Van Basten names preliminary squad for Euro 2008 07/05/2008
Coach Marco van Basten selects 30 players into a no-surprise provisional Dutch squad for Euro 2008.
Ajax inches closer to Dutch league playoffs final 06/05/2008
The Amsterdam team secured a 3-1 victory over Heerenveen in a match on Monday.... read more
FC Twente advances to final in Dutch league playoffs 05/05/2008
The Saturday match saw Huysegems scoring twice to lead Twente in playoffs for a place in next season’s Champions League.... read more
Feyenoord claims Dutch Cup in over a decade 28/04/2008
Two first-half goals helped Feyenoord beat Roda and win the Dutch Cup after 13 years.... read more
Valencia sacks Dutch trainer 22/04/2008
The sack comes five days after the trainer led the club to winning the Spanish cup.... read more
PSV wins 4th straight Dutch league title 21/04/2008
Despite scoring one goal against Vitesse Arnhem, PSV emerged the champions and finished three points ahead of Ajax.... read more
Dutch football premiership battle far from over 14/04/2008
The 1-1 draw between Eindhoven PSV and FC Twente spells hope for Amsterdam’s Ajax.... read more
Kenyans top Rotterdam Marathon 14/04/2008
Kenyan runners bag top three positions, leaving Dutch runners way behind.... read more
Bergkamp returns to Ajax 11/04/2008
The exact duties of the former footballer remain vague.... read more
Huntelaar joins 100 club 07/04/2008
The Ajax player is the 57th Dutch football player to score more than 100 goals.... read more
PSV closes in on Dutch title as Ajax beats De Graafschap 07/04/2008
Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored a first-half hat trick in Ajax's 4-1 defeat of De Graafschap on Sunday.... read more
Parliament discusses human rights in China 07/03/2008
Parliament will hold a hearing on the human rights situation in China.... read more
Van Bommel ready to play for Dutch team under father-in-law 06/03/2008
Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel said on Wednesday he is ready to return to the national team now that his father-in-law has been appointed as Marco van Basten's successor.... read more
Van Basten wants to win trophies as Ajax coach 06/03/2008
Marco van Basten said on Wednesday he wants to win trophies with Ajax Amsterdam as the team's next head coach.... read more
Bert van Marwijk is the new Netherlands coach 04/03/2008
Bert van Marwijk will become Dutch national team coach after Euro 2008 in succession of Marco van Basten, the Dutch football federation KNVB confirmed on Monday.... read more
Police arrest 21 Haarlem supporters 27/02/2008
Police arrested 21 supporters of Haarlem’s football team after the cup match between the team and Heracles Almelo on Tuesday evening.... read more
End of Olympic dream for Mark van Bommel 27/02/2008
Mark van Bommel's Olympic dream is over as he will neither be released by his German club Bayern Munich nor selected by the Dutch coach, it emerged on Tuesday.... read more
Llodra lifts second title of season in Rotterdam success 25/02/2008
Michael Llodra joined Andy Murray as the only players to win two titles apiece so far this season with a 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) comeback over Robin Soderling to claim the ABN-AMRO World Tennis on Sunday.... read more
Karlovic, Llodra ride ace train into Rotterdam semi-final 22/02/2008
Ivo Karlovic fired a dozen aces while Michael Llodra produced 13 on Friday as the big-hitting pair won into a semi-final showdown at the seed-short ABN-AMRO World Tennis.... read more
Nadal cites mental lapse for letdown loss in Rotterdam 22/02/2008
Disillusioned top seed Rafael Nadal blamed a surprise drop in second-set concentration for his 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Italy's Andreas Seppi at the ABN-AMRO World Tennis on Thursday.... read more
Nadal off to a fast start with Rotterdam win 21/02/2008
Rafael Nadal thrilled a sold out crowd of 8,000 as he blunted the big game of Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to race into the second round of the ABN-AMRO World Tennis.... read more
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- Davydenko knocks off Czech challenger in Rotterdam: Russian Nikolay Davydenko stepped on the gas during the final three games to advance over outclassed Czech Jan Hernych 6-3, 6-3 at the ABN-AMRO World Tennis on Tuesday....
- Karlovic stands tall in Rotterdam win over Rochus: Tree-topping Croatian Ivo Karlovic notched 12 aces as he dismissed Olivier Rochus 6-1, 6-2 for a spot in the second round of the ABN-AMRO World Tennis on Monday....
- Djokovic pulls from Rotterdam with influenza: Novak Djokovic on Friday withdrew from the ABN-AMRO World Tennis event due to influenza....
- Veldhuis undergoes dope test: Veldhuis goes straight from award ceremony to dope test....
- Dutchman gets Australian coaching job: The Football Federation of Australia on Thursday gave Dutchman Pim Verbeek the job of national coach....
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