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…
Sports
Jan Tilmans on the 25th anniversary of the Johan Cruyff Arena
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…
Mission: impossible
We looked in on the efforts to make sport more sustainable in the Netherlands before the worldwide pandemic brought the sector to a virtual…
Our Biggest Loss
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…
The glass is two thirds full: Formula one returns to The Netherlands
When we previewed the Sport Summer 2021 a few months back, we did so with a fair measure of trepidation. Would all the events…
When the road to Tokyo is a dead end
As this edition of the Holland Times goes to press, the athletes of the world are packing their bags and boarding planes to converge…
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…
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…