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Belgians Yanina Wickmayer and Alison Van Uytvanck both qualified for the second round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament on Monday.
The World Cup kicked off last night with a colourful opening ceremony, predicted win for home country Brazil and protests in cities around the South American country.
Kirsten Flipkens and Yanina Wickmayer only made it to the second round of the French Open in Roland Garros, Paris, before both being knocked out yesterday.
Former cyclo-cross World Champion Niels Albert has announced the end of his professional career after discovering he had potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia problems.
Medical screening of each participant before a mass sporting event should be mandatory, according to Pedro Brugada, heart specialist at UZ Brussel, and sports doctor Chris Goossens, following Sund
More than 2,000 runners participated in Belgium’s first Wings for Life World Run in Ypres, West Flanders, on Sunday. The same race took place simultaneously in 34 other cities around the world.
The world lightweight boxing champion, Delfine Persoon of West Flanders, was received by King Philippe yesterday, following her victory in the WBA world title fight.
As the Winter Games begin rounding up in Sochi, it appears that Belgian athletes will come home without a single medal.
The Belgian hopefuls in the Sochi winter Olympics have failed to seize any medals yet, although speed skater Bart Swings (pictured) came close with his fourth-place position.
