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Most Dutch cyclists skip the World Cup

2.16 mMost Dutch cyclists skip the World Cup race next Sunday in Flamanville. Lars van der Haar, Marian Voss, Lucinda Brand, Céline Carmen del Alvarado, and Annemarie Wurst, among others, have given up on the trip to the French city of Normandy. They chose a training block in the run-up to the World Cup at the end of this month in the United States.

“Partially not to cut short a final training period towards the World Cup, but also partly not to move again to another country,” says national team coach Gerben de Kneigt. Cyclists fear contracting coronavirus ahead of the world championships in Fayetteville. Van der Haar and Vos won the Dutch title in Rokven on Sunday.

Orange participates in the penultimate World Cup competitions of the season with three men and six women. Of the World Cup squad for the elite riders, only Cornet van Kessel, Denis Betsima, Inge van der Heyden and Manon Bakker go to France. On January 23, a week before the World Cup, Hogerheide will host the last World Cup match of the season.

The fourth working period with Galatasaray ends after four years

2.13 pm: After more than four years, the fourth recruitment of coach Fatih Terim in the Turkish football club Galatasaray has ended. Terim, 68, will be leaving due to disappointing first-club results from Istanbul, which Orange internationals Patrick van Anholt and Ryan Babel among others play for. Galatasaray occupies 12th place in the national competition after twenty matches, 22 points behind leaders Trabzonspor.

Terim also lost to Gersonspor (0-1) on Saturday. Galatasaray players whistled by their fans. “The fans should be angry. Unfortunately, we are going through a season where we cannot win even on the good days,” said Terim, who started his fourth assignment with Galatasaray at the end of 2017.

Led by the former Turkish national coach, the club won a total of eight trophies, including in 2018 and 2019. Last season, Galatasaray had to leave the title to Besiktas on the basis of goal difference. Terim won the UEFA Cup with the Istanbul national team in his first term in 2000.

Juventus long without Chiesa due to a serious knee injury

13.28 hoursItalian footballer Federico Chiesa from Juventus suffered a serious knee injury. Chiesa (24) was replaced after half an hour of play in the league match against Roma on Sunday 4-3. A day later, a medical examination revealed an ACL injury to his left knee.

Chiesa surgery will be done this week. Juventus have not announced how long the Italy international will be sidelined, but it is assumed that the striker’s season is already over.

Chiesa scored two goals in 14 Serie A matches. Last season, he scored eight goals for the “old lady”. Chiesa was part of the Italy squad that won the European Championship last summer. He scored in the semi-finals against Spain, which defeated the Azzurri on penalties. In the final battle against England, which was also decided by penalties, the striker left the field shortly before the end of the original time. Chiesa was awarded a place in the All-Star Team of the European Championship by UEFA.

Bones Burke succeeds as technical director of the triathlon

12.32 pm: Resigned Henry Bons succeeds Adre Burke as technical director of the Dutch Triathlon Union (NTB). Burke, like coach Louis Delahig, general manager Rembert Grunmann and the entire NTB board, left at the end of last year after publishing a report on cross-border behavior at the National Triathlon Association Training Center in Sittard. .

Bonn will work at the NTB on a temporary basis until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. He previously worked as Senior Sports Director for the Dutch Judo Federation and was involved in projects for the hockey and swimming federations, among others.

Bonnes will begin on February 1 and will have a primary mission to ensure a transparent and safe structure and culture for the best sport within the NTB. “The challenge of working on an optimal and safe performance climate on the one hand and designing and implementing the Olympic route to Paris on the other hand appeals to me. With the ultimate goal that the athletes can excel,” says Boone.

The new director will act on the recommendations in the Fijbes Research Agency’s report. The investigation uncovered issues such as group formation, exclusion, gossip and bullying at the Sittard Training Center and at other training sites.

Minister of State Van der Burgh stops chairing the Athletics Federation

12.28 pm: Eric van der Burgh will step down as president of the IAAF immediately. He resigned from the position after being sworn in by King Willem-Alexander on Monday as Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration in Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s new government. Vice President Anieke Wierenga will assume his duties.

The 56-year-old van der Burg took over as president of the Athletics Federation on November 30, 2017. As a local councilman for sports affairs, he had already made a strong case for the arrival of the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam in 2016.

“I think the great thing about athletics is that you always compete with yourself. Whether you come first or last, if you do well, you can go home satisfied. If it’s disappointing, you know: after Today there is another tomorrow.”

Van de Zandschulp climbs the Greek track in the world rankings

11.07 am: Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon groenpoor once again made some gains in the world rankings. Both Dutch tennis players reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Championships in Melbourne last week. Van de Zandschulp, who missed two points against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, rose from 57th to 56th.

The Greek track will face Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals, but a toe injury prevented that. 25-year-old North Hollander was forced to cancel the duel with the twenty-time Grand Slam champion, who then won the preparatory tournament for the Australian Open. The Greek track took three places in the world rankings and is now 62nd.

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime entered the top ten. 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime won the ATP Cup with Canada last week. He rose from eleventh to ninth place. Novak Djokovic tops the world rankings.

Van de Zandschulp is participating in the ATP Championships in Adelaide this week. He will meet Hungarian Marton Vosovic in the first round on Tuesday. The Greek track withdrew from the Sydney Championships due to a toe injury. The Dutch have been accepted directly into the Australian Open, which begins next week.

Basketball player Thompson celebrates successful comeback after 941 days

10.49 am: NBA player Klay Thompson has returned to the NBA after a 941-day absence. He was instantly valuable to the Golden State Warriors team. With 17 points, he had a big win over the Cleveland Cavaliers: 96-82.

Thompson was sidelined for two and a half years due to a serious knee injury and a ruptured Achilles tendon. He made an amazing comeback in San Francisco by scoring his first hit after 40 seconds and with an amazing dive showing that he’s in good physical shape once again.

Stephen Curry was the Warriors’ top scorer with 28 points, who scored their 30th win this season and led the NBA Western Division with the Phoenix Suns.

“I’m happy to be able to do what I love again,” Thompson said after the match. “I found my rhythm, that’s good. The old feeling came back on match days, and it felt so unreal. Then the applause I got from the audience… I will never forget this evening.”

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