Zverev beats Djokovic and is in the final of the ATP finals +++ Kimmich has to be in corona quarantine again after a week +++ corona vaccination certificate forged? Investigations against Werder coach beginning +++ sports news at a glance.
From “A” for American football to “F” for football to “Z” for decathlon. Our compact news from the world of sport:
November 21: Manchester United fires their coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
The English football champions Manchester United have split from coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after a three-year term. The club announced the decision on Sunday. “Thanks for everything, Ole,” wrote the club on Twitter and posted a heart emoji. The website said: “Ole will always be a legend at Manchester United and we are very sorry that we made this difficult decision.” According to the British media, the decision had already been made on Saturday evening in a crisis meeting of the Man United officials, which was convened after the 1: 4 embarrassment at the relegation candidate FC Watford. It was the fifth loss for Man United in seven league games. Among other things, the British “Times” and the “Guardian” had reported after the game in Watford about the end for Solskjaer, who was already counted after the home defeats against Liverpool (0: 5) and Manchester City (0: 2).
November 21: Zverev after beating Djokovic with title chance at the end of the season
As at the Olympics, Alexander Zverev won against Novak Djokovic and was able to finish his turbulent season with a prestigious title in his last tennis game of the year. With the earned 7: 6 (7: 4), 4: 6, 6: 3, the Olympic champion made it into the final at the season finale in Turin on Saturday evening. Thanks to his best performance in this tournament in a high-class and gripping match, the man from Hamburg repeated his coup from the Tokyo Summer Games, where he also triumphed in the round of the best four against the world number one. “I’m happy with the win, I’m happy to be here in the final,” said the 24-year-old.
November 19: Kimmich is absent from Bayern in Augsburg due to corona quarantine
Football national player Joshua Kimmich is in corona quarantine and is therefore missing from FC Bayern in the Friday game of the Bundesliga at FC Augsburg. The German record champions announced this on. The unvaccinated midfielder Kimmich has to take a forced break again because of the contact with a suspected corona case in his private sphere, as he did at the most recent international matches. The 26-year-old had just left the quarantine, which he had to go to at the beginning of last week as a direct contact for his infected national team colleague Niklas Süle. Süle is also missing in Augsburg, as is his defensive colleague Josip Stanisic, who tested positive. Offensive player Kingsley Coman is not there on Friday evening (8.30 p.m. / DAZN) due to muscular complaints. He also did not take the bus trip to Augsburg on Friday after the obligatory sweat on Säbener Strasse.
November 19: Investigations against Werder coach because of vaccination certificate
According to the club, an investigation has been initiated against Werder Bremen’s trainer Markus Anfang because of the alleged use of a forged vaccination certificate. The management of the second division soccer team was informed about this on Thursday evening, it said in a statement.
“In a personal conversation with the management, Markus Anfang firmly rejected the allegations and emphatically assured him that he was fully vaccinated and that he had not used a forged vaccination certificate,” it said.
“Just like every other double-vaccinated citizen, I received my two vaccinations at an official vaccination center and received the appropriate sticker in the yellow vaccination certificate. I then had it digitized in the pharmacy and naturally assumed that everything was in order. I very much hope that the subject clears up quickly, “was quoted at the beginning of the communication.
November 18: semifinals at ATP finals perfect – Zverev calls for tennis star Djokovic
Olympic champion Alexander Zverev made the semi-final showdown perfect with the exception of Novak Djokovic at the season finale. Germany’s best tennis player won 6: 2, 6: 4 against the Polish Wimbledon semi-finalist Hubert Hurkacz and secured second place in his preliminary group in Turin. With an initially relaxed and remarkably dominant appearance, the world number three won his group final – and extended his season by at least one game. “I’m of course very happy to be here in Turin for the first time in the semifinals. It’s a great atmosphere,” said Zverev after the game. “I am sure that the atmosphere on Saturday will be more sparkling and even better. It was not mentally easy today because I knew that I had to win to make it to the semi-finals.”
November 17: Holland gets a World Cup ticket – Kuntz leads Turkey in the playoffs
With the bond coach Louis van Gaal, injured in the hip, in the stands, the Netherlands has secured the ticket for the World Cup in Qatar – and Stefan Kuntz can still hope to participate in the finals with the Turkish selection. Oranje scored 2-0 (0-0) against Norway in the empty De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam after late goals in the decisive group match and secured first place in Group G with 23 points. 1: 1) and ended up with 21 points ahead of Norway (18). The team of the long-time German U21 coach Kuntz is now fighting in the playoffs for one of three other World Cup starting places.
