Tag: sport
Sport Kort: Pole position for Verschoor, Den Ouden finalist in Spain
TENNIS Guy den Ouden has qualified for the semi-finals of the ITF tournament in Mataro, Spain. The Breukelen resident was too strong for the Spaniard David Perez Sans in the…
Sport Short: Pole position for Verschoor, Pieterse fifth on short cross
TENNIS Guy den Ouden has qualified for the semi-finals of the ITF tournament in Mataro, Spain. The Breukelen resident was too strong for the Spaniard David Perez Sans in the…
Comment: Losing a playing spot to a toothless Canadian seals Kaapo Kako’s fate in New York | Sport
The coaches change, but the narrative doesn’t change: the tighter the place, the more likely the New York Rangers Kaapo Kako23, finds himself in the stands outside the playing lineup.…
Javelin athlete Eemil Porvari dazzled with his throw of over 80 meters, the expert even compared him to Jan Zelezny | Sport
Eemil Porvari, 21, joined the Finnish 80-meter club in Lahti. The versatile youngster would be a dominant javelin thrower in 10 matches. Joel Sippola, Petra Manner – Oops! Urheilu’s commentator…
A dull defeat for Dallas’ Finnish players – “Connor McDavid can’t be stopped twice” | Sport
In the hockey NHL, Dallas, the Western regular season winner, lost to Edmonton in the first conference final. Connor McDavid decided the match that went to overtime. The first conference…
Is this the first Finnish NFL player? Olaus Alinen, who has received nearly 50 scholarship offers, is moving towards his dream Sport
A big Finnish name in American football Olaus Alinen has been able to spend the last few weeks on a well-deserved vacation in Finland after his first university term. Born…
Experienced Barclay Goodrow became Rangers’ hero – the Florida goalkeeper’s overtime wins record remained a dream | Sport
The Rangers beat Florida in the overtime with 2–1 and tied the Eastern Conference final series. Goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovski had won 12 overtimes in a row in the playoffs. Riku…
Analysis: First I got swearing, then confidence – Jukka Jalonen won everything, but the gold machine froze for two reasons | Sport
Sixth of January 2016. 01.30 am. It’s eighteen degrees below zero in Helsinki. I’m standing in a suit and tie on the corner of Mannerheimintie and Kalevankatu, in front of…
Marko Anttila will continue at Kärpi for another year Sport
Anttila has agreed on one additional year with Oulu Kärppie. The league gold is still missing from Marko “Mörkö” Anttila. Kärpät has signed an extension with the attacker Marko Anttilan…
The worst result from the Lions in the World Cup in almost 70 years – the president of the Ice Hockey Association speaks of a “great performance” | Sport
1. The worst result in almost 70 years The Lions’ World Cup ended with a quarter-final loss to Sweden. On Thursday, Finland lost to Sweden in overtime with 1-2 goals.…