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Dutch hockey players easily qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in India. National coach Jeroen Delmee’s team won the last group game against Chile with no less than 14-0, a new World Cup record. Jip Janssen and Thierry Brinkman both scored four hits. The Dutch, who had already won the first two games against Malaysia and New Zealand …

More matches mean more revenue, so major football organizations such as UEFA and FIFA are planning more tournaments. For young and old. Meanwhile, player organisations, clubs, leagues and national competitions stand helplessly on the sidelines and clubs are forced to participate in order to keep their finances in order. Every year, a major international study by the international actors’ organization …

Georginio WijnaldumImageGetty Images Wijnaldum returns to Orange under Koeman after a long absence, partly due to a serious injury. The AS Roma midfielder made a comeback a few weeks ago. Koeman believes the former Feyenoord and PSV player will soon return to his old level. During the press conference, the national coach also mentioned the expansion of the Football World …

HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPAfter a dominated game, the Red Lions won the World Cup quarter-final 2-0 against New Zealand. The Kiwis stunned their home country of India in the crossover, but they could never shake a fist against the experienced Belgians. National coach Michel van den Heuvel’s troops will certainly play for medals until Sunday. On Friday at 2:30 p.m., the …

“Everyone hates England.” With that remark, Irish-Australian winger Mack Hansen had put the tense British Isles derby on edge. The Irish were not lacking in confidence, after victories against France, Italy, Wales and Scotland. What still mattered was a victory over England, The old enemy who is in a rugby crisis. Last weekend, the English suffered a historic defeat against …

De Vente took over from former chairman Janke Dekker, who resigned earlier this month. Dekker has been in the news recently because her husband, NOS Sport presenter Tom Egbers, is one of the big names in Volkskrant’s story about NOS Sport’s alleged transgressive behavior. The rest of the board is made up of people from the creative and cultural sector. …

Japan has won the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the third time. In the final, the Japanese baseball players were too strong for the United States (3-2). The United States won the previous edition of the prestigious WBC in 2017, the only baseball tournament in which Major League professionals also participate. Homeruns from Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto, among others, …

Would we have become world champions with Jan van Beveren in goal? This is a frequently asked question by older football fans. According to many, Jan Jongbloed was responsible for the lost World Cup final in 1974. He was pierced by the two West German goals. And in the 1978 final, even if he was not guilty, he had no …

The hunt for gold continues: against New Zealand, who could never shake a fist, the Red Lions qualified for the semi-finals of the World Cup (2-0). But it wasn’t really convincing. Although the Red Lions never had any problems against New Zealand – the opponent was simply too weak for that – they will also realize that it has to …

Boxing star Megan de Cler was knocked out in the second round of the world championship in New Delhi. The 19-year-old boxer, who took part in the tournament without the permission of the Dutch boxing association NBB, lost in the class up to 63 kilograms to second-placed Mexican Guadalupe Solis Acosta. The jury ruled the Mexican won 4-1 on points …