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NFLAmerican coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots Football Club has declined the White House’s invitation to receive President Donald Trump’s Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is the highest honor bestowed on citizens of the United States. Belichick explained his decision in a statement, without mentioning the president’s name. He was referring to the events of last week in …

NIJMEGEN – He came to NEC cycling training last year and asked if he could train with the Nijmegen club. Michael den Heijer signed his first professional contract on Wednesday. The 21-year-old midfielder has signed a two-season commitment, with NEC having an option for two more years. “With Michael’s registration another player follows from the promises,” said Remco Oversier, technical …

“You are always looking for innovation,” says Patrick Vader of SportZeeland of the addition of the Coach of the Year category. “This award has been around for a while at the National Sports Gala and we see it as an example.” Vader hopes that by handing out this award, new coaches will be inspired to reach the top. “We don’t …

El Salvador, former football boss extradited to United States in ANP corruption case Reynaldo Vasquez, a former soccer boss from El Salvador, has been extradited to the United States. The director who ran the national football association between 2009 and 2010 was indicted in the United States in 2015 in connection with the large-scale bribery case of the world football …

The Clubhouse app is rapidly gaining popularity right now. But what exactly is it and what can you do with it? Clubhouse is a social media released last April. At the moment, the app is only available for iOS, but the developers are working on an Android version. People must be invited by other users to join. The app is …

Kenin especially struggled with the hard serve of the world number 65, who closed the match with his tenth ace of the match. She reached the third round in Melbourne for the third time in her career. The US world number 4 won the Australian Open last year, beating Spaniard Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets in the final. It was …

The WTA is exploring options to start the season outside of Australia in early January. Women’s circuit tour chief Steve Simon informed Reuters news agency. The start of the new tennis season is highly uncertain due to the mandatory quarantine in Australia. The new year of tennis is set to begin on January 4 and the Australian Open on January …

The Belgian national women’s football team drew 1-1 with New Zealand in their Algarve Cup opener in Parchal, Portugal on Wednesday evening. The Red Flames fell on penalties. The Flames quickly fell behind 1-0 in Portugal and had to wait until the last minute of regular playing time for substitute Chloé Vande Velde to equalize. Then the Belgians were already …

New Zealand rugby players can forget about a third consecutive world title. The big favorite was surprisingly lost 19-7 to England in the World Cup semi-final in Japan on Saturday. After a start try of the English – the fastest in history against New Zealand in the World Cup – he was halfway 10-0. In the second half, the defending …

The pilot of the helicopter Kobe Bryant crashed into likely violated aviation rules, researchers conclude Wednesday after months of investigation. In the crash, basketball icon Bryant, his daughter Gianna (13) and seven other people were killed. According to investigators, the pilot, Ara Zobayan, flew through the clouds as he flew from Orange County to Ventura County in the US state …