“I played well and it was a good game. I made it pretty exciting and I think I gave him a tough game,” Brouwer reflects on 6-4 7-6(4)7 loss -6 (5). “I created a few chances, especially in the second set, but I didn’t take them. Guys like Zverev don’t just miss that forehand in the tiebreaker, which I missed.” …

German Antonia Niedermaier, 20, won the 106 kilometer stage to Ceres thanks to an attack 26 kilometers from the finish. Movistar driver Van Vleuten followed at 9 seconds. New Zealand’s Niamh Fisher-Black took third place by over a minute. Van Vleuten started the fifth stage 49 seconds ahead of number 2 Longo Borghini. The Italian was more than 5 minutes …

The KNVB has chosen the Abe Lenstra stadium in Heerenveen as the stadium for a possible Women’s World Cup in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in 2027. If the Netherlands are allowed to host the Women’s World Cup in 2027 along with Germany and Belgium, matches will be played at five different stadiums in the country. Besides the Johan Cruijff …

The Red Lions failed to win the Pro League for the second time. The Netherlands were due to beat the Netherlands on Tuesday night in Antwerp, but for the second time this week a very efficient Orange prevailed: 2-4. Two defeats from which we can certainly learn lessons for the European Championship in August. The fourth edition of the Pro …

The 2023 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia hasn’t even started yet, but the award for best publicity has already been awarded as far as we’re concerned. The French telecommunications company Orange has concocted a superb clip, where nothing is what it seems… Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann and other tops of the “Blues” chain the movements of swirling …

The Dutch national coach played in an attacking 5-3-2 formation, in which star player Lieke Martens also materialized. She also said so herself in an interview afterwards. Like Kuip, Waterreus finds it good that Jonker deviates from the 4-3-3, so sacred in the Netherlands. “We Dutch usually attach too much to a system, because we had success with it already …

For young soccer star Wieke Kaptein, his top spot in the World Cup selection didn’t come as a total surprise. Friends and family have already seen it coming, the midfielder noted heading into the tournament in Australia and New Zealand later this month. At 17, Hengelo is the youngest Dutch participant in a World Cup. “You’ve done a good job …

According to captain Sherida Spitse, the Orange team are not yet ready for the World Cup later this month, despite the convincing victory in the farewell match against Belgium (5-0). The Belgians are about as high in the world rankings as first-place World Cup opponents Portugal, but the southern Europeans ‘are still a bit better on the ball’. According to …

Injured star player Vivianne Miedema will follow the Orange Women’s World Cup matches on television with some frustration. The football player’s all-time top scorer has been training on the pitch again since last week but is still months away from returning. In the meantime, she is working as an advisor to national coach Andries Jonker. At Jonker’s request, Miedema, 26, …

National coach Andries Jonker is pleased with the football players after the 5-0 farewell game against Belgium on Sunday night. According to Jonker, his players showed “good football” and let the people of Kerkrade “have fun”. “It’s nice to see you’re where you want to be,” says Jonker, who admits at the same time that “it’s not yet.” Jonker calls …