Netherlands

This month, the globe’s top field hockey talent will descend on the Netherlands for the men’s and women’s Hockey World Cups. Andy Fry spoke to FIH (International Hockey Federation) chief Kelly Fairweather and title sponsors Rabobank about making the event a compelling experience for fans and customers respectively.

Dutch Eredivisie football club PSV Eindhoven has joined forces with sports data and video content company Infostrada Sports and pan-European telecommunications firm UPC to launch its Connected Stadium project.

International Skating Union (ISU) president Ottavio Cinquanta has put forward a series of proposals to implement major reforms in the sports of figure skating and speed skating.

The International Hockey Federation, the FIH, has announced that it has awarded major event hosting rights to Spain, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

The International Paralympic Committee will stage its 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Stadium in the Dutch city of Eindhoven on August 4-10.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) global governing body has announced that the finals of its 2014 World Team Cup flagship wheelchair tennis team event will be held in Alphen, the Netherlands.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has announced that it has received bids from four venues for its World Cup Finals events in 2017.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has awarded Hockey Club Rotterdam hosting rights for the Masters World Cup 2014.

Russian billionaire Alexander Chigirinskiy has become the majority shareholder of leading Dutch Eredivisie football club Vitesse Arnhem.

Dutch football club Ajax has increased its year-on-year profits by almost €10 million, attributing this success to the sale of leading players.

Uefa Champions League sponsorship is at the heart of Dutch beer brand Heineken’s marketing push to hit a target of 100-per-cent growth in its global market share over the next seven years.

Dutch football club Feyenoord’s plans to build a new stadium has been thrown into doubt after failing to gain the support of Democrats 66 (D66) councillors.

Netherlands-based race track TT Assen has been awarded a contract extension to host MotoGP until 2021.

The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has backed top-flight club Feyenoord’s proposal to develop a new stadium, stating that it will allow more national team games to be played in Rotterdam and could be utilised in a potential bid to host UEFA Euro 2020.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has charged Dutchman Yannick Ebbinghaus for violating the sport's betting rules.

The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has announced trial runs of Hawk-Eye goal-line technology for two years.