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Sailor Marit Bouwmeester clinched bronze on Monday at the European Championships in the Ilca 6 class. The 34-year-old Frisian, who made her World Cup comeback last month after giving birth to a daughter, lost a place in the standings on the final day. Bouwmeester finished third in Hyères, France with 50 points. The European title went to Agata Barwinska of …

VideoMeikayla Moore played her 50th international game for New Zealand on Sunday night, but for the 25-year-old defender from Liverpool, it was a game to forget very quickly. She scored no less than three own goals in the first half so that world champion USA eventually won 5-0. sports writing 20 Feb. 2022 Last update: 21-02-22, 09:04 New Zealand took …

Matwé Middelkoop hopes he can deliver the best year of his career in the Davis Cup Finals with a fitting ending. Alongside Wesley Koolhof, the world’s newest doubles No. 1, he hopes to help Dutch side Malaga to the decisive points. Goosebumps rose on his arms when he faced tennis great Andy Murray and partner Joe Salisbury in Glasgow in …

Reuters OUR Sports•yesterday, 9:19 p.m. Novak Djokovic ended a turbulent tennis season by winning the ATP Finals in Turin. It’s already the 35-year-old Serb’s sixth title at the year-end tournament, which is clearly not worn out yet. He beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-5, 6-3. Djokovic missed the Australian Open and the US Open this year, among other things, …

England footballers also start every World Cup game by taking a knee against racism. National coach Gareth Southgate, together with the players, decided to make this “powerful” statement in Qatar as well, after his side had already done so at the European Championships last year. “We’ve discussed it and we think we should do it. That’s what we stand for …

Getty Soccer OUR•today, 10:14 Khalid Salman. Now everyone knows his name. Well, maybe not his name, but his words. Salman said in the German documentary ‘Geheimsache Katar’ that homosexuals “have a defect in their brains‘. As a result, he will forever be known as the ‘World Cup Ambassador’ who showed the true face of Qatar. Case closed. The idea of …

Lotte Vandekerckhove of Avelgem recently won the Nepean Triathlon in Sydney, Australia. The multiple Belgian duathlon and triathlon champion is ambitious for the future. Queenie Bell“Introvert. Avid gamer. Wannabe beer advocate. Subtly charming zombie junkie. Social media trailblazer. Web scholar.”

Formula 1 has designated the provisional locations for the six sprint races of 2023. Spa-Francorchamps, Baku and Qatar, among others, are almost certain of a Formula 1 sprint race. Formula 1 wanted more sprint races on the calendar this year but had to make do with the three that were there due to disagreements between the teams and the FIA. …

Merijn Zeeman and Richard Plugge met the All Blacks, the New Zealand rugby team, on Friday. They are currently in England for an international match against this nation, which Jumbo-Visma’s men have been eagerly using. It’s no secret that Zeeman, Plugge and the rest of the management are part of the sporting culture that prevails in New Zealand and more …

Wesley Koolhof and his British doubles partner Neal Skupski reached the semi-finals of the ATP Finals in Turin. The duo depended on the outcome of the match between Croatians Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic and Australians Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios. Because the Croats won, 7-6(4) 7-6(4), Koolhof and Skupski finished second in the group. The Dutch and the British, …