Welcome to the live blog of NH Sport. We will keep you informed of all developments in the North Holland sports world. Ajax will visit Excelsior at 4:30 PM. FC Volendam will play Go Ahead Eagles in Deventer tonight and the World Athletics Championships have also started in Budapest.
On this very late Saturday we will stop for now. With plenty to think about, especially in Amsterdam and Volendam. Fortunately, tomorrow there will be new opportunities for beautiful North Holland sports performances. For example, AZ plays against RKC in Waalwijk and the World Athletics Championships continue happily. Follow it all again tomorrow here with us at nhsport.nl.
Have a nice night for now!
If there was still Volendam’s faith, it can now go in the closet. Former Ajax player Enric Llansana makes the 4-1 for Go Ahead Eagles.
Bobby Adekanye of Go Ahead Eagles comes in rashly at Calvin Twigt and receives the red card for it. FC Volendam with one man more. And there is still half to go.
Ajax gets the lid on the nose. The team from Amsterdam gets chances, but after a nice attack from Excelsior, Siebe Horemans makes it 1-1. This is also the rest position.
Anouk Vetter, born in Amsterdam, started the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest somewhat with difficulty. The Olympic silver winner in Tokyo finished eighth in the 100-meter hurdles, the first event. Her time of 13.42 was not that fast for her. Emma Oosterwegel, who won the bronze in Tokyo, set the seventh fastest time with 13.38. Sofie Dokter opened her heptathlon with a disappointing 13.82, the nineteenth time.
The American Taliyah Brooks was the fastest, in 12.78. Her compatriot Anna Hall, who is the top favorite for gold, was second fastest with 12.97. The heptathlon continues later on Saturday with the high jump. The Belgian defending champion Nafissatou Thiam is missing in Budapest due to an Achilles tendon injury.