Krul, Fer withdraw from Dutch squad for World Cup qualifier
September 10th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Sep 10 (IANS) Leroy Fer and Tim Krul will not travel to Budapest with the Dutch team for the 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Hungary Tuesday, the ... Read more...
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Dynamo drawn against Stuttgart in Europa League playoffs
August 10th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dynamo Moscow will face a tough fight for a place in the Europa League group stage after they were drawn against German Bundesliga side VfB ... Read more...
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Indian football coach Koevermans gets thumbs up from Gullit
July 29th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Praising Indian football coach and compatriot Wim Koevermans, Dutch legend Ruud Gullit Sunday called for developing infrastructure for the growth of the game in the country.
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Dundee United to face Dynamo Moscow in Europa League
July 20th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A tough trip to Russia awaits Scotland's Dundee United after they were drawn against Dynamo Moscow in the third qualifying round of the Europa League ... Read more...
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Monchengladbach signs De Jong from Twente
July 18th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, July 18 (IANS) Dutch club FC Twente and Borussia Monchengladbach have agreed on the transfer of Luuk de Jong to Germany, they announced Wednesday.The 21-year-old forward signed a ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Last chance to change for Dutch team
June 16th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kharkiv (Ukraine), June 16 (IANS) The Dutch national team is on the brink of elimination at Euro 2012 and coach Bert van Marwijk has indicated that things will change in ... Read more...
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Dutch still have chance despite defeat
June 14th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kharkiv, June 14 (IANS) The Dutch national team suffered its second consecutive defeat at Euro 2012 against Germany, but despite a broken morale the World Cup finalists still have a ... Read more...
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Netherlands adjusts training after racist abuse by fans
June 7th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, June 7 (IANS) Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk adjusted his training in Krakow after hearing racist abuse from the stands.During the warm-up for the training in the Wisla ... Read more...
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Russia not in peak condition for Euros: Physio
June 6th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's players are not in the best possible physical condition ahead of Euro 2012, but their fitness is at a satisfactory level, team physiotherapist Robert ... Read more...
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Netherlands crush Northern Ireland 6-0
June 3rd, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, June 3 (IANS) The Netherlands, runners-up in the 2010 football World Cup, staked claim for the European Championships by thrashing Northern Ireland 6-0 in their last warm-up game here.The ... Read more...
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Pieters to miss Euro 2012 due to foot injury
May 8th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, May 8 (IANS) The Netherlands will be without Erik Pieters at Euro 2012 after the PSV Eindhoven left-back received bad news on his foot injury.Just three hours ... Read more...
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Foreign coaches divided on presence of stars in Chinese football
February 21st, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Feb 21 (IANS) The arrival of renowned foreign players like Nicolas Anelka will hardly benefit the growth of Chinese football, some Dutch coaches working in China feel, ... Read more...
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Van Basten named new coach of SC Heerenveen
February 14th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague (Netherlands), Feb 14 (IANS) Former football coach of the Dutch national side Marco van Basten was unveiled as the new coach of Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen, on ... Read more...
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Palmeiras defeats Ajax 1-0 in friendly
January 15th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 15 (IANS) Brazilian club Palmeiras pulled out a last minute goal to beat Netherlands' Ajax at home in a friendly match.The match played Saturday was full ... Read more...
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Bert van Marwijk extend Netherlands’ contract until 2016
December 9th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Dec 9 (IANS) Bert van Marwijk has extended his contract as head coach of the Netherlands football team for four years until 2016.The 59-year-old former coach of Feyenoord ... Read more...
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Van Gaal open to coaching a club
November 3rd, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Nov 3 (IANS) Dutch football coach Louis van Gaal has said he is open to accepting a job from a club since no country is going to ... Read more...
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Brazilian footballer gets Dutch passport
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Nov 3 (IANS) Brazilian FC Twente defender Douglas Franco Teixeirahas obtained his Dutch passport and he hopes to play for the Dutch national team.Douglas got the passport Wednesday ... Read more...
