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Dutch tennis players will face Australia in the Davis Cup quarter-finals at the end of November. Orange qualified as Group D winners for the knockout stage in Malaga, Australia finished second to Germany in Group C. Without their leader Alex de Minaur, the Australians lost the game against Germany to Hamburg for the 2-1 group victory. Both countries had won …

Dutch soccer players are starting to prepare for next year’s World Cup with a friendly match against Norway. National coach Andries Jonker’s side will face the current world number 13 at the ADO Den Haag Stadium on Tuesday 11 October. Norway, like the Netherlands, qualified as group winners for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The play-offs were …

World Championship cross-country is supposed to be tough, and that was certainly the case at the FEI World Championship Eventing in Pratoni del Vivaro. Sixteen combinations did not reach the finish, but Dutch participants Sanne de Jong and Jordy Wilken completed the cross well, both with a disallowed scoreboard. Only 11 of the 88 combinations that appeared at the start …

IndyCar driver Graham Rahal isn’t happy that Colton Herta appears to be missing out on a super license. The 22-year-old American was linked with a move to AlphaTauri in 2023, but that still required the necessary super license. However, Herta is eight points away from such a license and the FIA ​​does not want to grant him an exception. Helmut …

Queue for Queen Elizabeth is too long and closes for six hours The queue for Westminster Hall in London, where Queen Elizabeth II rests, is too long and so no one is allowed to join for the next six hours. The UK Department for Digital Affairs, Culture, Media and Sport has announced Friday. The ministry apologizes for “any inconvenience”. The …

The national chess competition begins on Saturday. Het Witte Paard (HWP) chess players from Sas van Gent finished fifth in the master class last season. Maintaining it is again the goal, with a youthful contribution. Team leader Hans Groffen thinks the preservation of life is a realistic starting point. Amstelveen, who replace En Passant withdrawn, appear to be one of …

Saint Peter in Rome.Getty Images This is Rien Schuurhuis, 40, a runner with no notable track record, who will be recognizable by a white-yellow uniform. He had his best performance last year in Emmen, where he finished 40th out of 48 participants in the national time trial championships. The papal cycling envoy says he will travel from Rome to Wollongong …

“Roger’s impact on tennis and the legacy he has built cannot be underestimated. In his 24 years as a tennis professional, Roger has introduced the sport to millions of fans, ushering in a new era of incredible growth and increasing the popularity of tennis. Few athletes have had such an impact.” The president of the ATP, the men’s tennis organization, …

Figure fighter Niki Wories is ending her career, but remains active in the sport. From June 1, Wories, 25, will be employed as head of figure skating discipline at the KNSB skating association. Wories succeeds Karen Venhuizen, who held the position since 2013. “My love for the sport is great, I put a lot of time, money and energy into …

Wales will be without Aaron Ramsey in the last two Nations League games. The 31-year-old central midfielder, who recently moved from Juventus to OGC Nice, is suffering from a hamstring injury. “It’s better for it to happen now than just before the World Cup. His body is giving him a little warning not to overdo it,” said national coach Rob …