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Windies hat-trick star Roach destroys Dutch team
West Indies hat-trick star Kemar Roach blew away the Netherlands’ batting on Monday, taking six wickets.
Netherlands
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Borren hopes World Cup can boost Dutch cricket future
Netherlands captain Peter Borren hopes playing in the World Cup will have long-term benefits for Dutch cricket.
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Charles Taylor lawyer storms out of war-crimes trial
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor’s lawyer stormed out of his war-crimes trial on Tuesday.
Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Europe
Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent’s biggest airports to close and leaving passengers stranded.
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Dutch precedent for protection of media sources
There has not yet been an authoritative statement since our Constitution came into force that a journalist’s sources ought be protected.
Naomi Campbell set to testify in war-crimes trial
Model Naomi Campbell is set to testify in a war-crimes court on Thursday about a "blood diamond" gift from Liberian warlord Charles Taylor.
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Spotlight on Naomi Campbell in war-crimes trial
The spotlight in Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial shifts on Thursday to supermodel Naomi Campbell when she testifies about an uncut diamond.
Dutch blame ref for Cup loss
The Netherlands launched a bitter attack on referee Howard Webb after they had succumbed to Spain’s injury-time winner in the World Cup final.
Joyous moment for world champions Spain
The chants of "Campeone! Campeone! that rang through the bowels of Soccer City on Sunday night confirmed it: Spain are champions of the world.
Individuals’ collective triumph
The Soccer World Cup, it has been suggested, has seen the triumph of the collective over the individual.
Playing their own game has paid off — so far
Before his team eliminated Brazil from the World Cup Bert van Marwijk promised us that total football was dead — and he was right.
Finally a proper World Cup finale
A mouthwatering Soccer World Cup final clash awaits us on Sunday night, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
Netherlands goes World Cup crazy
Dutch fans scrambled on Wednesday for pricey, last-minute tickets to SA as the country went football crazy after reaching the World Cup final.
Dutch dismiss favourites tag
Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk is keen to play down his side being overwhelming favourites to win their World Cup semifinal against Uruguay.
Dutch eye final as Brazil, Argentina face change
The Netherlands were warned against underestimating Uruguay on Monday, as Argentina and Brazil come to terms with their shock World Cup exits.
A shot of botox might restore beautiful play
Both Holland and Brazil will be entering Friday’s World Cup quarterfinals Port Elizabeth like fading beauty queens.
Yellow cloud hangs over Netherlands, Brazil
Kaka is one of a cluster of players treading a yellow card tightrope in Friday’s Soccer World Cup quarterfinal between The Netherlands and Brazil.
Dutch stand in way of Brazil juggernaut
Brazil swept into a World Cup quarterfinal showdown with The Netherlands after a 3-0 win over Chile at Ellis Park on Monday.
Dutch ready for ‘star-less’ Slovakia
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has told his team to buckle down in their second round World Cup match against a Slovakian side he said lacked "stars".
Indomitable Lions crash out of Cup
A 2-1 loss to The Netherlands confirmed what Cameroon already knew: That the Indomitable Lions were out of the World Cup with barely a roar.
Treasure trove of learning found in library
A huge, uncatalogued collection at the University of
Leiden presents research opportunities for the future, Jos Damen reports.
The Netherlands
The final or bust. The <i>Oranje</i> have set lofty aims for their campaign in South Africa, 32 years after their 3-1 extra-time defeat by Argentina.
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Pop concert votes help Dutch beat apathy
Polling booths at a pop concert and on public transport: Dutch officials are trying novel ways to entice voters to cast ballots in municipal polls.
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Dutch monarch to decide on early elections
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands must decide whether to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende after his coalition collapsed.
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DRC warlords in the dock at Hague court
The world’s first permanent war crimes court opens its second trial on Tuesday when two Congolese warlords face charges.
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War-crimes trial adjourns for decision on Karadzic boycott
A court has adjourned Radovan Karadzic’s genocide trial, saying it will announce this week how to proceed in the face of his continued boycott.
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Karadzic behind campaign of terror, court told
Radovan Karadzic sanctioned the shelling of Sarajevo civilians and the massacre of Srebrenica’s Muslims, a court was told on Monday.
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Karadzic to attend war-crimes trial on Tuesday
Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who has boycotted his war-crimes trial, will appear in court on Tuesday, his legal advisers say.
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Prosecution opens case against Karadzic
Prosecutors launched their case against Radovan Karadzic on Tuesday, describing how the ”Supreme Commander” orchestrated ethnic-cleansing campaigns.
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Karadzic shuns war-crimes trial, court to proceed
Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to attend the start of his war-crimes trial on Monday.
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Dutch pilot held over Argentine ‘death flights’
Spanish authorities have arrested a pilot on charges he flew ”death flights” for Argentina’s former military rulers, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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Too hot to handle: how Lehman Brothers went down
For the next four weeks, the fear that any bank anywhere, no matter how big, could be at risk would stalk the markets.
