Tallon Griekspoor will face American Marcos Giron in the first round of Roland Garros, the draw revealed on Thursday. Suzan Lamens will face American Ashlyn Krueger in her Roland Garros debut. Griekspoor is unseeded at Roland Garros as the world number 34. With Giron, the best Dutch tennis player will meet the number 43 in […]
Kristian Gkolomeev swam an unrecognized world record in February and pocketed a million dollars (about 885,000 euros). The Greek did this with the help of doping and a forbidden swimsuit at the controversial Enhanced Games project. The 31-year-old Gkolomeev swam the 50-meter freestyle, according to the Enhanced Games, in a time of 20.89 seconds. He
The Danes Nicolai Boilesen (33) and Nikolai Laursen (27) are retiring from football. The defender of FC Copenhagen and the attacker of Heracles Almelo are ending their careers due to persistent injury problems. Former Ajax player Boilesen did not play this season due to a knee injury. His club FC Copenhagen can win the national
Anouk Koevermans failed to reach the main tournament of Roland Garros. The Dutch tennis player lost in the semi-finals of the qualifying tournament to Justina Mikulskyte: 7-6 (3) and 6-2. After a marathon match against Anastasia Zakharova, Koevermans was the only Dutch player to reach the second round of the qualifiers. The world number 178
The Grand Prix of Monaco on Sunday will require two pit stops for the first time. With this, Formula 1 and the FIA hope to breathe new life into the often predictable race in Monte Carlo. Overtaking is virtually impossible on the narrow street circuit. Last year, for example, the top ten in the race
FC Groningen has accepted the settlement proposal from the prosecutor of paid football for Etienne Vaessen. This means that the goalkeeper is suspended for four matches, one of which is conditional, due to his behavior after the Eredivisie match against Ajax. After the 2-2 draw between Groningen and Ajax on May 14, emotions ran high.
High jumper Douwe Amels has ended his career on Thursday. The 2023 European Indoor Champion says he is no longer optimally motivated. “Although this was a particularly difficult decision, I feel that the moment has come to do something else,” the 33-year-old Amels writes on Instagram. The athlete is a national record holder with a
FC Utrecht has strengthened its squad with Dani de Wit on Thursday. The former Ajax and AZ player is transferring from VfL Bochum, with whom he was relegated from the Bundesliga this season. He signs for three years. De Wit made the switch from AZ to Bochum last summer. The 27-year-old midfielder could not count
Manchester United coach Rúben Amorim is not considering resigning after the lost Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur (1-0). The Portuguese coach hopes for trust from the fans and the club’s board. Amorim started his press conference after the lost final in Bilbao by stating that he did not want to talk about his future.
Michael van Gerwen hopes to qualify for the final round of the Premier League on Thursday evening at the last minute. But that chance doesn’t seem great given the three-time world champion’s form slump. “Sometimes the puzzle pieces don’t fall into place.” Van Gerwen knows what he has to do in Sheffield on Thursday evening.