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sport">So always stay up to date with all the sports news. For football, tennis, skating, motorsport, cycling and darts news, we have set up special pages on our website, on which the most important things in these sports are highlighted. This section Sport Short mainly deals with the other messages.

Snooker: White is a masterpiece

sport">11.45 pm: Jimmy White has done a great stunt by winning the Senior Snooker World Championship. In the final he beat Irishman Ken Doherty 5-4.

sport">White seemed to be heading for a penalty and faced a 4-0 deficit at the break. Doherty only needed one more frame for the win. With good snooker, White still managed to get back into the game and even force a decider. In the deciding ninth frame, White managed to break 85.

sport">The Dublin-born, 50-year-old Doherty managed to become world champion in Sheffield once (in 1997) in his snooker career by beating Stephen Hendry in the final. Hendry, who also played for the senior title, was eliminated in the semi-finals by 58-year-old White, who, despite having played in the final of the major world championship several times, never managed to win,

sport">Doherty and White both serve as commentators for televised snooker tournaments, Ken at the BBC and Jimmy with Eurosport.

Football: Charleroi leader after victory over OH Leuven

sport">9.49 pm: Charleroi has also won its third game in the Belgian league and is the leader with 9 points. The team settled in Heverlee with OH Leuven (1-3) and also played with ten men in the last half hour.

sport">Dorian Dessoleil put Charleroi ahead in the 6th minute. Xavier Mercier took care of the equalizer after 34 minutes, 1-1 was also the halftime score. Early in the second half, the visiting team was 2-1 ahead of a goal by Mamadou Fall. Fifteen minutes later, the Senegalese was given the red card for a serious foul. With ten men, Charleroi held its own and Kaveh Rezaei even managed to score again for the Walloons in the 80th minute.

Golf: Anne van Dam remains mid-engine in major Scotland

sport">8.43 pm: Anne van Dam still occupies a place in the middle bracket at the Women’s Open in Scotland after the third round, the first major of this year for the women. After a not very spectacular score of 73 strokes, 2 above par, she shares the 45th place with a total of +9. She has thirteen strokes more than the German Sophia Popov, who took the lead with a score of 67 strokes with -4.

sport">Van Dam actually kept the damage limited in the third round. After thirteen holes at Royal Troon, there were four bogeys on her map. With two birdies on the last three holes, she still achieved an acceptable result.

sport">In the Wales Open in Newport, a tournament of the European Tour, the Dutch play a supporting role. Daan Huizing and Darius van Driel share 39th place after the third round. Wil Besseling dropped to place 58. Only Van Driel scored below par. With 69 strokes he remained two below the job average at the Celtic Manor Resort, where the Swede Sebastian Söderberg and the Scotsman Connor Syme lead with a a total score of -7.

Football: Ljungberg closes the door to Arsenal

sport">6.52 pm: Fredrik Ljungberg is no longer an assistant coach at Arsenal. The former midfielder wants to focus on new challenges, he announced on the website of the English club. The 43-year-old Swede was Mikel Arteta’s assistant.

sport">“I’ve been involved with this club since 1998 and I am grateful for all the opportunities they have given me, both as a player and as a coach,” said Ljungberg. “I wish Mikel and the whole team the best of luck for the coming season. Thanks also to the fans for their constant support and for always being by my side. ”

sport">Ljungberg was briefly head coach last season after the resignation of Unai Emery. The Scandinavian became national champion with Arsenal in 2004. Last season, Arsenal finished eighth in the Premier League, but won the FA Cup.

Football: Klaassen leaves the training field at Werder injured

sport">17.06 hrs: Werder Bremen may have to do without Davy Klaassen for some time. The midfielder suffered a knee injury in the preparation for Werder in Austria.

sport">27-year-old Klaassen got stuck in the grass on Friday and could not complete the training on Saturday. An MRI scan on Sunday should reveal the seriousness of the injury.

sport">Klaassen narrowly prevented relegation with Werder. Werder starts the new season on September 19 with a home game against Hertha BSC.

