The Hague, Feb 18 (IANS) PSV Eindhoven and Ajax Amsterdam made no mistake in the 23rd match round of the Dutch Eredivisie as they pulled away from rivals FC Twente and Feyenoord, who dropped points.

The Hague, Feb 18 (IANS) Juan Martin Del Potro won the 40th edition of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam defeating Frenchman Julien Benneteau 7-6(2), 6-3 in the final.

The Hague, Feb 17 (IANS) Juan Martin del Potro and Julien Benneteau qualified for the final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

Rotterdam, Feb 16 (IANS) Julien Benneteau caused a major surprise in the quarter-finals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament here by beating top seed Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5.

Amsterdam, Feb 7 (IANS) An inexperienced Dutch team was on its way to beat Italy in a friendly in Amsterdam, but the visitors produced a late equaliser for a 1-1 result.

The Hague, Feb 6 (IANS) Dutch sprinter Brian Mariano was sentenced to 12-month imprisonment, of which six months conditionally, on charges of possession of 720 grams of cocaine in his luggage at the airport of Curacao.

Amsterdam, Feb 6 (IANS) Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar left the Dutch football training camp in Noordwijk Tuesday due to an eye injury and was replaced in the squad by Bayern star Arjen Robben for the international friendly here Wednesday.

The Hague, Feb 6 (IANS) The disclosure of massive match-fixing in European soccer caused a shock, but the outcome was no real surprise, said senior researcher Ben Van Rompuy of the T.M.C Asser Institute, a centre for international and European law in The Hague.

The Hague, Feb 4 (IANS) Over 380 international football matches in 15 countries are suspected to have been fixed, the European investigative organisation Europol announced here Monday.

The Hague, Feb 4 (IANS) FC Utrecht defeated FC Twente 4-2 and leapfrogged Vitesse to fifth position in the the Dutch Eredivisie table.

The Hague, Feb 2 (IANS) Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben were left out of the Netherlands squad for the friendly against Italy Wednesday in Amsterdam, Dutch coach Louis van Gaal announced.

The Hague, Feb 2 (IANS) Ajax has signed Isaac Cuenca on loan from FC Barcelona in the final hours of European January transfer window, while the Amsterdam-based club sent Eyong Enoh on loan to Fulham.

The Hague, Feb 1 (IANS) After AZ Alkmaar, PEC Zwolle and PSV Eindhoven, Ajax secured the last spot in the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup, de KNVB Beker, by crushing Vitesse 4-0 in Emmen.

The Hague, Jan 30 (IANS) The Dutch Cup quarter-final match between FC Den Bosch and AZ Alkmaar was disrupted temporarily Tuesday after fans of the home team racially abused AZ striker Jozy Altidore.

The Hague, Jan 29 (IANS/EFE) Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she will step down in April after nearly 33 years on the Dutch throne, which means her son Willem-Alexander is set to become the country's first king since the 19th century.

The Hague, Jan 23 (IANS) The doping confession of Lance Armstrong in an interview with Oprah Winfrey last week has led to a series of confessions and doping disclosure in the Dutch media.

Amsterdam, Jan 23 (IANS) A revolutionary coating permits cotton to absorb roughly three-and-a-half times its own weight of water from misty air or fog.

The Hague, Jan 20 (IANS) Dutch football club PSV Eindhoven will miss Erik Pieters for several weeks after the defender got injured while smashing a window in anger following a red card in the game against PEC Zwolle.

The Hague, Jan 16 (IANS) Midfielder Adam Maher said Wednesday that he wanted to leave AZ Alkmaar for PSV Eindhoven.

The Hague, Jan 12 (IANS) Dutch second level club AGOVV Apeldoorn decided not to appeal against its bankruptcy which resulted in permanent removal from Dutch professional football.

The Hague, Jan 4 (IANS) PSV Eindhoven have informed AZ Alkmaar of their interest in Adam Maher but the Alkmaar-based football club is not yet willing to sell the 19-year-old midfielder.

The Hague, Dec 24 (IANS) PSV Eindhoven will end the year as Dutch Eredivisie "winter" champions for the 19th time in its history, with FC Twente finishing the year on goal difference as the second placed team.

The Hague, Dec 21 (IANS) A super yacht built for then Apple founder Steve Jobs has been seized in Amsterdam following a bill row with product designer Philippe Starck.

The Hague, Dec 14 (IANS) The Dutch Rabobank cycling team will be renamed Blanco Pro Cycling Team in 2013, the team announced.

