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Basketball: Brooklyn Nets surprise Milwaukee Bucks

sport">11:05 PM: Brooklyn Nets basketball players surprised Milwaukee Bucks. They triumphed 119-116 in Orlando, where the NBA resumed.

sport">Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 26 points for the winning team. MiIwaukee Bucks is the front runner of the Eastern Conference and already sure to participate in the playoffs.

sport">Star player Giannis Antetokounmpo made 16 runs for Milwaukee Bucks before resting in the second half.

Tennis: Bertens cannot defend title in Madrid

sport">5.29 pm: The tennis tournament in Madrid will definitely not take place this year. The gravel combined men and women tournament was initially scheduled to take place in May, but was postponed to September 12-20, due to the coronavirus.

sport">Kiki Bertens was the best among women last year, with the men the title went to Novak Djokovic. Bertens defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-4 and celebrated the highlight of her career in the Spanish capital. Earlier this year, Bertens participated in the virtual edition of the tournament and she also managed to win that.

sport">Earlier this week, the organization was advised by the Spanish Ministry of Health to cancel the event for this year. In Madrid, the number of infections with the coronavirus has increased considerably in a few days.

sport">The ATP and WTA regret that the tournament has been removed from the already stripped-down calendar. “I would like to thank the organizers of the Mutua Madrid Open for their efforts to organize this year’s event, including the move from May to September. We look forward to the event’s successful return in 2021, ”said Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP President.

sport">Earlier this week, international tennis was restarted with the Palermo WTA tournament. Various top players opted out.

Motorsport: Two corona infections just before restart Formula E

sport">3:39 pm: Formula E does not resume the season without hitches. Just before the restart of the World Cup for electric sports cars in Berlin, two people tested positive for corona. The racing class did not reveal any names, but Indian boss Mahindra Racing team boss Dilbagh Gill confirmed that he was one of the two.

sport">Formula E will resume the season on Wednesday with no fewer than six races in nine days on the track constructed at the former Tempelhof airport. Two Dutch drivers are active in the racing class, Nyck de Vries (Mercedes) and Robin Frijns (Virgin). They were among the 1,421 people who were tested for the virus on Monday.

sport">Due to the corona pandemic, the public is not welcome at Tempelhof, where the organization has set out three different circuits to provide some variety.

Football: Infection with coronavirus in unemployed player VVCS

sport">2.20 pm: An unemployed football player who hopes to obtain a contract with a professional club via Team VVCS, is infected with the corona virus. That is why the VVCS players’ union had to cancel the private practice match against sc Heerenveen, which was scheduled for Tuesday, at the last minute. Both teams would meet in Jubbega.

sport">The unemployed footballers who maintain their fitness level with the VVCS team, which is led by trainer John van Loen, are also regularly tested. The players underwent a test on Monday and one positive result came out. The player involved is immediately quarantined. His teammates will be tested again on Thursday. A friendly game against Jong PSV is scheduled for Saturday.

sport">The Eindhoven promises would initially compete against KV Kortrijk under 23, but because the Belgian club does not test the players for the virus, PSV decided to look for another opponent.

Cycling: The Netherlands does not defend the European title mixed team time trial

sport">12.54 hours: The Netherlands will not compete in the mixed team time trial at the European Cycling Championships in Plouay later this month. Last year, the Orange won the then new division and later also won the world title in Yorkshire, with Bauke Mollema and Lucinda Brand, among others. The KNWU announced on Tuesday through a spokesperson that it is not possible to send a representative team due to the busy cycling program.

sport">The Netherlands also drops out for the men’s individual time trial. At least the participation of Anna van der Breggen is certain among the women. The national coaches Koos Moerenhout and Loes Gunnewijk will announce their selections in mid-August. The European Championships will be in Brittany from 24 to 27 August.