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‘New hockey coach’s tenure will be till 2016 Olympics’
June 28th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India's new hockey coach will have a five-year tenure till the 2016 Olympics, the longest run given to any coach, an official said. Three short-listed ... Read more...
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Rudi Krol eager to coach Indian football team
May 6th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Former Dutch captain Rudi Krol, a veteran of two World Cup finals, is eager to coach the Indian football team, soccer officials say.The 62-year-old is ... Read more...
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Dutch should focus on improving in T20: Doeschate
February 25th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Talented Ryan ten Doeschate grabbed the first opportunity on the big stage by stroking a dazzling century against England in the World Cup. He, however, rues not ... Read more...
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Dutch celebrate World Cup team
July 13th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, July 13 (DPA) Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk and outgoing captain Giovanni von Bronckhorst have been honoured as Knights of the Order of Oranje Nassau at the start of Tuesday's World ... Read more...
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One Billion Seconds to a heartbreak / Heartbreak in Amsterdam
July 13th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Amsterdam, July 13 (ANI): I didn't expect the day to end this way. I knew there would be a winner and a loser, that the Netherlands had as much a chance of ... Read more...
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Defeated Dutch finalists arrive home
July 13th, 2010 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, July 12 (DPA) Holland's defeated World Cup team arrived home late Monday with their plane escorted into Dutch airspace by an air force F-16 fighter jet painted orange, the national ... Read more...
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FIFA says Dutch team not homeless
July 7th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, July 7 (ANI): The Dutch football team's stay at their base camp, the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, had been extended to July 9, after which they will use the "venue-specific team ... Read more...
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Netherlands Outperforms Brazil To Reach WC Semifinals
July 3rd, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Port Elizabeth, South Africa, July 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The World Cup fever has reached its climax with several teams leaving for their respective countries and the few remaining ones getting ... Read more...
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Man-of-the-Match Sneijder pulls Holland through again
July 2nd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, July 2 (DPA) Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder scored a goal and earned his third man of the match award of in 2010 World Cup football Friday as he pulled Holland ... Read more...
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Silicon breakthrough brings ‘quantum computer’ closer to reality
June 24th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have been able to control the remarkable ability of an electron to exist in two places at once and that too in the ... Read more...
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Robben back in training but unlikely to play against Japan
June 18th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, June 18 (DPA) Arjen Robben had his first full training session with the Dutch team Friday but coach Bert van Marwijk continued his no-risk approach by saying that he ... Read more...
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Women in Bavaria orange asked to leave by FIFA
June 15th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 15 (DPA) A group of 36 Dutch women were turned away from the Netherlands-Denmark game in Johannesburg's Soccer City for wearing orange "Dutchy dresses" supplied by a Dutch beer company, ... Read more...
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Robben set to fly to World Cup after final check-up
June 11th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, June 11 (DPA) Dutch winger Arjen Robben was expected to fly to South Africa for the World Cup after a final medical check-up on his hamstring.
Robben, 26, has completed treatment ... Read more...
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Deafness can be cured : Experts
April 10th, 2010 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a gene linked to the type of deafness passed on through families.
The finding revealed treatments for inherited deafness are one step closer. Around half of ... Read more...
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Van Nistelrooy has a World Cup chance: the Netherlands coach
April 6th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, April 6 (DPA) Ruud van Nistelrooy has a chance of making the Dutch World Cup squad if he is fit, the Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk told Tuesday's edition of German ... Read more...
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Narain to race for Dutch club
April 2nd, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Silverstone (Britain), April 1 (IANS) India's first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan will be representing Dutch squad PSV Eindhoven in the 2010 Superleague Formula series that links two popular sports, football ... Read more...
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India revisited: Hockey legend Kruize nostalgic
March 6th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Decades ago he had seen the same stands overflowing with people to watch hockey, and when Ties Kruize again heard the familiar roar of thousands ... Read more...
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Hockey is not all about penalty corners: Taekema
March 4th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Modern hockey experts may feel that penalty corners are the most potent weapon to win matches, but famed Dutch drag-flicker Taeke Taekema thinks otherwise.Taekema says ... Read more...
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