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Brown sees growth in US: ‘First thing he said was’ I saw you on Netflix’

Brown sees growth in US: 'First thing he said was' I saw you on Netflix'

McLaren CEO Zak Brown sees Netflix documentary series Drive to survive has a strong effect in the United States. According to the McLaren boss, there has been a lot more interest in the sport in the country, so previous reports that a new audience is being exploited with the series appear to be correct. Brown felt the special attention firsthand. …

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Researchers want to flood the polders to protect the rest of Zeeland

Researchers want to flood the polders to protect the rest of Zeeland

They are researchers Jim van Belzen, Gerlof Rienstra and Tjeerd Boum from the NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and van Rienstra Policy Research and Policy Advice BV. Their report will be presented today at the Climate adaptation summit. It was written on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund. The hinterland continues to decline and become salty The crux …

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“ I would like my children to grow up to support the Swiss football team ”

`` I would like my children to grow up to support the Swiss football team ''

Switzerland is known for its neutrality. The small Alpine country was also neutral when Eogan O’Sullivan and his British wife decided where to raise the family. “It made sense that we were going to a neutral country in terms of a place where we could build a life together,” said O’Sullivan, who grew up in Greystones, Co Wicklow. The couple …

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US Governors Block Anti-Transgender Law | NOW

US Governors Block Anti-Transgender Law |  NOW

The governors of the US states of Kansas and North Dakota have vetoed bills prohibiting transgender girls from playing sports with other girls at school. A Republican campaign is underway in several conservative states in the United States to restrict the rights of transgender people. Similar bans are already in place in the states of Arkansas and Mississippi. South Dakota …

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Verinorm presents report on gymnastics abuse on Wednesday

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Research agency Verinorm will present the report on the nature and extent of unacceptable behavior in gym sports on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Researchers Marjan Olfers (professor of sport and law) and Anton van Wijk (working for a research and consultancy firm in the field of integrity and social security) focused on both high-level sport level and recreational sport on …

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Sports champions are more and more involved in social engagement

Sports champions are more and more involved in social engagement

2022 World Cup in Qatar? A very bad idea if we are to believe Toni Kroos, a Real Madrid midfielder who plays the role of master of the German national team. For three reasons, he said in a podcast on March 30: “The first is the unacceptable working conditions in the stadiums (…), then the fact that homosexuality is punishable …

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Athletes rise to their feet under global sport governance, opinion and blog news

Athletes rise to their feet under global sport governance, opinion and blog news

The governance of sport in the world is the result. However, local and international sports officials are slow to understand the extent of their injury. The tectonic plates that underpin sport’s guiding principle that sport and politics are irrelevant have changed, driven by the fight against racism and the pursuit of human rights and social justice. This principle has been …

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Live | Ajax win from Groningen after trouble-free afternoon

Live |  Ajax win from Groningen after trouble-free afternoon

Leader Ajax now has a 9-point lead over second-placed PSV. Both teams played the same number of games. PSV will still play the game at Fortuna Sittard on Sunday. Final score: 3-1 6 ‘: 1-0 (Gravenberch, assist Tadic) 54 ‘: 2-0 (Haller, assists Neres) 76: 3-0 (Tadic) 84 ‘: 3-1 (El Messaoudi) ANP image Discover the new updates Show all …

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Spicy draw for orange lionesses at the Olympics | Football

Spicy draw for orange lionesses at the Olympics |  Football

The draw showed this on Wednesday. The Dutch open the tournament on Wednesday July 21 at 1 p.m. against Zambia. The meeting with Brazil will follow on Saturday July 24 at 1 p.m. and on Tuesday July 27, China will be the last opponents in the group stage from 1:30 p.m. The Netherlands lead the group, as do Japan, host …

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