Although he was born and raised in the Dutch football craze, the sport did not impress Ryan Den Hulsher. Instead, he was obsessed with American football because he watched his older brother play. When he was 11 he played the game. He wanted a close bond with the body of the game and the team. “I loved it,” Den Hulsher …
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Fire-breathing horror clown Sven Nys crosses paths in America
© André van den Ende Fire-breathing horror clown Sven Nys crosses paths in America The cyclocross circus has moved to the United States. Literally… This week the riders are in the United States to finish the World Cups in Waterloo, Fayetteville and Iowa. Sven Nys, the big man behind the Trek-Baloise Lions team, also crossed the pond to help his …
Read More »Thirteen-year-old (!) Forward makes history with his USA debut
Sunday October 10, 2021 at 8:07 PM• Dominic Mostert • Last update: 20:09 Axel Kei made history Friday night in the USL Championship, the second tier in the United States. The thirteen-year-old (!) Forward made his debut as a substitute for the Utah Real Monarchs in the game against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks. He became the youngest professional athlete of …
Read More »A thriving Dutch hockey heritage in Drexel, across town 6
Each sport has its own spots which attract emerging talent. For basketball, there’s the legendary Rucker Park in Harlem. High school football is Texas. For hockey? It’s the Netherlands. And that’s where Drexel coach Dennis Zielinak turned when she was looking for new talent to hire. After submitting high school highlight videos and hosting FaceTime meetings with Drexel employees during …
Read More »Julia wants to get the dressage top with self taught horses
“data-revoke =”“> Bouthoorn progresses with the eight-year-old Impression gelding and the nine-year-old S-class gelding. “They really are my horses for the future.” She tries – as far as possible – to participate in international competitions. In February, for example, Bouthoorn finished second with an S-Class in the Prix St. Georges category at an international competition at Le Mans in France. …
Read More »Guide: where to watch Fury vs. Wilder III?
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will face each other for the third time on Saturday and Sunday evening. After a draw and a win for Fury, this boxing match must determine the winner. If you want to see the game, you have to put in a little effort. Read also : Tyson Fury outclasses Deontay Wilder in bij weigh-in: ‘Beyonce …
Read More »Jets LB CJ Mosley’s advice to London football fans: Download Madden
The NFL launched the London Games in 2007 to broaden its horizons and draw fans across the pond. The league has since played nearly 30 away games, with the Jets and Falcons playing their 29th game on Sunday. Even with the best efforts of the NFL, there are still quite a few London football fans who are relatively unfamiliar with …
Read More »Despite protests in the final, the Dutch relay team have yet to face the United States: “Unacceptable”
The mixed 4×400-meter relay team will face America in the final on Saturday afternoon (2:35 p.m.), the favorite who was disqualified on Friday. Because the Americans were right to protest against this exclusion, other countries protested in turn. Still to no avail. “We do not find this acceptable,” said technical director Ad Roskam in a statement from the Athletics Union, …
Read More »“Alfa Romeo in hands of Andretti after deal with Sauber”
Andretti is a big name in motorsport. Andretti already has a team in Formula E, IndyCar and Extreme E. Now Michael Andretti, son of former F1 driver Mario Andretti, appears to be aiming for an F1 takeover of Sauber Motorsport and Sauber Engineering. It would also mean that Alfa Romeo would pass into the hands of the American team. According …
Read More »Orange Parsons national coach shocked by US abuse scandal
Mark Parsons, national coach of the Orange Women.Beeld Getty Images In addition to his role with the Orange team, Parsons, 35, is also still the head coach of the American club Portland Thorns. The coach he succeeded in 2015, Paul Riley, was accused of sexual abuse by two former club players last week. “It was only after I was appointed …
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