According to his family, their request comes after “careful consideration and consultation” with Wilson himself, his doctors, seven children and household staff. According to court documents, the now 81-year-old musician is easily distracted and often unaware of his surroundings. He would therefore not be able to take care of himself. Although the intention is that … Read more
swimming The Belgian relay team in the women’s 4×200 meter freestyle was unable to qualify for the final of the relay at the world swimming championships in the Qatari capital Doha. They thus miss the last chance for an Olympic ticket. In the second and final series, the Belgians Valentine Dumont, Camille Henveaux, Lucie Hanquet … Read more
Toby Alderweireld, Vincent Janssen, Jan Vertonghen. Our top clubs have attracted several (former) internationals to the Jupiler Pro League in recent years. Alderweireld made Antwerp champions, but his arrival came at a high price. His employer is one of half a dozen clubs responsible for a new record loss of Belgian football clubs. In the … Read more
The Department of Healthcare already counted 159 reports of whooping cough this year. In the years before the corona pandemic, on average less than a thousand whooping cough cases were reported per year, or an average of eighty in the month of January (2017-2019). It is striking that there are more cases than in recent … Read more
Basketball The Belgian Cats gave the packed Sportpaleis a nice salute of honor. The Belgian women already qualified for the Olympic Games earlier this week, but that slowed Meesseman and co. not to push the old-fashioned way against Nigeria again. The score was 78-61. Belgium – Nigeria was the last – sportingly unnecessary – match … Read more
Moroccan police arrested Mohamed Aissa on January 27 on suspicion of theft. The man was on the Most Wanted list of the federal police in Belgium, because he was sentenced to life imprisonment here. Morocco does not extradite its own nationals. Aissa was convicted on September 16, 2014 by the Assize Court for acts committed … Read more
“We have asked the Economic Inspectorate to investigate and take the necessary measures if violations are found,” the office of Deputy Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne told RTBF. The Economic Inspectorate will conduct the investigation, in consultation with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) and the FPS Public Health. “If it … Read more
“A wonderful feeling. As a child I dreamed of the Games, but that I would now become an Olympian for the second time… (silence) How crazy is that?” In the wings of the Antwerp Sports Palace, Emma Meesseman beamed with happiness on Friday evening around eleven. With a brilliant performance, the Grande Dame of the … Read more
“When his father told me on Thursday: Pour Martin, c’est fini, shivers ran down my body.” Dieter Leenders, the manager of volleyball club Maaseik, leaves no doubt about it: the fact that Martin Perin’s career as a top volleyball player is over has also hit the club hard. The 21-year-old libero collapsed during a match … Read more
A 35-year-old Belgian winter sports enthusiast died in the French Alps on Tuesday. He had a serious fall during a jump in the snow park of the Tignes ski area in Savoie. Last week, a 29-year-old Belgian skier also died in the same region. The accident happened Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., the Albertville prosecutor’s office … Read more