All posts tagged "Netherlands"

  • Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa
    [REUTERS] South Korea, Netherlands ink skating accord

          – Short track powerhouse South Korea and speed skating masters the Netherlands have agreed to share expertise in the winter sports to boost their medal hopes at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. The Korea Skating Union...

    • Posted November 4, 2014
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    Go Northern Europe, Korean young man!

    As English-speaking countries become stricter with their immigration laws, more and more Koreans ― especially those in their 30s and 40s ― are migrating to Denmark, Netherlands and Norway. By Jung Min-ho An increasing number of Koreans ― especially...

    • Posted August 29, 2014
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  • Brazil Soccer WCup Netherlands Argentina
    Argentina in World Cup final

    Outlasts Netherlands 4-2 in penalty kicks  SAO PAULO (AP) — Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties Wednesday to send Argentina into the World Cup final with a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands after the game finished...

    • Posted July 9, 2014
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  • Netherlands' Arjen Robben, center, goes down to win the decisive penalty. (AP)
    Dutch break Mexico’s heart, Costa Rica outlasts Greece

    Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Wesley Sneijder scored late goals to lead Netherlands to a 2-1 win over Mexico and into the World Cup quarter-finals. The Dutch will next play Costa Rica, which defeated Greece on penalties after playing...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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  • Netherlands' Robin van Persie celebrates with Netherlands' head coach Louis van Gaal after scoring a goal during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    Dutch makes powerful case for World Cup sex

    The World Cup, the pinnacle of human sport resuming every four years, is also a circular experiment on whether sex influences an athlete’s performance on the field. There will always be teams that announce sex-bans ― as...

    • Posted June 16, 2014
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  • Netherlands' Nigel de Jong, left, confronts Spain's Fernando Torres, right, during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    Spain gets demolished by Netherlands 5-1

    The worst loss for Spain in World Cup since a 6-1 defeat to Brazil in 1950 SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — The Netherlands thrashed Spain 5-1 Friday, toying with the defending champions in the second half and gaining...

    • Posted June 13, 2014
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  • Netherlands' gold medalist Michel Mulder, left, and his brother, bronze medalist Ronald Mulder embrace each other after the speed skating: men's 500m event during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. Compatriot Jan Smeekens took silver. (UPI-Yonhap)
    Orange Crush

    Korean men’s speed skating team has run into a Dutch wall   By Kim Tong-hyung The Korean men’s speed-skating team entered the Olympics with high hopes. But in face of the Netherlands’ domination of speed-skating events that...

    • Posted February 11, 2014
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