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Dutch close schools after 'serious threat' of shooting

Agence France-PresseApril 21, 2013 20:47
Middle schools in the Dutch university city of Leiden will remained closed on Monday after police said they had received a "serious threat" of a shooting being planned at one. "Police have received mention about a possible school shooting (being planned) in Leiden," said a statement issued late Sunday evening. "In light of this serious threat, it has been decided not to take any risk and therefore all middle schools will remain closed on Monday," the statement added.

Football: Dutch league results

March 15, 2013 17:31
Dutch league results on Friday: FC Zwolle 3 Roda JC 2 afp

Soccer-Ajax take advantage of PSV slip-up to go top of Dutch league

March 10, 2013 15:00
By Theo Ruizenaar ROTTERDAM, March 10 (Reuters) - First half goals from Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Siem de Jong propelled Ajax Amsterdam to a 3-0 win over strugglers PEC Zwolle, allowing them to leapfrog PSV Eindhoven to the top of the Dutch league on Sunday. Ajax topped the table for the first time this season with 54 points from 26 matches, one ahead of PSV, who slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Heerenveen on Saturday. Feyenoord also have 53 points following their 1-0 win at Roda JC Kerkrade.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Dutch Cup semifinal summaries

February 27, 2013 16:00
Feb 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Dutch Cup Semifinal matches on Wednesday Ajax Amsterdam 0 AZ Alkmaar 3 Jozy Altidore 74,90+3, Johann Berg Gudmundsson 88 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 35,609 - - - PEC Zwolle 0 PSV Eindhoven 3 Juergen Locadia 16,34,85 Halftime: 0-2; Attendance: 11,324 - - -

Football: Dutch league results

February 22, 2013 17:31
Dutch league results on Friday: Willem II 2 NEC Nijmegen 3 afp

Soccer-Two-goal Sigthorsson forgets injury woes to spark Ajax

January 31, 2013 18:45
By Theo Ruizenaar ROTTERDAM, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iceland striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson marked his second appearance of the season by scoring twice to inspire Ajax Amsterdam to a 4-0 victory at Vitesse Arnhem in their Dutch Cup quarter-final on Thursday. Ajax let slip a 2-0 lead when they lost 3-2 at Arnhem on Sunday but in Emmen, where the Dutch Cup tie was played because Vitesse's Gelredome stadium was unavailable, Frank de Boer's team grabbed a seventh-minute lead through Danny Hoesen.

Soccer-Dutch Cup quarterfinal summaries

January 31, 2013 18:00
Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Dutch Cup Quarterfinal matches on Thursday Thursday, January 31 Vitesse Arnhem 0 Ajax Amsterdam 4 Danny Hoesen 7, Lasse Schoene 59, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson 81,86 Missed penalty: Lasse Schoene 81 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 2,000 - - - Wednesday, January 30 PSV Eindhoven 2 Dries Mertens 20, Mark van Bommel 78 Feyenoord 1 Graziano Pelle 29

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Dutch championship summaries

January 19, 2013 16:00
Jan 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Dutch championship matches on Saturday Saturday, January 19 AZ Alkmaar 4 Jozy Altidore 55,64,77, Roy Beerens 62 Vitesse Arnhem 1 Gael Kakuta 83 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 16,078 - - - Twente Enschede 0 RKC Waalwijk 0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 29,300 - - - NAC Breda 1 Eric Botteghin 90+1 VVV-Venlo 0 Missed penalty: Yuki Otsu 14 Halftime: 0-0; A
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