroccan does not think it is responsible for reigning world champion Verhoeven to compete against a significantly lighter opponent tonight in Rotterdam. A day before GLORY 100, Ben Saddik made it clear on several occasions that
The FIA has suspended steward Derek Warwick for the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend. According to the motorsport federation, the former driver made “unauthorized” statements in the media. Warwick spoke earlier this week with gambling site Plejmo. He said, among other things, that Max Verstappen’s penalty for the incident with George Russell in the Spanish
This weekend, the French Le Mans will host one of the most famous races in the world for the 93rd time: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With a jam-packed field, Dutch contenders in all three classes, and the constant battle of attrition, it promises to be a memorable edition. First, a quick briefing for
Max Verstappen had a good feeling after the first two free practice sessions for the Grand Prix of Canada. He found the second practice more difficult than the first. “It was okay today,” Verstappen said in a press release from his team. “In the first free practice we felt good in the car, but the
Max Verstappen has clocked the ninth fastest time in the second free practice for the Grand Prix of Canada. The Red Bull driver set his fastest time on the medium tires. This was also the case for George Russell, who was the fastest in Montreal with a 1.12.123. Russell and Verstappen, along with Alexander Albon
Danny Noppert and Gian van Veen convincingly qualified for the second round of the World Cup of Darts on Friday. In Frankfurt, the Dutch duo was too strong for the Hungarian duo György Jehirszki and Gergely Lakatos with 4-0 in legs. On Thursday, Noppert and Van Veen started the tournament in the Eissporthalle with a
Max Verstappen has started the Grand Prix weekend in Canada well. The Dutchman was the fastest in the first free practice on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Friday, ahead of the remarkably fast Williams drivers. The McLaren drivers struggled on the still slippery track in Montréal. Lando Norris didn’t get further than seventh after some