Netherlands
Business

Camiel Eurlings has resigned as a member of the International Olympic Committee after facing allegations that he assaulted a former girlfriend in his native Netherlands.
Events

Formula One is targeting a return of the Dutch Grand Prix to the motor-racing championship, with a street race in a major city such as Amsterdam or Rotterdam reportedly being pursued.

Volleyball
Business

The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has announced that the 2019 editions of its men’s and women’s EuroVolley national team competitions will be co-hosted by four nations for the first time, while Austria will stage its inaugural Snow Volleyball European Championship next year.

Cycling
Events

Rob Ridley investigates the business case behind cycling's new Hammer Series.
Cycling
Events

The Dutch city of Apeldoorn has been awarded hosting rights to the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) 2018 Track World Championships.
Cycling
Business

The Velon umbrella body of professional cycling teams and the Infront Sports & Media agency have today (Wednesday) unveiled a new team-based series which will feature the world’s leading squads.
Tennis
Events

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has awarded hosting rights for two of wheelchair tennis’s major events in 2017 and 2018 to the Netherlands.
Martial Arts
Events

The Dutch city of The Hague has become the latest long-term addition to the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) World Tour calendar after agreeing a four-year contract.
Basketball
Events

Fiba, basketball’s global governing body, has announced that the Dutch city of Amsterdam will host the 3x3 Europe Cup later this year and the 3x3 World Cup in 2019.
Esports
Other

The Dutch Eredivisie has become the latest major European football league to launch its own esports competition.
Cycling
Events

The European Cycling Union (UEC) has awarded hosting rights for the second edition of its revamped Road European Championships to the Danish city of Herning.
Athletics
Events

European Athletics has approved the introduction of a new ranking system that it states will be a “revolutionary move” in promoting the sport, with the governing body also awarding its 2018 European Cross Country Championships to the Dutch city of Tilburg.

Ice Skating
Events

The International Skating Union (ISU) has provisionally awarded hosting rights for six of its major events to be held during the period from December 2018 to March 2019.

Cycling
Events

Organisers of the Six Day Series have added new events in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen and Mallorca as the track cycling competition expands for its 2016-17 edition.

Cycling
Business

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has expanded its Women’s WorldTour series by adding four new events to the 2017 calendar.

Ice Skating
Events

The International Skating Union (ISU) has announced that the 2017 edition of its European Speed Skating Championships will take place in Heerenveen in the Netherlands after Warsaw was forced to withdraw its hosting rights for the event.

Football
Business

Dutch football stakeholders have launched a wide-ranging review into the domestic game that could result in an overhaul for the Eredivisie, Jupiler League and KNVB Beker competitions.

Motorsport
Events

Assen in the Netherlands will continue to host a MotoGP race for the next 10 years after local organiser St Circuit Drenthe reached a fresh agreement with Dorna Sports, the motorcycling championship’s commercial rights holder.