Wout Van Aert became Belgian cyclo-cross champion for the fifth time. The 27-year-old Dutch team rider Jumbo-Visma was in a class of his own on the Middelkerke course. Van Aert has already won the Belgian title in the field in 2016, 2017, 2018 and last year. The three-time world champion completed his first cross of this season at Boom in …

OOSTBURG – In 2027, residents of the Stelle accommodation center will have to move to their new accommodation in the center of Oostburg. The following year, the hospital moved to the campus, where treatment, accommodation, education and sports were housed. The center of Oostburg expects a major metamorphosis in the years to come. On the outskirts of the town hall, …

VIERLINGSBEEK – Perseverance strengthens ambitions. The Vierlingsbeek football association has recruited Jan Pruijn as a new head coach. Molenhoek’s experienced coach is set to bring the club back to the main division. Pruijn (63) takes a lot of business luggage to Volharding. For example, he was a coach of NEC. He guided the professionals of Nijmegen to the Eredivisie and …

Sports Data Office Gracenote by Nielsen revised its forecasts significantly downwards. The Netherlands won not ten, but only six gold medals. And again eleven times silver and three times bronze. In total, TeamNL will win more medals than previously forecast on November 24 last year. Compared to Gracenote’s forecast on October 27, 100 days before the Games start, the Netherlands …

The Glory kickboxing organization wants to add a new dimension to the sport with Glory Rivals, a new type of events in which there is collaboration with other martial arts organizations around the world. “This concept, if executed correctly, can answer questions such as who really is the best in the world.” Glory works first with European Enfusion and with …

WINTERBERG, Germany (AFP) – Latvian Martins Ducours clinched his 60th career skeleton world championship victory on Friday, closing his 11th league title last season. The Dukurs outscored Germany’s Axel Jungk by the fewest margins – a hundredth of a second. The Dukurs won the singles in 56.36 seconds, Jungk crossed the finish line in 56.37 and Alexander Tretyakov of Russia …

December Coaching News Pim Bruins succeeds Harro Hazelaar as coach of the Oostkapelle / Domburg second division. The Bruins are still active at SSV’65 in Goes, but will be back there next summer. Perry Snoep de Bruinisse will be the new coach of the fourth division team Smerdiek. Snoep still works at Nieuwdorp, but will be leaving the Beveland club …

December Coaching News Pim Bruins succeeds Harro Hazelaar as coach of the Oostkapelle / Domburg second division. The Bruins are still active at SSV’65 in Goes, but will be back there next summer. Perry Snoep de Bruinisse will be the new coach of the fourth division team Smerdiek. Snoep still works at Nieuwdorp, but will be leaving the Beveland club …

FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, insist their preliminary plan to host the World Cup every two years would be good for football. The problem is, when they say that, they seem to be talking about the male side of the sport. As usual with FIFA, the women’s competition was an afterthought, although the plan for the semi-annual World Cup …

Former Tasman District Mayor Richard Kempthorne has been appointed to represent the Municipality of Westerkwartier in New Zealand. The New Zealand Municipality of the District of Tasman has been the sister municipality of the former Municipality of Grootegast for many years. In 2017, this bond of friendship was reaffirmed and brought to the new municipality of Westerkwartier. With the appointment …