"Time measurement in sports not reliable"

Present basics for time measurement in sports are very indecisive. What consequences does that have for the Olympics 2012?

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Erbens natuurijs

It was a little bit quiet around us but we are back and how! Sunday, Erben Wennemars launched Erbens natuurijs. You might wonder what the relation between natuurijs and sports is. Well the yield of the ice goes to Jeugdsportfonds. We have written almost ten weeks about different sport disciplines and athletes. These athletes had the chance to play sports and have fun. A large amount of children in the Netherlands do not have this chance because...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

VIP´s in the cycling circus

Almost a year ago the Tour de France was struck by a new scandal. It was not about doping, bribery or spectators hurting the riders but a car hitting Johnny Hoogerland. The driver of the car was expelled of the Tour de France and Hoogerland was luckily able to step back on his bike. Sadly he fell into barbed wire which resulted in 33 stitches. Everybody who loved cycling was convinced this would never happen again. De Ronde van Vlaanderen was two days ago and we almost saw the same incident (click here for the video and then choose the...

Friday, March 30, 2012

Happy April foolsday!

Happy April Fools' Day!(We're sorry, no sexy pictures of Ronaldo and Sharapova here... ;)) This sunday it will be April Fools day, a day full of jokes. Sports can be really funny too, and we want you to laugh with us. Enjoy! Next week we will be back with a stunning blogpost about cycling! In between we hope you will follow and like us on  and...

Monday, March 26, 2012

A large amount of money is involved in Poker but it is a real sport?

Poker has become increasingly popular in The Netherlands since the start of the 21st Century; especially the variant Texas Hold’em is being played a lot these days. Due to the success of poker the question has risen whether or not poker is a form of gambling or a so called game of skill. Dutch legislation is still in doubt whether to acknowledge poker as a game of skill making it illegal to play poker online or organize live poker events. The only...