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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix takes place on the street circuit of Baku.ImageAFP An additional qualification instead of the second free practice. As expected, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix will have a different setup to what we are used to in Formula 1. On Tuesday there was a unanimous vote for the arrival of a revolutionary sprint shootout vote. This season, six …

volleyballBorne Eredivisionist Apollo 8 has secured the services of Sophie Meijer. The 23-year-old diagonal is taken over from Krekkers of Mariaparochie. Meijer is Apollo’s first acquisition for the 2023/24 season. Coaches Bart and Thijs Oosting are happy with the arrival of the diagonal. “Sophie has shown for several years that she is one of the best diagonals in the Top …

Nancy van de Ven sits ninth in the Women’s Motocross World Championship mid-term standings. During the third Grand Prix of the season, Saturday and Sunday in Spain, she could not recover. Van de Ven finished a disappointing twelfth in the first run. The Vlissingen Yamaha rider was initially in the lead, but fell far after crashes. She climbed again and …

Ties de Ruiter, 12, from Lelystad, is preparing for the Optimist World Sailing Championship in Spain. Last weekend he was definitely selected for the Dutch team. After two selection weekends, the Optimist Club Netherlands announced on Sunday the selection of the top five Optimist sailors in the Netherlands. “It was exciting until the last game,” Ties said. “We couldn’t sail …

The governments of more than thirty countries, including the Netherlands, Britain, France and the United States, issued a joint letter calling again for the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international sporting events such as Olympic Games. The countries have asked the International Olympic Committee for clarification on how the IOC believes athletes from Russia and Belarus can participate …

Sergio Pérez must admit that after the free practice sessions he didn’t know where to look. At that time Max Verstappen was the fastest man and the Mexican went to take a look at the data of the double champion. After a few changes Pérez gained confidence and with the help of the red flag in qualifying he was able …

Pierce Johnson of the Colorado Rockies on the mound, with Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres at bat. Machado was the first player to receive an automatic kick ball in the buildup as he was not ready in time.Getty Images It had to be more exciting, more spectacular and above all faster, so the bosses of the American Major …

José Luis Chilavert: the former Paraguayan goalkeeper has regularly stood out during his career. The footballing legend no doubt believed that he would also be able to score points in the presidential elections in his native country. It was mean. Success on the football field does not guarantee success at the polls. In Paraguay’s presidential election on Sunday, José Luis …

Max Verstappen is aiming for his second victory in Miami. Then he has to beat his teammate Sergio Pérez this time on a street circuit. The world champion reacted in Florida to the specialty of his teammate and the duel they are now engaged in. Max Verstappen came to Miami in good spirits. Last year’s Grand Prix winner loves being …

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 5:21 PM The Dutch national team for players under 15 will face Belgium twice in May. KNVB coach Maria van Kortenhof has included twenty players in her selection for the diptych. It is striking that two daughters from Hengeelde were selected. They are Maud Koster and Tess Doeschot, who play for FC Twente. The first …