The Premier League has come to a halt, but don’t worry sports fans. There are many offers during the Christmas holidays. For example, darts players complete the world championship, skaters compete in national and European championships, cyclocross riders compete in races and Rafael Nadal returns to the tennis court.
Tired of family? There’s still a lot to keep track of then. We have listed some of our offers for you.
December 24: Warm-up
There will be a warm-up football match on December 24 before we start the Christmas dinner. F.Bahçe and Galatasaray will face each other in Turkey.
Normally it’s a poster to look forward to, but now it’s even more so. The number 1 and 2 teams of the Super League are fighting for the top.
26 December: Boxing Day
Football is also played on Christmas. The Manchester United game on Boxing Day, for example, will set Erik ten Hag’s mood this holiday season. Unless Ten Hag never makes it to Christmas.
De Tukker is under pressure at the underperforming Red Devils. A defeat at home to Aston Villa on Boxing Day could give him a bad Christmas.
But it won’t just be Ten Hag who will have to miss Christmas dinner on Boxing Day, but also Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo. You will face Burnley in Liverpool.
Serie A will also continue as usual, but football in Italy will be canceled for Christmas. The competition will continue on December 29.
December 26 and 30: Cyclocross
Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Fem van Empel and Puck Pieterse don’t need to make Christmas plans. They will compete in mud for the Cyclocross World Championships. The competition is scheduled for Boxing Day in Gavere, Belgium, and the battle will take place four days later in Hulst, Zeeland.
Both matches can be watched online via NOS.
Thursday, December 28: National Track Cycling Championships and National Distance Cycling Championships
There will be sports violence in Apeldoorn and Heerenveen from 28 December. In Omnisport they compete for national championships in track cycling, and in Thialf they compete for national championships in the National Distance Championships. Both sports can be followed on NOS in the evenings.
National championship distances will also be held on Saturday, December 29 and Sunday, December 30.
Later during the Christmas break, from 5 to 7 January, Thialf will also race for the European Championship title as part of the European Championship distances. These games can also be watched via NOS.
From 31 December: Nadal returns to the tennis courts
Tennis fans can treat themselves during the upcoming Christmas holidays. This is how Rafael Nadal celebrates his return to the tennis court. The Spaniard will play in the ATP tournament in Brisbane after a year-long injury recovery. Since the match schedule has not been announced yet, we do not yet know which day Nadal will play.
You can enjoy tennis at the United Cup starting from December 29th. The Netherlands qualified for the tournament with mixed national teams for the first time this year. Tallon Greekpoor, Arantxa Rus, Wesley Koolhof, Thiemo de Bakker, Arianne Hartono and Demi Schuurs are used.
January 1: Who doesn’t know this? We will jump!
A first-class tradition on New Year’s Eve. Warm up the remaining Oliebollen, turn on the TV and look forward to the ski jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 14.00; Of course, it can also be watched on NOS.
January 3: Final of the Darts World Championship
Will Michael van Gerwen manage to win his fourth world title? The Darts World Championship will be suspended over Christmas, but we will see the tournament reach its fullest in London on January 3.
From 5 January: European Water Polo Championships
Dutch water polo men are looking to go to the Olympic Games for the first time in 24 years. To achieve this, it is necessary to first place in the top 8 in the European Water Polo Championship. The first match of the European Championship to be held in Croatia will be played against Romania on January 5.
Water polo women also start the European Championships in Eindhoven. It starts against world champions Croatia.
January 12: Premier League restarts
As soon as we stop thinking about holidays we can concentrate on Dutch football again. The Premier League restarts on January 12 with the match between RKC and Heracles. One day later we can enjoy the amazing match between FC Twente and AZ.
There’s so much to experience on your upcoming vacation!
Source: NOS
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