Teenage defender Debast gets first Belgium call-up
BRUSSELS : Belgium coach Roberto Martinez named uncapped teenager Zeno Debast in a 30-man squad for this month’s Nations League matches against Wales and the Netherlands.
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Louis van Gaal trims squad as he shows World Cup hand
Louis van Gaal on Friday cut his squad down to 25 for this month’s Nations League games against Poland and Belgium as he gave a strong indication of the players he will take to the World Cup. Van Gaal had named a preliminary squad of 32 a fortnight ago but trimmed it down, keeping the uncapped trio of goalkeepers Andries Noppert and Remko Pasveer and the Ajax Amsterdam attacker Kenneth Taylor. But Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk, who could also play for Belgium, has not made the cut for the matches in Warsaw on Sept.
Van Gaal trims squad as he shows World Cup hand
AMSTERDAM : Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Friday cut his squad down to 25 for this month’s Nations League games against Poland and Belgium as he gave a strong indication of the players he will take to the World Cup.
United States defeat Kazakhstan in the singles at the Davis Cup in Glasgow and strengthen their bid to reach the Final 8
Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul helped the United States see off Kazakhstan and top Group D in the singles at the Davis Cup in Glasgow on Thursday. Fritz edged out Alexander Bublik in three sets, while Paul made light work of Mikhail Kukushkin with a straight-sets victory. However, Bublik returned with partner Aleksandr Nedovyesov to down Jack Sock and Rajeev Ram in the doubles and reduce the overall score to 2-1.
Harrie Lavreysen and Emma Hinze back to defend sprint titles at 2022 UCI Track Champions League
Defending champions Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) and Emma Hinze (Germany) will be back to defend their UCI Track Champions League titles after being selected among a star-studded list of sprinters pre-qualified for the 2022 season. Lavreysen, two-time Olympic gold medallist and nine-time UCI Track World Champion, heads a stellar list of male talent which also includes reigning UCI Track Nations Cup keirin champion Kevin Quintero (Colombia), Commonwealth Games gold medallists Matthew Richardson (Australia) and Nicholas Paul (Trinidad and Tobago), two-time UCI Track World Champion Stefan Botticher (Germany) and UCI Track World Championships bronze medallist Mikhail Yakovlev (Israel).
"Be Very Careful Against Him": Muttiah Muralitharan Warns Batters At T20 World Cup Facing This Bowler
Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan on Thursday sounded a warning to the teams ahead of next month's T20 World Cup, saying they will have to be careful against Wanindu Hasaranga as the mystery spinner would be a threat on Australian pitches. Hasaranga took nine wickets to power his team to the Asia Cup title win and Muralitharan said he would be one to watch out for during the T20 World Cup. "He's a great T20 bowler. Last 2-3 years, he's done really well. He's a young guy," Muralitharan told reporters in an interaction on the eve of the second edition of the Legends League Cricket.
Who is Nyck de Vries? Profiling the driver who's got the Formula 1 world talking
At 27-years-old, it's almost unimaginable that Nyck de Vries is yet to secure a full-time Formula 1 seat. The young Dutchman has been knocking on the door for almost a decade, but it seems that his name and the 'ooh aah' around it is the only thing people are excited about.
Ivan Toney: England man picks Liverpool star who's 'too nice' in dream 5-a-side team
Brentford’s Ivan Toney was named in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the very first time on Thursday.