Motorsport: A first for Espargaro with pole in MotoGP

sport">5:02 pm: Spanish motorcycle racer Pol Espargaro has secured pole position in MotoGP for the first time in his career. He was the fastest in qualifying on Saturday and will start at the front of the Grand Prix of Styria in Austria on Sunday. 29-year-old Espargaro, who has been active in MotoGP since 2014, rides for the KTM factory team.

sport">The Japanese Takaaki Nakagami (Honda) surprised with the second starting position. The Frenchman Johann Zarco (Ducati) set the third fastest time, but he has to start from the pit lane on Sunday. That is the penalty he received for causing a serious crash in the Grand Prix of Austria last Sunday. Spaniard Joan Mir (Suzuki) moves up to the third starting position.

sport">Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) got no further than tenth fastest time and the Frenchman will start in the race from ninth on the grid.

sport">Bo Bendsneyder, the only Dutchman who is active in the World Championship road race, was again unable to convince in Moto2. He will start on Sunday from the 26th position.

Football: European game Bratislava canceled again due to corona

sport">1.51 pm: The match between Slovan Bratislava and KI Klaksvik in the first qualifying round of the Champions League will not take place on Saturday because a player from the Slovak club has tested positive for the corona virus. For that reason, the game was also canceled last Thursday.

sport">The Slovak authorities want the entire selection of Bratislava to be quarantined. UEFA must now decide what will happen with the match. KI Klaksvik from the Faroe Islands may be selected as the regulatory winner.

Football: Trainer Tudor assistant to Pirlo at Juventus

sport">12:07 p.m. Igor Tudor gives up his job as head coach of Hadjuk Split and goes to work as an assistant to Andrea Pirlo at Juventus. The club from Croatia has announced this.

sport">The Croat Tudor played for the club from Turin from 1998 to 2007. He already worked as Udinese’s head coach in Serie A.

sport">Pirlo was appointed as the new head coach of the club earlier this month, for which Matthijs de Ligt also plays. The former midfielder succeeds Maurizio Sarri, who led Juventus to the national title but was unable to help them succeed in the Champions League.

sport">Juventus was eliminated by Olympique Lyon in the eighth finals.

Tennis: Kerber does go to US Open

sport">11:37 am German tennis star Angelique Kerber takes part in the US Open anyway. She previously had her reservations about the grand slaughter in New York because of the corona virus.

sport">Kiki Bertens and five other players from the top ten of the world rankings will not participate in the US Open, which starts on August 31. Kerber, 32, relies on the organization of the grand slam, which has promised a safe tournament.

sport">“After careful consideration and intensive discussions with my team, I have decided to participate in the US Open,” says the current number 23 of the world ranking. “I am sure the organizers are aware of their responsibility and will do everything they can to ensure that the tournament is held under strict hygiene conditions.”

sport">Kerber won de US Open in 2016.

Tennis: Nishikori tests positive for corona for the second time

sport">09:51 AM Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori fears he will have to skip the US Open. The former number 4 in the world has been tested positive for corona for the second time.

sport">“I am still positive,” he says. “I will therefore stay in Florida for the time being. I show minimal symptoms and will be tested again next week. ”

sport">Nishikori tested positive for corona for the first time last week. The US Open will begin in New York on August 31, with strict security measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

sport">Nishikori is good at the hard court in New York. He reached the final in 2014 and was eliminated in the semi-finals in 2016 and 2018. Many top players have signed out for the US Open, for fear of corona. Title defenders Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu and Ashleigh Barty, number one in the world ranking for women, are not coming to New York.

Basketball: Toronto and Boston towards second round playoffs

sport">8:20 am The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics basketball players are on their way to the second round of the NBA play-offs. Both teams have taken a 3-0 lead in the first round.

sport">Toronto also won its third game with Brooklyn Nets (117-92), including 26 points from Pascal Siakam and 22 points from Fred VanVleet. Boston kept the Philadelphia 76ers under control again (102-94). Kemba Walker accounted for 24 points for the winning team.

sport">Four wins are enough for a place in the second round of the play-offs.

sport">LA Clippers defeated Dallas Mavericks (130-122) to take a 2-1 lead. Kawhi Leonard was again the big man with the Clippers with no less than 36 points. Star player Luka Doncic of Dallas retired with an ankle injury.

sport">Utah Jazz won its third game with Denver Nuggets (124-87) and now leads the play-offs 2-1. Mike Conley scored 27 points for Utah.

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