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Warner Hahn signs with IFK Goteborg
11:41 pm: Keeper Warner Hahn has found a new home. The closing post has signed with the Swedish IFk Goteborg.
He didn’t leave the front door at his last club, Go Ahead Eagles. Because he lost his starting spot, there was a commotion and the club and player decided to split up.
Murray to next round in Rotterdam
9.43 pm: Andy Murray has reached the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The former Scottish winner of Wimbledon beat Aleksandr Boeblik from Kazakhstan in two sets: 7-6 (6) 6-4.
In the next round, Murray will face Félix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian number 9 in the world previously beat Egor Gerasimov from Belarus on the center court of Ahoy in three sets: 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Hockey players remain unbeaten in Pro League
9.32 pm: The Dutch hockey players have retained their unbeaten position in the Pro League. The team of national coach Jeroen Delmee played a 2-2 draw against France in Potchefstroom in South Africa, but still earned the bonus point by winning the shoot-outs.
The French took the lead through Stanislas Branicki. Thierry Brinkman equalized the Orange. It remained 1-1 for a long time and the Netherlands saw two goals disallowed. Until 5 minutes from the end Koen Bijen took a high ball from Joep de Mol on the stick and then hit the goal hard. France almost immediately hit back with a goal from Victor Charlet from a penalty corner: 2-2.
In the shoot-outs, the Netherlands was more cold-blooded by hitting four of the five attempts. Thijs van Dam, Tijmen Reijenga, Bijen and De Mol scored. The French missed twice.
South Africa will be the opponent again on Saturday. The Netherlands won the first meeting with the host country on Tuesday with no less than 11-1.
Chelsea qualifies for Club World Cup final
7:51 PM: Chelsea have qualified for the final of the World Club Championship. Last season’s Champions League winner defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the semi-finals in Abu Dhabi. Thanks to a goal by Belgian international Romelu Lukaku it was 1-0.
Hakim Ziyech was the starting point for Chelsea. The former Ajax player was replaced about fifteen minutes before time. In the final, the club from the Premier League will play against Brazilian Palmeiras.
Musetti and De Minaur to quarter finals in Rotterdam
6.26 pm: The Italian Lorenzo Musetti and the Australian Alex de Minaur are the first tennis players to qualify for the quarter-finals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Musetti won in the second round in three sets against the Pole Hubert Hurkacz: 6-3 5-7 6-3, De Minaur also settled in three sets with the American Mackenzie McDonald: 7-6 (6) 1-6 4- 6.
Musetti’s victory over Hurkacz was striking. The 19-year-old Italian is the world’s number 63, while the Pole is the world’s number 11 and was placed fourth in Rotterdam.
The Dutch trump cards Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon groenpoor will play their match in the second round on Thursday. Van de Zandschulp is the first to take action on the center court in Ahoy. He starts at 11 a.m. against Czech qualifier Jiri Lehecka. Greek Rail will close the day. In the evening session, he will play the last match against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, who was finalist in the tournament in Rotterdam last year.
Auger Aliassime will be retained for ABN AMRO tournament
3:50 pm Félix Auger-Aliassime has been retained for the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The Canadian number 9 in the world beat Egor Gerasimov from Belarus on the center court of Ahoy in three sets: 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Auger-Aliassime started the duel with the number 126 in the world with difficulty. He lost his service game twice in the first set, including 2-2 with a love game. As the match progressed, the number 3 on the seeding list seemed more and more used to the conditions. After 2 hours and 9 minutes he finished it off with a good passing on his first match point.
In the next round, Auger-Aliassime will face the Scotsman Andy Murray or Aleksandr Boeblik from Kazakhstan. The two meet on Wednesday evening.
The 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime was in the final in Ahoy two years ago. He then lost to Gaël Monfils. Remarkably enough, the Canadian has not yet won a title. He has already been in a final eight times.
On Tuesday, Denis Shapovalov, compatriot of Auger-Aliassime, was eliminated in the opening round. Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov won the ATP Cup early this year and both reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
Greek track against Hungarian Fuscovics in second round Ahoy
13:12 o’clock Tallon Valentijn will take on Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Thursday. The number 38 in the world reached the final in Rotterdam Ahoy last year.
Fucsovics (29) was too strong for the Serbian Filip Krajinovic in the first game of the day in the opening round in three sets on Wednesday. It was 3-6 6-3 6-2. Greek track, who had never competed against Fucsovics before, had already qualified for the second round on Tuesday. He surprised Russian Aslan Karatsev after surviving two game points.
Last year Fucsovics had to recognize his superior in the final in the Russian Andrej Roeblev.
Botic van de Zandschulp will also be in the second round on Thursday. He will meet Czech qualifier Jiri Lehecka.
Willem II accepts KNVB settlement proposal after disturbances
11.55 am: Willem II has accepted the KNVB’s settlement proposal with regard to the disturbances surrounding the cup match against RKC Waalwijk and the competition match with FC Utrecht. The Tilburg club has received a suspended sentence.
“The conditional sanction means that Willem II supporters will be banned for one game if similar disturbances take place within the next two years,” said Willem II.
Fans of Willem II were guilty of misconduct at the end of last year, including causing vandalism and verbally and physically confronting other supporters and security guards.
According to Willem II, the disturbances have already led to twenty stadium bans.
Men’s race at NK cycling deviates for TT Assen
11.25 am: The national road title race for the elite men will take place on a Friday this year. Organizer Courage Events has decided to do this after consultation with all those involved so that the race on the VAM mountain does not coincide with the nearby TT in Assen. The motorcycle racers will be in action two days later on Sunday 26 June. “Optimum media exposure and logistical reasons”, explains the organization as an explanation for the one-off move for the time being.
The elite women will come into action on Saturday. Due to the addition of the junior women and newcomer women that day, there is a women’s day on the course on and around the former waste mountain in Drenthe.
Convincing victory basketball players Bucks over Lakers
07:45 am: With Giannis Antetokounmpo again as the star, the Milwaukee Bucks have booked their fourth consecutive win in the American basketball league NBA. The Greek star scored 44 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers, partly resulting in a 131-116 win for the visitors from Milwaukee.
Bobby Portis added 23 points for Milwaukee, who even led by 30 points in the third quarter. The Bucks are second behind the Miami Heat in the NBA’s Eastern Division. LeBron James was the top scorer with 27 points for the Lakers, who lost for the fifth time in seven games.
Phoenix Suns, the leader in the Western Conference, was too strong for the Philadelphia 76’ers with 114-109. At the Suns, Devin Booker (35 points) and Mikal Bridges (23) were the most prolific players.
Joel Embiid was good for 34 points for the home team. It was the 21st game in a row in which he scored at least 25 points.