Scientists from outside the European Union can apply starting this summer to a new fund intended to bring top scientists to the Netherlands. A total of 50 million euros will be made available for this purpose. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science previously announced the creation of such a fund. The government had already […]
Fourteen people reported last year that they had experienced years of (sexual) transgressive behavior, manipulation, and intimidation by an employee of the Dutch Basketball Association (NBB). The Sports Tribunal Institute (ISR) has launched a disciplinary investigation. According to the NOS, the employee is Gertjan van der Linden, former coach of the Dutch wheelchair basketball team.
Dick Advocaat will remain the national coach of Curaçao for at least a few more months. The 77-year-old Dutchman has extended his contract, which was due to expire this month, until the end of this year. Curaçao was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup last month. Advocaat hopes to qualify with his team
Four men have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from twenty to thirty years in appeal for their involvement in the so-called mistaken identity killing in Beuningen in 2020. The main suspect was also convicted of two other crimes. Two suspects were acquitted. Mehmet Kiliçsoy, a handyman from Nijmegen, was shot dead from a car
Vitesse has dismissed youth coach Marc H. on Thursday due to sexual misconduct. He is suspected of sending sexually suggestive messages to a sixteen-year-old girl. “Vitesse was confronted on Tuesday evening, July 8, with the news that the trainer of O19 has been discredited,” Vitesse reports in a statement. “As a result, a meeting took
John Heitinga has been tasked with ensuring Ajax finishes in the top two of the Eredivisie, securing a direct ticket to the Champions League. However, the new coach of the Amsterdam club wants more. “I want to become champion with Ajax next season,” Heitinga said Thursday in Zeist at his first press conference since returning
Lorena Wiebes won the spectacular fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday. The SD Worx-Protime rider defeated her compatriot Marianne Vos in the sprint. Anna van der Breggen did well in the general classification. The wind played a major role in the last flat stage of this Giro. Due to the crosswinds and the
Two people who were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the collision of a 79-year-old woman in Schijndel have been released. One of them, a 53-year-old woman from Schijndel, is no longer a suspect in the case. On Monday, police arrested a 54-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman from Schijndel. The pair were suspected of
The Orange team trained an hour in Thun a day after the shocking defeat against England (4-0) with a group of switches. Lineth Beerensteyn, who played half against England, was missing. In Thun, eleven players were on the field from 12.30 pm who had not taken a short action on Wednesday. Caitlin Dijkstra and Sherida
Dzeko (39) returns to Serie A with Fiorentina Edin Dzeko will be back on Italian pitches next season. The 39-year-old striker will continue his career at Fiorentina, the sixth-placed team in the past Serie A season. The Bosnian joins on a free transfer from Fenerbahçe. Dzeko previously played in Serie A for AS Roma and