Darter Dirk van Duijvenbode enjoys the way he reached the final of the World Grand Prix on Sunday. Opponent Simon Whitlock did everything he could to get the Katwijker out of his rhythm, but he mainly had to laugh about it. Whitlock, who had defeated Michael van Gerwen in the quarterfinals, took a lot of…
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Analysis: Verstappen is approaching Mercedes, but the road is still long | NOW
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Racing came to the Nürburgring last weekend with some updates to the RB16. According to the Limburger and his teammate Alexander Albon, this brought them closer to the dominant Mercedes. Still, there is still a lot of work to be done by both Red Bull and Honda if the chance of…
LeBron James Leads Los Angeles Lakers to Historic Seventeenth NBA Title | NOW
LeBron James piloted Los Angeles Lakers to the seventeenth NBA title in club history on the night from Sunday to Monday (Dutch time). The star herself became champion in the largest basketball competition in the world for the fourth time. The title was dedicated to Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash at…
De Boer is disappointed with tame Oranje: ‘You can initially blame me for this’ | NOW
Frank de Boer is very disappointed that the Dutch also could not convince in the second game under his leadership on Sunday. The Nations League match in and against Bosnia and Herzegovina ended in 0-0. The Netherlands was sloppy in Zenica and created little for a long time. Only in the final phase of the…
KNSB is still organizing four major skating tournaments in Thialf | this year NOW
The Dutch skating association announced on Monday evening that four major tournaments will be held in Thialf this year. It concerns the NK distances, the NK allround, the NK sprint and a World Cup qualifying tournament. Normally, World Cups would be scheduled for this fall, but they were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic….
Janmaat has contract with Watford dissolved and is transfer-free | NOW
Watford terminated Daryl Janmaat’s contract on Monday. The right back was out of action for the Championship club for almost a year due to a knee injury. 31-year-old Janmaat played for Watford since the summer of 2016, which took him over from Newcastle United at the time. In four seasons, he played 85 official games…
Mitchelton-SCOTT takes entire team out of Giro after four new infections | NOW
Mitchelton-SCOTT withdrew his entire team from the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday. The Australian team made that decision after four staff members tested positive for the corona virus. Mitchelton-SCOTT leader Simon Yates already left the Tour of Italy on Saturday after a positive test. Since then, all members of his team have been tested every day…
Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus and misses game from Portugal | NOW
Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the corona virus. The Portuguese Football Association reports on Tuesday that the Juventus superstar has no complaints. The 35-year-old Ronaldo is in isolation and will not participate in the Nations League match of Portugal against Sweden on Wednesday evening. The other internationals from Portugal were tested again on Tuesday…
Ten Hag would have liked a new striker: “Top quality turned out not to be feasible” | NOW
Erik ten Hag is generally satisfied with the course of the transfer period. The coach of Ajax is particularly happy that permanent employees André Onana and Nicolás Tagliafico have remained, but would have preferred to add an extra striker to his selection. “The only thing that did not work is getting a 9. We had…
PSV misses Zahavi and Teze against PEC Zwolle due to positive corona test | NOW
PSV has to do without Eran Zahavi and Jordan Teze in the away match against PEC Zwolle on Sunday. The attacker and the defender have tested positive for the corona virus. Zahavi has been infected during the international match period. He came into action with Israel last week in the European Championship qualifier against Scotland…