Tag: Netherlands
Dutch initiative seeks TV channel for pets
Dutch animal lovers have launched a national campaign to establish a public TV channel for animals and their owners.[MORE]
Gerrard, Keane on target against PSV
Liverpool has completed a comfortable 3-1 Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven at Anfield.[MORE]
Fortis bank latest victim of credit crisis
European shares have slumped to a three-and-a-half year low as the fallout from the credit crisis claims more victims.[MORE]
British Govt intervenes to prevent bank collapse
Britain's eighth largest bank is to be nationalised after its share price collapsed, in further fallout from the US financial crisis.[MORE]
Sydney men 'linked to global ice ring'
A Sydney court has heard that a two-year international police operation led to the arrest of two men over a plot to import more than 200 kilograms of an illicit drug component.[MORE]
DreamWorks boss touts brave new 3D world
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg predicts that all movies will be made in 3D within "a reasonable period of time" and that 2D films will be "a thing of the past."[MORE]
Socceroos stun 10-man Netherlands
Josh Kennedy headed home the winner for Australia in a surprising 2-1 win over the Netherlands in its international friendly in Eindhoven this morning.[MORE]
Grella, Milligan to miss Dutch friendly
Socceroos midfielder Vince Grella and defender Mark Milligan have been ruled out of tomorrow morning's friendly match against the Netherlands in Eindhoven.[MORE]
Germany to try former SS man
Germany will try an 86-year-old former SS member who confessed to killing three Dutch civilians more than 60 years ago but has escaped a death sentence and avoided jail, a court said on Thursday.[MORE]
Global warming forces Dutch to strengthen dykes
The Netherlands will be forced to spend about $170 billion to extend and strengthen its dykes to protect the country from rising sea levels.[MORE]
Socceroos aiming to sharpen up against Dutch
Socceroos midfielder Vince Grella says his side will be looking to shake off any rust in this weekend's friendly match against the Netherlands.[MORE]
Socceroos in Netherlands for friendly
The Socceroos are in camp in Holland ahead of their friendly against the Netherlands on Saturday.[MORE]
Not guilty plea entered for Karadzic
The ICTY entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Radovan Karadzic to genocide and war crimes.[MORE]
Dutch say Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower
The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th Century building, in the northern Dutch town of Bedum, as Europe's most steeply leaning tower.[MORE]
Socceroos welcome back Kewell, Emerton
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has recalled Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton for Australia's next World Cup qualifier.[MORE]
Karadzic argues for annulment
War crimes-accused Radovan Karadzic has demanded that the UN war crimes court annul his trial over procedural mistakes, threats against him and other lapses, according to a statement made public yesterday.[MORE]
Clarke boosts Ryder Cup hopes with Dutch win
Darren Clarke boosted his chances of being awarded a Ryder Cup wildcard spot after surging to a four-shot victory at the KLM Open in the Netherlands overnight.[MORE]
Aussie Fowler off the pace in EPGA tour
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke holds a three-stroke lead at 12-under-par after three rounds of the European Tour event in the Netherlands.[MORE]
Kookaburras laugh last to clinch bronze
Australia's men's hockey team has taken bronze at the Olympics.[MORE]
Netherlands win women's hockey gold
World champion the Netherlands has beaten host China 2-0 to win its second Olympic hockey title.[MORE]
Dutch women beat US to win water polo gold
The Netherlands has scored a goal in the final minute of the match to win gold in the Olympics women's water polo competition with a 9-8 victory over the United States.[MORE]
Germany reaches men's hockey final
Germany has ridden on a rare error by Dutch sharpshooter Taeke Taekema in a penalty shoot-out to enter the Olympic men's hockey final for the first time in 16 years.[MORE]
Paumen leads Dutch women into hockey final
Maartje Paumen has continued her amazing goal scoring spree as the Netherlands trounced Argentina 5-2 to cruise into their second successive Olympic women's hockey final.[MORE]
Van Grunsven takes out individual dressage
Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands, riding Salinero, has won the equestrian individual dressage gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
German and Dutch men through to hockey semis
World Cup champions Germany and strong contenders the Netherlands cruised into the Olympic men's field hockey semi-finals with convincing wins on Tuesday.[MORE]
