Sport summer 2021 – a return to normalcy?
Sports fans around the world have witnessed an unpreceded year. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a pronounced effect on the sports we watch and…
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The global game – the foreign influence on Dutch football
When foreigners in the Netherlands unpack their things and take up residence, they often bring with them a piece of their own home countries…
Not all heroes wear capes
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we have saluted our heroes. Naturally, we have heralded the amazing work of our heroes in health care who have…
The good doctor’s sports prescription
The importance of sport in modern society is already well-documented, but its role has been greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. When we consider…
2020 – The sporting year that almost wasn’t
Every winter around this time, we’ve made a habit of looking back on the sporting year that was. In order to cover 2020 as…
The bridge world in 2020
In 2020 a lot of things are different. One of these things is the card game named bridge. Almost all bridge competitions, from top-level…
The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany want to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027
The three neighbouring nations are joining forces to make a bid to host the football World Cup for women in 2027. The countries have…
For one American football player, time is running out
Marlon Etnel has experience beating the odds. Some twenty years ago, Marlon was a member of the Amsterdam Crusaders amateur American Football club and…
Time to shine: The comeback of eredivise football
When the stadium lights in Groningen were turned off on Sunday, 8 March, the person who threw the switch may not have realized how…
The biggest comeback
In the first weekend of August, Dutch professional football and Fox Sports staged what was billed as ‘The Comeback’. The preseason matches marked the…
Mind and body balance in debate: how COVID-19 changed our perspectives of mental health
The pandemic of COVID-19 has created a new awareness in many people regarding the importance of slowing down and maintaining a healthy balance between…
Great summer camps for kids!
The summer holiday has started, and your child has some very long weeks ahead. Hopefully, they will play outside every day and spend as…
The light at the end of the footy tunnel
Covid-19 has ravaged through the sports world with perhaps no game more universally impacted than football, leaving clubs, competitions and federations reeling from the…
Indoor cycling: keeping fit and staying safe
As this edition of the Holland Times went to press, the prevailing advice for safe cycling in the Corona crisis was moving from outdoors…
Sport 2020: When the lights went out
Not all that long ago, sports fans were faced with difficult choices. In the February issue of the Holland Times, the headline read, “2020:…
2020: A wallhalla for sports fans
Edition 31 January, by John Mahnen Regardless if you place a single wager, if you’re a sports fan you are set to hit the…
The winter games: a look at the winter sports season in the Netherlands
Edition 31 October 2019, by John Mahnen As the days grow shorter and the weather even less predictable, the temptation to put the feet…
Cricket in the Netherlands– watch this space!
Edition 28 June 2019, by John Mahnen Playing a sport which is relatively minor means explaining yourself to a lot of people a lot…
Mission Pink: How to enjoy the Giro d’Italia in Olanda
Edition 19 April 2019, by John Mahnen In case you haven’t noticed or for that matter don’t read newspapers or watch television, the cycling…
World records, 30,000 bananas and a marriage proposal: anything goes at the Rotterdam marathon
Written by John Mahnen With the skates oiled and tucked back into the closet, it’s time to bring the running shoes back into regular…