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The Oranje Heren secured a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup Hall in Pretoria with panache. On Tuesday night, national coach Robert Tigges’ side were 12-0 too strong for New Zealand in the Orange’s 100th game in an international title tournament. The result was the Orange Men’s second-biggest win ever at a World Championship. In 2011 in Poznan, …

Tallon’s Greek track plans to miss the Miami Masters Tournament. The world number 39 chooses to allow himself a period of rest and training after Indian Wells and to prepare for the clay court season. The Indian Wells Masters Tournament begins next week. The Miami tournament follows two weeks later. When players are eliminated early from Indian Wells, they have …

The French Football Federation has sacked the national coach of the women’s team, Corinne Deacon. It happened after trouble ensued because leading players had expressed their displeasure. Captain Wendie Renard (Olympique Lyon) announced last week that she no longer wanted to play for the national team and, according to French media, it had to do with Deacon. The same was …

23 jan 2023 om 16:47Update: 2 maanden geleden Dutch hockey players will face South Korea in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in India on Wednesday. The Asians caused a resounding surprise in the intermediate round on Monday by beating Argentina on penalties. Argentina twice took a two-hit lead but gave it up each time. After sixty minutes there was …

LEEUWARDEN – Dione Voskamp and Yuma Murakami won the De Zilveren Bal on Wednesday night, the conclusion of the skating season. In the Leeuwarder Elfstedenhal they were the fastest in a 100 meter sprint during the skating show. Femke Kok, Dione Voskamp and American Erin Jackson were among the women in the final. Voskamp was the fastest with 10.51. She …

Thijs van Dam in the game against New Zealand which the Netherlands won 4-0.ANP/EPA picture Jeroen Delmee has often pointed out since his appointment as national coach a year and a half ago that the laws of international hockey cannot be compared to the Dutch standard. “In the Netherlands we think hockey players are good if they can get past …

The Oranje Dames Zaal started the World Cup in Pretoria with a monster victory over New Zealand. National coach Kristiaan Timman’s side, big favorites for the final victory, spared nothing for the World Cup debutant, especially after the break and eventually triumphed 10-0. Donja Zwinkels scored five of the ten goals. The difference couldn’t be greater. Nearly two months after …

Swimmer Kira Toussaint leaves the United States for Spain. The 28-year-old back specialist joins Canadian coach Ben Titley’s training squad in Catalonia. Toussaint left the national training center in Amsterdam last year, where she had enjoyed five successful years under current national coach Mark Faber, and moved to the United States. “I was ready for new incentives. In fact, I …

27 jan 2023 om 11:21Update: een maand geleden New Zealand declared a state of emergency on Friday due to flooding in Auckland due to heavy rain. Large parts of the city are under water. Rescuers fear the flooding will worsen due to the storm and will last until Saturday morning. The declaration of a state of emergency gives the city …

The TOP Arnemuiden korfball players signed the biggest victory of this season against DeetosSnel (24-16) on Saturday evening. Coach Edwin Coppoolse’s team convinced from the first to the last minute. In November, the team from Walcheren also won in Dordrecht. This match, which ended 10-16, was hardly worth watching and was not a model of how Korfball League 2 is …