Tag: Netherlands
Paris Olympics: Row over convicted rapist in Netherlands’ squad
Kate Seary, co-founder and director of Kyniska Advocacy, which works for the protection and respect of women in sports, said:…
Super-sub Watkins’ late strike sends England to Euro 2024 final
Palmer displayed great vision and sent a pass to Watkins, who showed brilliant composure inside the box to bury the…
Euro semi-final: Spain dare France as Netherlands battle England for final spot
France, on the other hand, have managed to advance to the semi finals without scoring from open play as Les…
Netherlands land in semi-final after edging out Turkey
Turkey shockingly opened the scoring in the 35th minute of the game. Arda Guler produced a beautiful lofted cross into…
Netherlands cruise into Euro quarter-finals after thrashing Romania
Three minutes into added time, an amazing individual effort from Donyell Malen ended with a strike from inside the penalty…
Austria shock Netherlands to qualify for round of 16 as group winner
Five minutes later, Austria scored their third goal. Christoph Baumgartner teed up Marcel Sabitzer inside the box and he slammed…
Tinubu jets out to Netherlands, Saudi Arabia for official visit, Economic Forum
Ngelale said on the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, Tinubu would engage…
King Willem-Alexander apologises for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
“They are intensely experienced by me with heart and soul,” he said about his words of apology, which were met…
Oba of Benin notifies Netherlands of Nigeria’s gazette
Ewuare II informed the Dutch Ambassador to Nigeria, Wouter Pomp, of the significance of the gazette and Presidential declaration, when…
Netherlands sends important message to Nigeria’s president-elect Tinubu
The government added that it looked forward to building upon strong cooperation with Nigeria and with the new government.
Netherlands to make official apology for slavery
The Netherlands was once the third-largest colonial power in the world and enslaved an estimated 500,000 people over 200 years.…
Argentina land in World Cup Semi-finals, send Netherlands home
Argentina's goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez was the hero of the penalty shootout as he saved two penalties from Virgil van Dijk…
Netherlands players dismiss style of play criticism
Netherlands players shrugged off criticism about their style of play from supporters after seeing off the United States 3-1 to…
Netherlands hit World Cup quarter-finals after thrashing USA
The Netherlands made it 3-1 o 81st minute. Denzel Dumfries met a perfect cross from Daley Blind deep inside the…
Van Gaal to assess Depay, says Netherlands didn’t play well against Senegal
"We had to be more compact. We can only improve, there was probably some tension between the players."
Senegal crumble to Netherlands in first game at World Cup
Frenkie de Jong produced a beautiful lofted cross into the box, where Gakpo rose high to head the ball into…
Netherlands send Falconets out of Women’s Under-20 World Cup
The Netherlands have sent the Falconets of Nigeria out of the Women’s Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica. The European…
Lagos, Netherlands partner on food security
The collaboration will ensure the availability of good quality planting materials and agricultural equipment for the farmers of the State.
New Dutch government expected to be installed Jan 10
Rutte is expected to lead his fourth consecutive administration as prime minister, making him the longest-serving government leader in the…
Netherlands shuts down today till 14 January 2022
All non-essential shops and services, including restaurants, hairdressers, museums and gyms will be closed from Sunday until Jan. 14.
World Cup qualifying: Depay hits brace as Netherlands Maul Montenegro
Memphis Depay hits a brace on Saturday as Netherlands mauled Montenegro 4-0 in a world cup qualifying match.
Louis Van Gaal appointed Netherlands coach for 3rd time
Louis Van Gaal: Dutch football has always been close to my heart and national coaching is in my view a…
Tokyo 2020: Netherlands put 10 goals past hapless Zambian Women team
Vivianne Miedema scored four goals as Netherlands Women football team beat hapless Zambian side 10-3 in their first match at…
Czech Republic see off Netherlands at Euro 2020
Czech Republic saw off the much favoured Netherlands in Euro 2020 Round of 16 to book a quarter-final spot against…
Good progress but the Dutch aren’t there yet
After years in the cold, Netherlands are back and ready to take their place in world football and after missing…
New COVID-19 strain: Netherlands bans flight from UK
Netherlands imposed a ban on flights from the United Kingdom today after Britain detected a new coronavirus strain.
Netherlands breaks own coronavirus record
The Netherlands recorded over 1,000 infections within 24 hours for the first time on Friday, though authorities partially blamed the…
Police bust biggest cocaine lab in Netherlands
Dutch police on Tuesday said they had found the largest cocaine laboratory in the Netherlands, located near the German border…
Netherlands, Germany, Croatia book Euro 2020 spots
The Netherlands, Germany and World Cup finalists Croatia expanded a list of big hitters to qualify for Euro 2020 on…
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Netherlands thrash Paraguay for semi-final spot
Netherlands have booked a semi-final spot in the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament in Brazil, defeating Paraguay 4-1 on Sunday.