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Snooker player Robertson does not know giving up
11.49 am: You won’t win from snooker player Neil Robertson until the last ball has gone into the pocket. This was experienced by Scotsman John Higgins for the second time in a final against ‘The Thunder from Down Under’, who lives in England. won frames.
Robertson got out of his chair at that score and only got back into it when the scoreboard indicated 10-9 in his favor. The jackpot of more than 200,000 euros passed the Scottish nose and it was not the first time. Last year in the English Open, Higgins and Robertson also met in the final. Higgins needed one more frame to win at 8-6. Robertson set his sights on sharp and won 9-8.
Atlético misses defender Giménez against City in Champions League
10:52 am: Atlético Madrid go to England without defender José María Giménez for their first game against Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Uruguayan international, a fixed value in the team of coach Diego Simeone, was injured on Saturday in the final phase of the won competition match against Alavés (4-1).
The reigning champions of Spain are in third place in La Liga, with as many points as FC Barcelona and Sevilla. Leader Real Madrid is 12 points ahead of the three pursuers.
Atlético Madrid eliminated Manchester United in the eighth finals of the Champions League. After a draw in Madrid (1-1), the Spaniards won the return at Old Trafford 1-0 via a goal from Renan Lodi. They will meet the other top club from the English city on Tuesday, Manchester City.
Reinier Robbemond returns as an assistant at Willem II
10.42 am: Willem II has appointed Reinier Robbemond as the assistant to head coach Kevin Hofland until the end of the season. He replaces Denny Landzaat, who goes with John van den Brom to Al-Taawon in Saudi Arabia.
Until recently, Robbemond was the head coach of De Graafschap. He was fired there due to disappointing results. He previously served as assistant to Willem II during Erwin van de Looi’s period. After the resignation of the current national team coach of Jong Oranje in Tilburg, he acted as interim trainer. Robbemond started that period with a spectacular 5-0 win over PSV and managed to save the Tilburg club from relegation.
Curling men also lose to Canada at the World Cup
10:01 am: The Dutch curling men also lost their third match at the World Cup in Las Vegas. Canada, winner of the bronze medal at the last Winter Games in Beijing, was too strong with 9-6. Previously, the Orange already lost to Sweden and Germany. The team of skip Wouter Gösgens is thirteenth and last in the ranking.
The curlers are participating in the World Cup for the fifth time. In the previous four editions, with Jaap van Dorp as skip, the Dutch men finished eleventh (in 2017), tenth (in 2018 and 2019) and twelfth (in 2021). Van Dorp is now the vice skipper. Carlo Glasbergen and Laurens Hoekman also play along. Tobias van den Hurk is reserve.
The Dutch team was relegated to the B-division at the last European Championship, in November last year in Norway. At the Olympic qualifying tournament in December in Leeuwarden, the team was unable to force participation in the Winter Games in Beijing.
The curling men will play their fourth game against Switzerland on Monday evening (Dutch time).
Polish tennis star Swiatek officially number 1 in the world
08:30 a.m.: Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek is officially the new number 1 in the world rankings. She is the successor of Australian Ashleigh Barty, who has ended her tennis career. Swiatek won the tournament in Miami last week. Czech Barbora Krejcikova rises to second place and Spain’s Paula Badosa climbs to third. The highest ranked Dutch player is still Arantxa Rus in 75th place.
In the men’s category, Novak Djokovic retains the first place in the global ranking. The Russian Daniil Medvedev lost the chance to relieve the Serb in Miami last week and therefore remains second. The difference in points is minimal; 8420 at 8410. German Alexander Zverev is number 3. Carlos Alcaraz, who won the masters tournament in Miami, climbs five places and is now eleventh. Botic van de Zandschulp drops one place to 43rd position. Tallon Greek track wins one spot and is number 56 in the world.
Los Angeles Lakers and threatens to miss NBA playoffs
08:03 a.m.: The Los Angeles Lakers basketball players risk missing the playoffs in the NBA. The loss to Denver Nuggets 129-118 put the multiple champion in further trouble. The team has to win almost all of the remaining games in the regular season to have a chance of making it to the postseason, in which they compete for the championship.
The Lakers played against the Nuggets without star LeBron James, who injured his ankle. Anthony Davies (28 points) and Russell Westbrook (27 points) did everything they could to avert defeat, but with Nikola Jokic, the Denver squad had a sharpshooter in the house. He made 38 points.
Phoenix Suns suffered a rare defeat. The western division leader lost 117-96 to Oklahoma City Thunder. The Miami Heat cemented its lead in the Eastern Division with a 114-109 win over the Toronto Raptors. The Philadelphia 76ers, already certain of the playoffs, defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-108. Joel Embiid scored 44 points for the ‘Sixers’.