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Football: Dutch league table

April 13, 2013 17:15
Dutch league table after Saturday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Ajax 29 18 9 2 70 28 63 Vitesse Arnhem 30 18 7 5 63 35 61 PSV Eindhoven 29 19 3 7 88 32 60 Feyenoord 29 18 5 6 54 35 59 FC Twente 30 15 9 6 49 27 54 FC Utrecht 29 15 6 8 43 32 51 FC Groningen 30 11 6 13 32 45 39 SC Heerenveen 29 10 8 11 44 51 38 NEC Nijmegen 30 10 7 13 38 52 37 ADO Den Haag 30 8 12 10 43 56 36 NAC Breda 30 9 8 13 35 47 35

Queen Beatrix reopens Rijksmuseum after 10-year revamp

April 13, 2013 11:15
Fireworks and fanfare accompanied Dutch Queen Beatrix as she on Saturday reopened Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum treasure trove of Golden Age masterpieces after a 10-year renovation. The reopening is Beatrix's last major public appearance before she abdicates in favour of her son Willem-Alexander on April 30, and performers from around the Netherlands and its overseas territories took part in the ceremony.

Queen Beatrix reopens Rijksmuseum and a new Golden Age

April 13, 2013 08:46
Fireworks and fanfare accompanied Dutch Queen Beatrix as she on Saturday reopened Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum treasure trove of Golden Age masterpieces after a 10-year renovation. The reopening is Beatrix's last major public appearance before she abdicates in favour of her son Willem-Alexander on April 30, and performers from around the Netherlands and its overseas territories took part in the ceremony.

Football: Dutch league table

April 7, 2013 13:45
Dutch league table after Sunday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Ajax 29 18 9 2 70 28 63 PSV Eindhoven 29 19 3 7 88 32 60 Vitesse Arnhem 29 18 6 5 60 32 60 Feyenoord 29 18 5 6 54 35 59 FC Twente 29 14 9 6 46 26 51 FC Utrecht 29 15 6 8 43 32 51 SC Heerenveen 29 10 8 11 44 51 38 NEC Nijmegen 29 10 7 12 38 50 37

Football: Netherlands league table

April 5, 2013 19:31
Netherlands league table after Friday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Ajax 28 17 9 2 66 28 60 Feyenoord 29 18 5 6 54 35 59 PSV Eindhoven 28 18 3 7 85 31 57 Vitesse Arnhem 28 17 6 5 57 32 57 FC Twente 28 13 9 6 44 26 48 FC Utrecht 28 14 6 8 42 32 48 SC Heerenveen 28 10 8 10 43 48 38 ADO Den Haag 28 8 12 8 42 52 36

Renewed Rijksmuseum revamps the Golden Age

April 4, 2013 09:45
Amsterdam's world-famous Rijksmuseum revealed its eagerly-awaited 21st century identity Thursday after a vast 10-year renovation aimed at breathing new life into its unparallelled collection of Golden Age masterpieces. "The Rijksmuseum stands at the threshold of a new page of its history," the museum's general director Wim Pijbes told journalists at a press preview of the 375-million euro (480-million dollar) revamp, masterminded by Spanish architects Cruz y Ortiz.

Randstad to buy leading HR company's staffing business

April 4, 2013 04:00
Dutch temporary job agency Randstad announced Thursday it will buy the staffing activities of its competitor USG People in a multi-million euro deal to boost its position as a top player in the European marketplace. "Randstad is to acquire staffing activities of USG People in Spain, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria," in an investment worth 20 million euros ($25 million), Randstad said in a statement. The Amsterdam-based group said the acquisition will add some 434 million euros in annual revenue.

Football: Netherlands league table

March 31, 2013 13:16
Netherlands league table after Sunday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Ajax 28 17 9 2 66 28 60 PSV Eindhoven 28 18 3 7 85 31 57 Vitesse Arnhem 28 17 6 5 57 32 57 Feyenoord 28 17 5 6 53 35 56 FC Twente 28 13 9 6 44 26 48 FC Utrecht 28 14 6 8 42 32 48 SC Heerenveen 28 10 8 10 43 48 38 ADO Den Haag 28 8 12 8 42 52 36

Rembrandt's Night Watch goes home to revamped Rijksmuseum

March 27, 2013 14:02
Rembrandt's "The Night Watch", a masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age, was finally returned to its home in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on Wednesday following nine years of extensive renovation works. The huge oil painting, correctly titled "The Company of captain Frans Banning Cocq and lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch preparing to march out," has hung in an adjacent wing of the world-famous Amsterdam museum for the past nine years while the building underwent renovations.

Football: Dutch league table

March 17, 2013 14:00
Dutch league table after Sunday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Ajax 27 16 9 2 62 27 57 PSV Eindhoven 27 18 2 7 83 29 56 Feyenoord 27 17 5 5 53 33 56 Vitesse Arnhem 27 16 6 5 55 31 54 FC Twente 27 13 8 6 43 25 47 FC Utrecht 27 13 6 8 40 31 45 ADO Den Haag 27 8 12 7 42 48 36 NEC Nijmegen 27 10 6 11 36 45 36
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