Hail the Conquering Heroes
As we emerge from the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are looking for ways to entertain ourselves. Hopefully, there will be…
As we emerge from the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are looking for ways to entertain ourselves. Hopefully, there will be…
In the topsy-turvy world of sports in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the milestones you may have missed was the 25th…
We looked in on the efforts to make sport more sustainable in the Netherlands before the worldwide pandemic brought the sector to a virtual…
Slowly but surely, we’ve been able to return to our sports. Our gyms have reopened, our sports clubs can receive their members once again…
When we previewed the Sport Summer 2021 a few months back, we did so with a fair measure of trepidation. Would all the events…
As this edition of the Holland Times goes to press, the athletes of the world are packing their bags and boarding planes to converge…
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…
When foreigners in the Netherlands unpack their things and take up residence, they often bring with them a piece of their own home countries…
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 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…
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…
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 three neighbouring nations are joining forces to make a bid to host the football World Cup for women in 2027. The countries have…
Marlon Etnel has experience beating the odds. Some twenty years ago, Marlon was a member of the Amsterdam Crusaders amateur American Football club and…
When the stadium lights in Groningen were turned off on Sunday, 8 March, the person who threw the switch may not have realized how…
In the first weekend of August, Dutch professional football and Fox Sports staged what was billed as ‘The Comeback’. The preseason matches marked the…
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…
The summer holiday has started, and your child has some very long weeks ahead. Hopefully, they will play outside every day and spend as…
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…
As this edition of the Holland Times went to press, the prevailing advice for safe cycling in the Corona crisis was moving from outdoors…
Not all that long ago, sports fans were faced with difficult choices. In the February issue of the Holland Times, the headline read, “2020:…
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…
Edition 31 October 2019, by John Mahnen As the days grow shorter and the weather even less predictable, the temptation to put the feet…
Edition 28 June 2019, by John Mahnen Playing a sport which is relatively minor means explaining yourself to a lot of people a lot…
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…
Edition 1 February 2019, by U.Cathy Leung Let’s have a look at some of the lifestyle trends that have been identified for 2019, globally…