The Dutch polosters finished second in their group at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OKT) in Trieste. National coach Arno Havenga’s side were too strong for France in their final 15-6 group game on Thursday, but that wasn’t enough to keep Italy in the top spot. As expected, the Italians had no problem with Slovakia (26-4) two hours after the Orange …

In Ton Thie’s years, ADO – then still called FC Den Haag – was a fixture in the (sub) top of Dutch football. For example, the Green Angels finished third in the Premier League with Thie under the bar in 1965, 1966 and 1970. The goalkeeper celebrated the greatest success in 1968, when FC Den Haag won the KNVB Cup …

Thomas sijtsmaFebruary 23, 2021, 8:51 Curacao’s separate status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands is also starting to have an impact on sports grounds. Caribbean island national coach Guus Hiddink sat in the stands at Philips Stadium to watch Vitesse player Riechedly Bazoer at work on Sunday. Bazoer is not sure what to choose: for Go out on Curaçao, or …

The Orange Women start Tuesday with Kika van Es at the base in the World Cup opener against New Zealand. The left-back, who broke a bone in his hand ten days ago in the “farewell duel” with Australia, is fit enough to make his debut at the Stade Océane in Le Havre. The only absent is Anouk Dekker, suspended due …

Lonneke Slöetjes leaves volleyball. Orange-international 302 times, who had already taken a break to distance himself from his sport, decided that his career was definitely over. Slöetjes, 30, has played abroad at club level for years and has grown into one of the best Dutch volleyball players of all time over the past decade. She is now focusing on a …

New Zealand Cycling Federation rejects champion George Bennett’s jersey design Wednesday February 24, 2021 at 9:25 AM Jumbo-Visma would have loved New Zealand road champion George Bennett to wear a special champion’s jersey this season. However, the design, which foreman Richard Plugge recalls the outfit of the New Zealand rugby team, was not accepted by the national association. “It was …

266 of 338 members of the Canadian lower house voted in favor of the opposition motion. Several members of the coalition also voted in favor. Other MPs, including Trudeau and government ministers, abstained. The motion recognizes that “Uyghurs past and present in China were victims of genocide”. According to the deputies, Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region have suffered, among other …

Australian Facebook users and pages will soon be able to share news again via Facebook. On Tuesday afternoon, a statement was released by the country’s Federal Treasurer and Minister of Communications. In consultation with the government The government has made it clear that the News Media Bargaining Code will be amended. Facebook has probably also signed an agreement with the …

Romain Grosjean is now leading his first official test in the IndyCar Series. In addition, he wears a special helmet: the helmet his children designed for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last season. The Frenchman must have missed the last part of the Formula 1 year because of his terrible crash in Bahrain two weeks earlier. Grosjean hit the security …

This season, players from 24 different countries have a PDC Tour card, one more than last year. Another proof that the globalization of sport is increasing. For the first time there is also a Russian dart in possession of a PDC Tour card, as Boris Koltsov was one of the winners at Q-School. There is also finally another American on …