World Baseball Classic, Netherlands
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Dutch sprinters lit up the opening day of the ISU speed skating world championships on Thursday, as Jenning de Boo and Femke Kok swept the men's and women's 500 metres and 1,000 distances to underline the host nation's dominance in Heerenveen,
Dutch soccer writer Jaap de Groot, who will be covering the World Cup for the 13th time in his career, was in town Monday. He’ll be covering the Netherlands men’s team, which will have a base camp at the Kansas City Current facilities. The Netherlands also will play a group-stage game at Arrowhead Stadium.
The NOC*NSF urged the continuation, and possible expansion, of public funding for sport following the Netherlands' golden surge at the Winter Games, warning that sustained success will depend on firm political backing.
The Winter Olympics are heating up from Milano Cortina, and the hottest athlete in the minds of the athletic apparel brands is speed skater Jutta Leerdam.
The Netherlands’ national soccer team is scheduled to play its final 2026 World Cup group-stage match in Kansas City, but “The Orange” also could have a warm-up game here. That’s according to Jaap de Groot, a sports reporter for BNR Newsradio in ...
With the virtual gavel coming down Saturday morning, one bidder splurged US$230,441 for the race suit, which is signed by Leerdam and had been put on display at the Staatsloterij TeamNL House in Milan during the Games.
The Dutch have traditionally been the dominant force in Olympic speed skating, reflecting a nation built around its waterways, and have now taken a firm grip on short track, the upstart younger branch of the sport.
Dutch star Jens van 't Wout shares Olympic podium with his brother and feels like he won the lottery
MILAN (AP) — Dutch short track speedskating star Jens van ’t Wout already has two gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics, but Wednesday’s bronze medal felt like winning the lottery. “We always used to say, ‘Imagine if,’ like in the context ...
Three years ago, Venezuela went undefeated in pool play, opening the World Baseball Classic with four straight victories before falling to the United States in the quarterfinals. The 2026 Classic started out in similar fashion for Venezuela,