Motorsport: World champion Márquez also misses MotoGP race Czech Republic

sport">12.51 am: Marc Márquez will also miss the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic in MotoGP this weekend. The six-time world champion takes time to recover from the second surgery on his broken right arm. German test driver Stefan Bradl will take Márquez’s place with the Honda factory team.

sport">Márquez broke his upper arm in a crash in the first race of this season in Jerez, Spain. A titanium plate was inserted during surgery. The Spaniard nevertheless wanted to start in the second race, last weekend also in Jerez. He got permission from the doctors and also sat on his Honda, but decided that he was not yet able to race.

sport">Last Monday he underwent a second surgery, because the titanium plate had shifted. He has to stay in the hospital in Barcelona for two days. Márquez decided not to go for a super-fast return this time, but takes the time for recovery.

sport">Bradl has plenty of experience in MotoGP. The German drove his last full season in 2016 and had already made several appearances in the previous two seasons.

Football: May have less prize money for Champions League clubs

sport">12.14 pm: The clubs that are still active in the Champions League and Europa League may receive less prize money from the organizing association UEFA. This has to do with the changed format in which the two club competitions are completed. The association fears less income through the sponsors because the tournaments from the quarterfinals consist of one game instead of the usual two (home and away).

sport">UEFA is currently investigating the impact of lower revenues. “There is not yet a definite answer, but we expect a limited impact in the distribution of income for the clubs,” said the union.

sport">The European union had budgeted € 2.55 billion this year to distribute among the participating clubs, with € 2.04 billion reserved for the clubs in the Champions League. Both tournaments will be completed this month, starting with residual returns in the eighth finals. The Europa League will resume on Wednesday.

sport">The Champions League will be played from the quarter finals in Lisbon, the Europa League in four cities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia: Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Duisburg. Everything to limit travel and thus the possible spread of the coronavirus as much as possible

Cycling: Organization Gent-Wevelgem wants a public mask obligation

sport">10.43 am: The organization behind Gent-Wevelgem calls on the Belgian government to introduce a mask for cycling races. This happens after images at, among others, the Tour of Burgos showed how fans loudly encouraged the riders without any protection up close. “A mouth mask requirement along the entire course ensures clarity and safety,” says Griet Langedock on behalf of the organization at the Belgian TV channel. Sporza.

sport">The riders also complained in the Route d’Occitanie because spectators did not keep their distance during and after the stage and thus increased the chance of being infected with the corona virus. Langedock: “When I saw the images of the first cycling races, this thought came to my mind. It is more dangerous where the public comes together. For example, spectators do not wear a mouth mask when it is not busy. But when people join, it becomes an unsafe situation. ”

sport">Langedock therefore appeals to the politicians. “When people come to watch the prices, they should all put on a mouth mask. That should be a rule for all rates in Belgium. ” Incidentally, Ghent-Wevelgem, a race from the WorldTour, is only on October 11.

Football: Serie A starts again on September 19

sport">08.12 am: The Italian football league starts in the weekend of September 19 and 20. That’s a week later than the Serie A bosses initially planned. This will give the clubs, which only ended the 2019-2020 season that had stopped due to corona, get extra rest. The decision was made after consultation with the clubs of the highest class of Italian football.

sport">The last match day is scheduled for May 23, 2021. As in the German Bundesliga, which starts in the same weekend, there is no winter break in Italy. The first round in the new year is already on January 3.

Basketball: Anthony Davis on the trail of Kobe Bryant with the Lakers

sport">7:51 am: Two days after the defeat to Toronto Raptors, the Los Angeles Lakers has again shown itself as a clear candidate for the title in the American basketball league NBA. The Lakers, with outstanding Anthony Davis, defeated Utah Jazz 116-108 and are thus assured of first place in the Western Conference. The last time the squad was the best in the Western Division was in 2010, after which Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to the NBA title in the playoffs.

sport">Davis accounted for 42 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. LeBron James added 22 points and made the mediocre performance against defending champion Raptors forget. “That we are the number 1 in the west means a lot, especially after such a year. But we’re not done yet, ”said Davis, who was already 23 points halfway through the game. It was the twentieth time when Laker reached the break with 20 points or more. The last to perform as a LA Lakers player was Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter accident in January.

sport">“Being on one list with Kobe means a lot to me,” said Davis. “I know he watches from above and encourages us.”

sport">In a game between top players in the Eastern Conference, Toronto Raptors won 107-103 against Miami Heat. With the Canadian team, Fred VanVleet reached a previously unrealized point total of 36, thanks in part to seven three-pointers from twelve attempts. Toronto remains second behind Milwaukee Bucks.

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