• ‘We fell short. Responsibility rests with me’ he says

• Netherlands players subject to online racist abuse

Ronald Koeman has resigned as Netherlands head coach in the wake of their World Cup last-32 defeat to Morocco on Monday.

“Last night I took the decision to end my stint as head coach of the Dutch national team,” Koeman said in a statement on Instagram. “We all shared the dream of making history at this World Cup, but we fell short. No one is more disappointed by that than I am. As head coach, the responsibility ultimately rests with me”.

• Williams beaten 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Centre Court

• Joint fought off second-set rally to close out match

Serena Williams walked up to the baseline down match point fully conscious of the fact that losing another point would be no tragedy. Four years since her last singles appearance as a professional tennis player, she had been competitive against a talented young player and she had fought hard for every point.

However, Williams has always been so demanding of herself and old habits die hard. Serving down 5-6 in her second set tie‑break after losing the first set against Maya Joint, Williams unleashed the greatest weapon the sport has seen: after an excellent first serve allowed her to dispatch an easy forehand winner to save match point, she eviscerated a 122 miles per hour service winner straight down the middle and rode her momentum into a final set.

European powers resist Trump administration’s pick for high representative after incumbent pushed out

Diplomats from the US and Europe have been unable to resolve their differences and agree on a new top international envoy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a standoff which has become a transatlantic test of wills over influence in the Balkans.

A meeting in Sarajevo to select a new high representative, a post with far-reaching powers, ended without a compromise, in a spat that has undermined western cohesion in the region in the Trump era.

Hearing set to begin 6 July would mark the first time Kirk’s family has been in the courtroom with the suspect

Charlie Kirk’s parents and his widow Erika Kirk are expected to attend a key hearing next week in Utah for the murder case against the man accused of slaying the conservative political activist, according to multiple news outlets.

The preliminary hearing, set to begin 6 July, would mark the first time Kirk’s family has been in the courtroom with Tyler James Robinson, the 23-year-old charged with aggravated murder related to Kirk’s death.

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We onderbreken het StamCafé voor een belanghebbende mededeling: Ronald Koeman (63) is gestopt als bondscoach. Onvermijdelijk nadat hij, na een groepsfase met 10 doelpunten voor, het systeem omgooide, de Hollandse School verloochende en de loopgraven betrok met een 5-3-2-systeem, waarna Nederland met 30% balbezit door een Marokkaans elftal met op papier mindere spelers werd beroofd van de WK-droom. "Afgelopen nacht heb ik de beslissing genomen om mijn periode als bondscoach van het Nederlands Elftal af te sluiten", schrijft Koetje op Instagram. "We droomden allemaal van een WK waarin we geschiedenis zouden schrijven. Dat is niet gelukt. Niemand is daar teleurgestelder over dan ik. Als bondscoach draag je die verantwoordelijkheid. Die heb ik altijd gevoeld en zal ik ook altijd blijven voelen." Koeman was van 2018 tot 2020 ook al bondscoach, maar sprong toen op een andere trein. De KNVB had daarop de keuze uit 18 miljoen bondscoaches en zadelde het land op met Frank de Boer, een van de slechtste trainers van die 18 miljoen. Daarna mocht Louis van Gaal het proberen, waarna Koeman weer mocht terugkomen. Op het EK van 2024 haalde Oranje de halve finale, maar was Koemanbal ook niet om over naar huis te schrijven. Het huidige WK is totaal mislukt.

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