Belgian sport took centre stage, with Remco Evenepoel gaining confidence in Quebec and Club Bruges moving ahead of Antwerp, alongside several football developments. Elsewhere, authorities investigated the deaths of two women in Anderlecht as regional security concerns followed reports of drone and Russian attacks.
In New York, Alexander Zverev faces American home player Ben Shelton in the US Open final. The match will determine the men's champion. Zverev has come under fire from other players over a striking statistic, but says he did not deliberately cause the trend. The final will be played tonight.
Remco Evenepoel will start Sunday’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal with more confidence, two days after his victory in Quebec. The Belgian rider wants to fight for another win, but stresses that his earlier victory does not mean he now has to solve everything. The race uses the World Championship course for the event in two weeks and serves as a dress rehearsal.
Zulte Waregem and Charleroi have made strong starts to the season and meet with a place in the top four at stake. Niang makes his starting debut for Zulte Waregem. Charleroi line up without surprises, so both teams begin the match with confidence. The winner will take an important step forward.
A train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and an adviser to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was evacuated after a Russian drone attack. The incident occurred near Poland amid the war in Ukraine. Those aboard left the train.
Club Brugge lead Antwerp 1-0 at Jan Breydel Stadium on Sunday afternoon after Vetlesen converted a penalty. Coach Ivan Leko made extensive changes to his starting lineup for the match. For Antwerp, striker Michael Frey, the club’s top scorer, was absent at kickoff.
Racing Genk coach Jess Thorup is sticking with his lineup for the home match against AA Gent. For the visitors, Kyrell Wilson is preferred to Matties Volckaert. AA Gent arrive in Genk as unbeaten leaders and travel with plenty of confidence. The match will pit two Belgian top-flight sides against each other.
Russia carried out an attack near the border between Ukraine and Poland. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the attacks as “barbaric” on X and said they were aimed not only at Ukraine, but also at the European Union and NATO. Poland subsequently scrambled fighter jets.
Two women were found dead on Dichtkunstlaan in Anderlecht on Sunday. The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office confirms that one victim was found outside a home. The circumstances surrounding both deaths are currently being investigated further. The investigation aims to establish as precisely as possible what happened in the Brussels municipality.
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