Sports

Union Saint-Gilloise finish second with a chance to play in the Champions League

A 0-1 home defeat against Antwerp did not spoil the party at the Joseph Marien Stadium in Forest on Sunday afternoon, as the final game of ...

Monday, May 23, 2022

Belgian Christophe De Keyser wins his first Ironman race in Aix-en-Provence

Belgian Christophe De Keyser won the Aix-en-Provence Ironman, held in the south of France on Sunday. The Overijse native completed the ...

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Belgian Delfine Persoon wins vacant WBC silver super featherweight title

Delfine Persoon beat French boxer Elhem Mekhaled on points, to take home the vacant WBC silver super featherweight title on Saturday in ...

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Kevin De Bruyne voted Premier League player of the season

Belgian midfield star Kevin De Bruyne, has been voted Premier League’s player of the season. The award is based on a public vote in ...

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Giro d’Italia: A podium mishap as Girmay makes cycling history

It was the win of his career and a landmark moment for cycling enthusiasts: Biniam Girmay, the young Eritrean electrifying the world of ...

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Brugge wins Belgian Championship for third consecutive year

Club Brugge beat Antwerp 3-1 on Sunday to win its third successive Belgian championship, its fourth in five seasons, and its 18th overall. ...

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Four policemen wounded by hooligans at Belgian Women’s Cup final

Hooligans disturbed Saturday evening’s Belgian Women’s Cup final in Malines, before and during the match, according to the ...

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Union Saint-Gilloise overtaken by Club Brugge in playoffs after 0-2 defeat

Union Saint Gilloise suffered a 0-2 home defeat against Club Brugge after a late rally from the defending Belgian Champions helped them ...

Monday, May 9, 2022

Boxer Joyce Van Ee new Belgian welterweight champion

Joyce Van Ee (33) became Belgian boxing welterweight champion Saturday night after defeating Boyana Libiszewska on points in a 10 round ...

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Golden Boy: Could Kevin De Bruyne be Belgium’s first Ballon d’Or winner?

Since its inception in 1956, no Belgian footballer has ever won the prestigious Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the European ...

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Union Saint-Gilloise impress with convincing win over Brussels rivals Anderlecht

Union Saint-Gilloise began the Champions’ play-off phase of the Belgian football league with a 3-1 win over local rivals RSC Anderlecht in ...

Monday, April 25, 2022

Union Saint-Gilloise make historic comeback to end regular season in top spot

Royale Union Saint Gilloise’s miracle season continues, as their 3-1 win over Standard de Liege on Sunday has now guaranteed that they will ...

Monday, April 4, 2022

Union Saint Gilloise: Belgium’s new football kings

Few would have predicted that sleeping giant Royale Union Saint-Gilloise would lead the league table almost immediately after being ...

Sunday, March 6, 2022

International sports events in Russia moved elsewhere

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday, the organisers of high profile international sporting events spent Friday cancelling ...

Friday, February 25, 2022

Getting on bike generates jobs, Flemish championships show

Flanders staging the world cycling championships last year generated €27.4 million for the local economy, the sport's governing body said ...

Friday, February 18, 2022

Spa-Francorchamps welcomes endurance motorcycle racing

With a €25 million investment in safety improvements, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is welcoming the region's return to endurance ...

Monday, February 7, 2022

EU logs bid to prevent future football ‘super leagues’

Today, the European Commission accepted a proposal from French football fans to force EU governments to legislate so that big football ...

Thursday, February 3, 2022

First athlete tests positive for Covid ahead of 2022 Olympics

Organisers of the Winter Olympics in Beijing have reported that an unnamed athlete has tested positive for Covid-19 upon arriving in China ...

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Second-hand sports clothing shop to open in Brussels

The Flemish Community Commission (FCC) and Brussels running club Les Gazelles de Bruxelles are co-launching a shop for second-hand ...

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Flanders will boycott Winter Olympics in China and FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Flanders will not send ministers or officials to the Winter Olympics in China and the World Cup in Qatar, Minister-President Jan Jambon ...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022