Ajax reportedly wants Heitinga and Keizer as trainers. The club would not only consider John Heitinga but also Marcel Keizer as successors to the departed Francesco Farioli. The two should form a duo, with the 41-year-old Heitinga as the face. Keizer, 56, was already the coach of Ajax in 2017, but he was soon dismissed […]
Jesper de Jong had to give it his all on Tuesday to reach the second round at Roland Garros. After losing two sets, he stepped off the court for a toilet break, where he rediscovered his fighting spirit. “I had no other choice.” The audience thinks De Jong is going for a nervous pee in
The Dutch national team will have to do without first goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar in Friday’s Nations League Women’s match against Germany. The freshly crowned Champions League winner is not fit enough to play. Van Domselaar experienced a highlight in her career on Saturday by winning the Champions League with Arsenal. Playing the goalkeeper in
Lamine Yamal extended his contract with FC Barcelona on Tuesday. The seventeen-year-old top talent is now tied to Catalonia until the summer of 2031. Yamal had a contract until the summer of 2026 and has now signed for five years. In July 2031, the attacker will be 24 years old. The new contract will officially
Isaac del Toro had dinsdag zijn eerste zwakke moment in de Giro d’Italia. De Mexicaanse rozetruidrager verloor tijd op concurrenten Richard Carapaz en Simon Yates, maar leek vrolijker dan ooit. “Ik besefte vandaag pas echt dat ik de roze trui draag”, glimlachte Del Toro. Het 21-jarige supertalent van UAE Team Emirates moest op de slotklim
Luis Suárez has taken over a club from his native Uruguay on Tuesday. The striker will receive help with the project from his Inter Miami teammate and close friend Lionel Messi. The exact role of Messi is still unclear. He may mainly function as an ambassador for Deportivo LSM, which bears the initials of the
Daphne van Domselaar hardly realizes that she has won the Champions League in her first season with Arsenal. The Orange goalkeeper was just fit in time for the final, in which she excelled. “It was really bizarre.” Van Domselaar now knows how big women’s football is in England. Yet the Arsenal and Orange goalkeeper could
Novak Djokovic reached the second round of Roland Garros on Tuesday without too many problems. The Serbian won in three sets against the American Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-3 and 6-3. Coco Gauff caused a stir by forgetting her rackets, but also won convincingly. Despite the simple victory, things did not go entirely as desired for
Jesper de Jong secured a spot in the second round of Roland Garros on Tuesday thanks to a fine comeback. He won in five sets against Italian Francesco Passaro: 3-6, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (1), and 6-1. Suzan Lamens was defeated in her tournament debut. The strong-serving Passaro pushed De Jong to the limit on
The Giro d’Italia was turned upside down again on Tuesday. Richard Carapaz dealt a blow to pink jersey wearer Isaac del Toro, while top favorites Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso had to abandon their ambitions for the overall victory. For more than two weeks, Del Toro showed no sign of weakness. The 21-year-old Mexican from