This also applies to Ukraine, which overtook Finland in Group D with a 2-0 (1-0) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Northern Europeans were defeated at home by the already qualified world champions France 0: 2 (0: 0). In Group E, Wales claimed second place with a 1-1 (1: 1) against sovereign group winners Belgium, ahead of the Czech Republic (2-0 against Estonia), which is one of the best Nations League group winners but also in the overall playoffs Twelve teams take part.
November 16: World Cup qualification: Switzerland intercepts Italy, also England in Qatar
Horror in Italy, jubilation in Switzerland: European soccer champions Italy have given away the ticket for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which they believed was safe. Instead, Switzerland qualified directly for the tournament on Monday evening thanks to a 4-0 (0-0) win against Bulgaria.
The Squadra Azzurra did not get more than 0-0 in the parallel game in Northern Ireland and had to let Switzerland pass. As second in Group C, Italy could still make it through the playoffs to the finals. “We should have made it clear much earlier in this group. Now we have to fix it in March,” said coach Roberto Mancini, who was completely dismayed.
England is also at the World Cup in Qatar. At the 10-0 (6-0) in San Marino, Harry Kane was the outstanding goalscorer with four goals. He scored all goals within just 15 minutes, including two from penalties. Poland has to go to the playoffs. In the 1: 2 (0: 1) against Hungary Robert Lewandowski from FC Bayern Munich was missing at every nook and cranny.
November 5: Second division game St. Pauli against Sandhausen canceled after the corona outbreak
In response to a corona outbreak at SV Sandhausen, the game of the second division soccer team at FC St. Pauli has been canceled. The German Football League (DFL) informed about this after Sandhausen had submitted an application for a relocation. “The game is canceled because SV Sandhausen does not have the minimum number of players required according to the DFL game rules, among other things due to a corresponding quarantine order from the responsible health department,” said the DFL. The game should actually take place on Sunday. Twelve players and six people from the supervisory staff had tested positive for the corona virus, according to the club on Thursday. The league association wants to decide “as soon as possible” about a new appointment.
November 5: Flick calls newcomer Lukas Nmecha and brings Draxler, Brandt and Günter back
With newcomer Lukas Nmecha and the returnees Julian Brandt, Julian Draxler and Christian Günter, the German national soccer team should achieve the perfect end of the year. National coach Hansi Flick called a total of 27 professionals for the World Cup qualifiers next week in Wolfsburg against Liechtenstein (November 11) and three days later in Yerevan against Armenia, including four goalkeepers for captain Manuel Neuer. The DFB selection already bought the ticket for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the beginning of October.
“Our idea was to take one or the other to see him again this year,” said Flick. “We saw our chance. We won’t have a game for four months.” The DFB selection wanted to “say goodbye to the year with two wins”. Dortmund’s Brandt, 25, and Paris professional Draxler, 28, are part of the DFB squad for the first time since autumn 2020. BVB star Mats Hummels was not taken into account, for whom a break would initially be better. The entire roster looks like this:
November 4: Corona alarm at SV Sandhausen – 18 positive cases
Corona alarm at SV Sandhausen: The second division soccer team is affected by 18 positive cases in the team and their environment. After consulting the responsible health department, all persons have gone into quarantine at home. The club announced this on Thursday evening. It is unclear whether the game at leaders FC St. Pauli can take place next Sunday.
According to the information in Table 15. had reported some professionals with cold symptoms on Wednesday. An extensive PCR test was then carried out. The evaluation produced positive results in twelve players and six coaches. Thanks to the vaccination protection, there are mostly mild courses. Some people showed slight signs of a cold. “This high number of findings came as a surprise to all of us. The large number of symptom-free patients can, however, be traced back to the very high vaccination status within the team as well as the coaching and support staff,” said Sandhausen’s team doctor and hygiene officer Nikolaus Streich. It was only last week that the SVS decided to use the 2G model for future home games, i.e. access only for those who have recovered and who have been vaccinated.
November 3: Atlanta Braves win World Series against Houston Astros
The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in Major League Baseball against the Houston Astros. The 7-0 win on Tuesday evening (local time) in Houston was the decisive fourth victory in the final series for the championship and the fourth title in the history of the Braves. They last won the World Series in 1995.
Jorge Soler put the Braves 3-0 ahead with a home run in the third inning and hit the road to victory. Three more points in the fifth inning were the preliminary decision. The Astros were in the World Series for the third time in the past five years, but could only win in 2017. This title is also controversial because of the proven fraud.
November 1: Kerber again among the top ten for the first time since 2019
The German number one, Angelique Kerber, is back in the top ten of the tennis world rankings after more than two years. The 33-year-old from Kiel climbed from twelfth to ninth in the ranking published by the WTA. In July 2019, the three-time Grand Slam winner slipped out of the top ten. In her career, Kerber led the world rankings for a total of 34 weeks.
Source From: Stern
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