Netherlands

Qatar World Cup staged for Messi, Argentina to win, Van Gaal hints

Former Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal alleged that the World Cup 2022 in Qatar was staged to see Lionel Messi’s Argentina win the trophy. 

ICC World Cup 2023 Fixtures

Ten teams will feature in the 46-day tournament, to be held across 10 cities. Along with Ahmedabad, the other host cities include Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune.

Roord on target as Dutch march past South Africa

Roord's header gave her side an early lead and Lineth Beerensteyn added the second goal courtesy of a goalkeeping error in the second half to secure the Dutch a date with Spain in Wellington on Friday

Van der Sar moved to Dutch hospital

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been moved to a hospital in the Netherlands but remains in intensive care after a brain bleed last week, his wife Annemarie said on Saturday.

De Leede propels Dutch past Scots into World Cup

A magnificent all-round performance by Bas de Leede secured The Netherlands the final spot in the Cricket World Cup after they beat Scotland by four wickets on Thursday.

Netherlands banning mobile phones in classrooms: reports

As per a recent announcement by The Dutch government, electronic devices such as mobile phones, smartwatches, and tablets disrupt learning in classrooms, and as such, they will not be allowed in middle and high-school classrooms starting next year.

Sri Lanka survive Dutch scare

Dhananjaya made 93, his best ODI score, to help Sri Lanka recover from 96 for six to make 213. And Theekshana then took three wickets in the space of two overs to derail the Dutch chase in a 21-run victory.

Netherlands knock out Nepal to land in Super Six

The Netherlands progressed to the Super Sixes with a seven wickets victory which knocked Nepal out of the World Cup qualifying tournament in Harare on Saturday.

Croatia beat hosts Netherlands to reach Nations League final

Bruno Petkovic and Luka Modric struck in extra time to fire Croatia into the Nations League final with a 4-2 victory over hosts the Netherlands on Wednesday.

March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

IPL must wait as South Africa name full-strength squad

South Africa on Monday named a full-strength squad for two must-win one-day internationals against the Netherlands on Friday and Sunday.

March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023

Virus hits Dutch squad ahead of France Euro qualifier

Defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Sven Botman, forward Cody Gakpo, midfielder Joey Veerman and goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, have all been sent home by coach Ronald Koeman, the Dutch FA said on Thursday

February 2, 2023
February 2, 2023

Heitinga to coach Ajax for the rest of the season

Former Netherlands international Johnny Heitinga will remain Ajax Amsterdam coach for the remainder of the season, the club said on Thursday.

January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023

Manchester United sign Dutch striker Weghorst on loan

Manchester United have signed Dutch striker Wout Weghorst on loan until the end of the season from Championship club Burnley, the Premier League side said on Friday.

January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023

Bayern Munich sign Netherlands international Daley Blind

Bayern Munich have signed Netherlands midfielder Daley Blind, the club announced on Thursday evening.

December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022

Klopp says Liverpool got timing of Gakpo deal right

Manager Juergen Klopp heaped praise on new signing Cody Gakpo's potential, adding that the Premier League club had got their timing just right to secure the signature of the highly sought-after Dutch forward.

December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022

Gakpo says Van Dijk persuaded him to join Liverpool

 Dutch forward Cody Gakpo said he was persuaded to join Liverpool by Netherlands skipper Virgil van Dijk, who also plays at the Premier League club.

December 12, 2022
December 12, 2022

Klinsmann points out why Brazil failed while Argentina succeeded

Legendary German footballer and a member of FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG), Jurgen Klinsmann, opined that Brazil made a mistake by not sending their best penalty takers in their quarterfinal defeat against Croatia. 

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

Argentina 2-1 Netherlands: What's your prediction?

Lionel Messi's hopes of winning an elusive World Cup will come up against the tactical scheming of veteran coach Louis van Gaal as Argentina face the Netherlands in Friday’s quarter-final at Lusail.

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

Argentina's Scaloni guarded on Di Maria fitness for Dutch clash

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was guarded about whether Angel di Maria would be available for Friday's World Cup quarter-final against the Netherlands but said on Thrusday that every player who took the field would be fit.