AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De chipbedrijven ASMI, Besi en ASML stonden donderdag bij de winnaars op de Amsterdamse beurs. Sterke kwartaalresultaten en vooruitzichten van Nvidia, de grootste verkoper van chips voor kunstmatige intelligentie (AI), zorgden voor opluchting in de chipsector.

Nvidia wist de omzet en winst ruimschoots te verdubbelen dankzij de enorme investeringen van grote techbedrijven in datacenters voor AI-toepassingen. Ook voor het huidige kwartaal en het volgende boekjaar rekent het meest waardevolle bedrijf ter wereld op een aanhoudend sterke groei.

De algehele stemming op beurzen bleef voorzichtig door de zorgen over de hoge inflatie in de Verenigde Staten. De AEX-index op het Damrak noteerde kort na opening van de markt een fractie lager op 1107,47 punten. ASMI, Besi en ASML wonnen tot 2,8 procent. De MidKap bleef vrijwel onveranderd op 1117,36 punten. De beurzen in Parijs en Londen daalden tot 0,5 procent. Frankfurt won 0,2 procent.

NEW YORK (ANP) - Tennissers Karolina Muchová en Jakub Menšík hebben het gemengd dubbelspel van de US Open gewonnen. Het Tsjechische koppel versloeg in de finale de Zwitserse Belinda Bencic en de Italiaan Flavio Cobolli in de supertiebreak: 5-3 1-6 10-6.

Menšík maakte het beslissende punt met een ace. Eerder op woensdagavond had hij met een ace een van de twee matchpoints weggewerkt in de halve finale tegen het Russische duo Mirra Andrejeva en Andrej Roeblev. Bencic en Cobolli hadden eerder onder anderen Serena Williams en Carlos Alcaraz uitgeschakeld.

Het is voor Muchová en Menšík de eerste grandslamtitel. Muchová verloor in juli de enkelspelfinale van Wimbledon van haar landgenote Linda Nosková.

De organisatie van het grandslamtoernooi in New York voerde vorig jaar het gemengd dubbel in als showonderdeel, voorafgaand aan het hoofdtoernooi. Hierdoor doen veel topspelers ook mee.

KATHMANDU (ANP) - Het toerismebureau van Nepal meldt dat twee Nederlanders vermist zijn sinds de plotselinge overstromingen van woensdag. Het totale aantal vermiste toeristen ligt op 644.

Before the IBF world heavyweight title clash with Filip Hrgovic on Saturday, Barry Jones and Andy Lee analyse the unbeaten fighter

On Saturday night the 21-year-old Moses Itauma expects to become the second-youngest world heavyweight champion in history, after Mike Tyson, when he fights Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic for the IBF title at the O2 Arena in London. In an attempt to sift through the hype and to assess the potential Itauma has shown, the Guardian asked Barry Jones and Andy Lee for their expert views on the strengths and possible weaknesses of the young British fighter.

Itauma promises to become the dominant new force of the unpredictable heavyweight division but Hrgovic is his first real test as he strives to become a world champion in just his 15th fight.

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The women’s singles champion at SW19 on her off-court passions, growing up in Czechia, and the aftermath of achieving her dream

Linda Noskova has spent almost her entire life working towards mastering her sport. She began travelling around Czechia, Europe and then the world for tournaments before she was a teenager. Her life decisions have revolved around tennis for as long as she can remember.

Those early years prepared Noskova for the challenge of winning her first grand slam title, but the biggest lesson from her triumph at Wimbledon last month has been her lack of preparedness for everything that followed. The world did not come to a halt upon the completion of her ultimate goal. Life continues at the same pace, and now she must find her place in the sport once more.

A memorial at the park’s entrance held bouquets, and a child asked his mothers why so many people were crying

Becky Bullard was en route home to Austin, Texas, when she heard the news.

“As soon as I heard about Dolly, I thought of you,” read a text from a close friend while she waited for her flight home from Albany, New York.

Bradley Barcola, Julián Alvarez, Enzo Fernández and Cody Gakpo could be on the move in the next few days

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Every transfer window has at least one saga that dominates the headlines. Barcola’s potential move to Liverpool has been that story this summer. Given that Liverpool are crying out for a right winger to replace Mohamed Salah, one of their greatest ever players, it might seem surprising that their attention has been fixed on Barcola, who has spent 77% of his minutes at Paris Saint-Germain on the left side of the attack. However, rather than signing a like-for-like replacement, Liverpool seem keen to bring in a fast forward who is willing to press and can play on either flank.

Bruno Fernandes is the only surviving attacker from Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s attempt to bridge gap to rivals in 2021

Five years is a long time in football. Manchester United’s summer of 2021 is now remembered as the turning point in Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s reign; the sentimental decision to sign Cristiano Ronaldo the headline act as United set off on the wrong course after a few years of building steadily.

But back then, even before the signing of Ronaldo, there was optimism aplenty around Old Trafford. United swatted aside Leeds 5-1 on the opening day to fuel talk of a first genuine title charge since Alex Ferguson’s retirement. They had, after all, just signed the most coveted young English player on the market in Jadon Sancho and looked to pair the £74m man with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba, their creative fulcrum, and an exciting set of forwards.