Syndicate content
Netherlands
DAVIS CUP
France beat Netherlands to secure spot in next year’s race
By beating Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has offered France a unassailable 3-1 lead, meaning France is to remain in the Davis Cup World Group next year.
JUDO
France's Teddy Riner retains over-100kg judo crown
Frenchman Teddy Riner, 20, has retained his title in the over-100kg category at the world championships in Rotterdam after defeating Cuba's Oscar Bryson, with whom he shared the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.
ICELAND
Parliament approves refund for British and Dutch savers
Iceland's parliament has voted in a law that will allow 3.8 billion euros to be reimbursed to the British and Dutch governments, who compensated money lost by clients of the country's online Icesave bank after it went bankrupt.
NETHERLANDS
Court stops 13-year-old's round-the-world solo sailing bid
Laura Dekker a 13 years old Dutch girl, wanted to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, but a Dutch court ordered her on Friday not to while her parents were suspended parental authority.
(1) comment
INTERNET
After The Pirate Bay, spotlight on Mininova
A Dutch court has ordered Mininova, a file-sharing website likened to the better-known The Pirate Bay, to remove all links to material protected by copyright within three months or face a fine of 5 million euros.
MOTORCYCLE RACING
Italy's Valentino Rossi clinches 100th career win
World champion Valentino Rossi won the Dutch MotoGP to record his 100th career win. The Italian Yamaha rider took the overall lead in the world championship standings with Jorge Lorenzo at number two and Casey Stoner third.
MOTORCYCLE RACING
Valentino Rossi chasing his 100th victory in Dutch Moto Grand Prix
World champion Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) takes the pole position in Assen, Netherlands. He finished in front of Honda's Dani Pedrosa and teammate Jorge Lorenzo. The Italian is looking for his 100th victory.
LITERATURE
Anne Frank's diaries go on display in Amsterdam
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Anne Frank's birth, an Amsterdam museum will display the original diaries that made the Jewish girl, killed at the age of 13 in a Nazi extermination camp, a household name.
FOOTBALL - 2010 WORLD CUP
Netherlands first to qualify after victory over Norway
The Netherlands maintain their faultless record after defeating Norway 2-0 in the World Cup qualifying Group Nine on Wednesday. The Dutch are the only European nation to have already qualified for the 2010 World Cup, to be held in South Africa.
2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Netherlands are first European side to qualify
The Dutch team on Saturday became the first European nation to qualify for next year's World Cup finals after a 2-1 victory over Iceland. They join South Korea, Japan, Australia and hosts South Africa on the confirmed list of finalists.
Close