Nadal “wants to be remembered as a good person”
20. November 2024 Nadal says goodbye © APA/AFP/THOMAS COEX It was a strange ending for one of the greatest tennis players of all time. When Rafael Nadal’s career ended shortly after midnight in Malaga due to Spain’s Davis Cup defeat against the Netherlands, everyone was somehow surprised. It seemed like an eternity before the farewell […]
Celtics end Cleveland’s starting winning streak in NBA
Champion Boston inflicted Cleveland’s first defeat Photo: APA/Reuters DThe Cleveland Cavaliers’ clean slate in the North American professional basketball league NBA has begun to show its first stains. The only undefeated team of the season lost on Tuesday (local time) at the Boston Celtics with 117:120, it was the first defeat for the team from […]
Cavaliers celebrate their 15th win in the 15th game of the season in the NBA
Next win for Cleveland in front of their home crowd Photo: APA/dpa DThe Cleveland Cavaliers also won their 15th game of the season in the North American professional basketball league NBA. The team from Ohio celebrated a 128:114 home win against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday (local time). The Cavaliers are the first club since […]
Top favorite Sinner starts the ATP Finals with a two-set win
De Minaur‘s ATP Finals debut started well, as he took his opponent’s serve to make it 2-1. However, that was a wake-up call for Sinner, who gave the right answer with two breaks and two service games won, much to the delight of the home crowd, and moved away to 5-2. The 23-year-old didn’t let […]
Padel: why the connections between Flanders and Wallonia are complicated
Gijs Kooken, Belgium is among the best nations in padel when there was nothing or almost nothing five years ago. How do you explain it? “We have competitions of a good level thanks to the Belgian Padel Tour and, in Flanders, to the Masters. The best meet quite regularly in these tournaments. In addition, the […]
The final in Vienna is Draper versus Khachanow
26 October 2024 Jack Draper in the final in Vienna © APA/EVA MANHART The new winning face at the 2.626 million euro Erste Bank Open in Vienna belongs to either Jack Draper or Karen Chatschanow. The Briton, seeded number 7, defeated the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (number 6) on Saturday after 1:48 hours with 6:2,6:4. Afterwards, […]
“I don’t trust Girona, no”
La Reial Societat viatja a Girona sense els lesionats Aihen Muñoz i Pablo Marín, Traoré i Zakharyan, però amb les novetats del retorn d’Elustondo i Turrientes. Imanol Alguacil, el seu tècnic, també té força dubtes en l’alineació, perquè, com la gran majoria, té ben presents les càrregues que acumulen els seus homes. En la seva prèvia, va […]
The vast majority like Jürgen Klopp
Berlin () – There was a lot of criticism after Jürgen Klopp moved to Red Bull as head of football, but the Germans still like him. This was the result of a Forsa survey for “Stern”. The football coach therefore has an extremely high popularity rating of 86 percent. And 78 percent of those who […]
Luis Tiant, a giant who was waiting | In Spanish
(CNN Spanish) — When talking about Cuba and baseball, one of the references is the pitcher Luis Tiant, “el Tiante”, born in Marianao, Cuba, on November 23, 1940 and died this Tuesday. Tiant endeared himself to the fans of the teams he played for since the late 1950s, not only for his ability to dominate […]
Why are women never on Sundays?
In the Olympic Charter, the basic law of Olympic sport, the “mission and role” of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also defined. Point eight states: “To strengthen and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures in order to enforce the principle of equality between men and women.” […]