The Hague, Dec 13 (IANS) Former Bosnian Serb army general Zdravko Tolimir was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

The Hague, Dec 8 (IANS) The Dutch government has decided to send Patriot air defence missiles to Turkey to protect the country against possible air attacks from neighbouring Syria, a minister said.

The Hague, Dec 6 (IANS) Ahead of the opening match of the Club World Cup 2012 in Japan, a moment of silence will be held for the Dutch linesman, who was assaulted to death by several players after a youth match, world football's governing body FIFA declared Thursday.

The Hague, Nov 29 (IANS) Earlier this week, Guus Hiddink declared he was enjoying "in principle" his last season as a football coach, but Thursday he downplayed that statement again.

The Hague, Nov 28 (IANS) Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink will put an end to his illustrious coaching career at the end of the season.

Amsterdam, Nov 22 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund secured a place in the knock−out phase of the Champions League by beating Ajax 4−1 here.

The Hague, Nov 20 (IANS) A man suspected to be involved in a 13−year−old rape−cum−murder has been arrested by Dutch Police after analysing DNA samples donated by thousands of men, Xinhua reported.

The Hague, Nov 20 (IANS) Edwin van der Sar has been appointed the marketing director of Dutch football club Ajax.

Amsterdam, Nov 15 (IANS) The Netherlands held Germany to a goalless draw in an uninspiring friendly football match here.

The Hague, Nov 12 (IANS) PSV Eindhoven grabbed the first position in the Dutch Eredivisie after a 5-1 win over Heerenveen, while FC Twente drew 0-0 against Vitesse.

The Hague, Oct 21 (IANS) PSV Eindhoven and Vitesse recorded crucial victories as they closed the gap to leaders FC Twente after the the ninth match round of the Dutch football league.

Amsterdam, Oct 16 (IANS) Pulmonary vaccines delivered through the lungs work better in warding off harmful pathogens entering through the respiratory track besides eliminating painful injections, a European study says.

The Hague, Oct 19 (IANS) Former International Cycling Union (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen is still not convinced about the evidence presented by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) against seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

The Hague, Oct 19 (IANS) The Dutch banking group Rabobank Friday announced it was ending from Dec 31 its sponsorship of both the men's and the women's professional cycling teams. This follows the report of the American anti-doping body USADA last week about organised doping activities of now-disqualified seven times Tour winner Lance Armstrong.

Zeist (Netherlands), Oct 5 (IANS) Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal had to leave out captain Wesley Sneijder for the forthcoming World Cup 2014 qualification matches against Andorra and Romania Oct 12 in Rotterdam and four days later in Bucharest.

Amsterdam, Oct 4 (IANS) Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo scored his second hat-trick in four days as Real Madrid won 4-1 away against Ajax here to go top of their Champions League qualifying group.

Zandvoort (The Netherlands), Sep 24 (IANS) Mumbai-born racing driver Shahaan Engineer capped off a tremendous breakthrough weekend in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (NEC) here with his second podium finish in as many races and second of his rookie season.

Zandvoort (The Netherlands), Sep 23 (IANS) Shahaan Engineer claimed his first ever podium in round 17 of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup here with a terrific drive to second place, having led most of the 14-lap encounter.

Amsterdam, Sep 19 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga puffed on a large joint of marijuana during a live gig here, telling fans about the "medical wonders" of the drug.

The Hague, Sep 17 (IANS) Belgian cycling team Omega Pharma-Quick Step rode to victory in the men's team time trial at the road World Championships in Limburg, the Netherlands.

Amsterdam, Sep 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A singles win from Roger Federer gave Switzerland the decisive point to stay in the top tier of the Davis Cup after taking an unassailable 3-1 lead over the Netherlands Sunday in the best-of-five playoff fixture.

Amsterdam, Sep 14 (IANS) Scientists have isolated genes that shape our facial form and structure, besides explaining why twins and siblings have more similar faces than unrelated people.

The Hague, Sep 13 (IANS) Ajax will be without striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson for at least another four months due to a shoulder injury, the Amsterdam based club announced Thursday.

Amsterdam, Sep 11 (IANS) Some 100 heads of universities and higher education institutions from 38 Asian and European nations will gather in the Netherlands to discuss the issue of rising youth unemployment around the world.

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 Dutch football association KNVB announced.

Amsterdam, Sep 8 (IANS) World Cup runners-up the Netherlands opened their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Turkey here.