The 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships are set to begin tomorrow in The Netherlands, where the winners of the men’s and women’s events will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Traditional rivals The Netherlands and Belgium will meet in the final of the Under-21 World Korfball Championships after both won their last four matches in Budapest.
The Netherlands won the junior dressage team competition as action continued today at the International Equestrian Federation European Championships for Children, Juniors and Young Riders in Fontainebleau.
Hosts The Netherlands wrapped up their 30th women's Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup title with a dramatic victory over defending champions China as Japan clinched the men's crown by beating Britain in Apeldoorn.
The United States are one match away from clinching the International Swimming Federation's Women's Water Polo World League Super Final title for the fifth time in a row after winning their last four clash in China today.
It remains possible that a rink in The Netherlands could be used to host speed skating as part of a Sion bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Netherlands finished in seventh place at the Cricket World Cup qualifier in Zimbabwe following victory over Nepal, while in a historic ninth/tenth place play-off - it was the 4,000th one day international match to be played - Papua New Guinea defeated Hong Kong.
Breda in The Netherlands will hold the last edition of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Champions Trophy later this year, it has been announced.
South Korea retained their Olympic title in the women's 3,000 metres short track speed skating relay event after winning a penalty-filled A final at Pyeongchang 2018 today.
Defending champions The Netherlands added to their two wins yesterday with two more victories in the women’s event on day two of the International Hockey Federation (IHF) Indoor Hockey World Cup at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin.
Three-time champions Germany defeated Kazakhstan on the first day of the men's International Hockey Federation (IHF) Indoor Hockey World Cup at the Max-Schmeling-Halle.
Richard Gasquet beat Robin Haase in four sets today to ensure defending champions France are level with The Netherlands after the opening day of the Davis Cup World Cup first-round tie in Albertville.
Dutch International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Camiel Eurlings has been written to by a group of the country's athletes as assault claims against him continue.
Holders Norway have secured their place in the final of the Women's Handball World Championships after beating The Netherlands in Hamburg this evening.
The Netherlands are through to the semi-finals of the Women's Handball World Championships after beating Czech Republic 30-26 in Magdeburg today.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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