PSV Eindhoven scored three second-half goals to beat Ajax Amsterdam 4-3 in a thrilling match and hand Martin Jol's team their first defeat of the Dutch league season on Sunday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg matches played on Wednesday
Substitute Jermain Defoe struck twice after the break to spare the blushes of England's defenders and earn Fabio Capello's side a 2-2 draw in a friendly with the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Wednesday. England were punished for two blunders at the back in the first half as they fell 2-0 behind through opportunist strikes from Dirk Kuyt and Rafael van der Vaart.
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What is it like to go shopping for naughty sex toys in our cities? Two Marie Claire staffers go on the prowl, and give you a juicy account of the good, bad and ugly of sex-retail therapy in the capital.
The PSG striker came second to tennis legend Borg on a list of Sweden's all-time sporting greats.
Pep Guardiola's ManchesterCity will play Romanian side Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League playoff round after the draw was made in Nyon on Friday.
Ajax Amsterdam's Urby Emanuelson broke the hearts of second division Dordrecht by curling home a freekick in the final minute of extra time to secure a 2-1 win in their Dutch Cup third round tie on Thursday.
Dutch soccer star Robin van Persie returned to his home ground on Monday as he signed with Feyenoord Rotterdam hoping for a positive ending to his dwindling career.
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has failed to recover from a calf strain and will miss Tuesday's Champions League Group F match at APOEL Nicosia.
Happy 11th anniversary, Abhi and Ash!
Matan Schabracq co-owns one of the city's hippest nightspots, has appeared in an ad film and is probably one of the most well-known expatriates to have made Mumbai their home. He is also credited for having redefined the way Mumbai parties and dines out, no mean achievement for the mere five years that he has been around.
A summary of Tuesday's Group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
'The accumulation of the games, I never had that'
Ajax Amsterdam gave coach Martin Jol a winning start with a 2-0 success over Groningen in their opening game of the new Dutch league season on Sunday.
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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi returned to training with his team mates on Monday as he continues his recovery from a thigh strain sustained in a La Liga match at Almeria at the end of last month.
Emergency workers carry wounded passengers atop a baggage vehicle after a Turkish Airlines passenger plane with 135 people aboard crashed while trying to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday.At least nine people died and more than 50 others injured.
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Four-time European Champions Ajax Amsterdam were felled at the first hurdle of the continent's second tier Europa League on Thursday, exiting in the group stage two days after rivals PSV Eindhoven celebrated long-awaited success.
Paris St Germain will play Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona were pitted against an unpredictable Napoli, while Chelsea were drawn against Bayern Munich. City, who will be at home in the second leg, have yet to beat the Spanish side with two draws and two defeats in their previous four meetings.
Ajax Amsterdam have appointed Martin Jol as their head coach on a three-year contract, the Dutch club said on Tuesday.
Manchester City have agreed to sign Netherlands midfielder Nigel de Jong from Hamburg SV pending personal terms, the German club said on Monday.
Images from football friendlies played on Wednesday.
The trading remains halted as of now in securities of Satyam in New York and Amsterdam exchanges, an NYSE Euronext spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement. On January 7, the New York Stock Exchange halted trading in Satyam Computer Services Ltd after Satyam stock plunged by over 90 per cent to $0.85 in pre-market trade in the US.
Ajax Amsterdam's Uruguay forward Luis Suarez hit six goals in a 14-1 thrashing of amateurs WHC Wezep in the Dutch Cup fourth round on Wednesday.
AZ Alkmaar clinched their second Dutch championship after Ajax Amsterdam failed to beat PSV Eindhoven on Sunday.
Hamburg led a trio of former European champions into the UEFA Cup knockout phase on Thursday and previous winners Valencia also secured a last 32 place. Aston Villa and Ajax Amsterdam progressed from Group F along with Hamburg, whose 2-0 victory at Slavia Prague meant Villa qualified despite a 2-1 home defeat by Slovakia's Zilina.
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The shortlist for the Architectural Photography Awards 2018 has been revealed. The awards are split into four categories: Exterior, Interior, Sense of Place, and Buildings in Use, with each comprising five finalists. The 20 photographs that make up the shortlist will be exhibited at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam between November 28 - 30, and an overall winner will be announced on the 30. Here are some of the brilliant photos in the shortlist.
An extra-time goal from on-loan English-born defender Tyrone Mears sent Olympique Marseille into the UEFA Cup quarter-finals Wednesday. Mears headed in from close range in the 110th minute to secure the Ligue 1 side a 2-2 draw at Ajax Amsterdam, putting them through 4-3 on aggregate. Werder Bremen knocked out St Etienne. The Germans, 1-0 up from the first leg, advanced with a 2-2 draw in France.
Liverpool thrashed Atalanta 5-0, Real Madrid boosted their chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages with a 3-2 home victory over Inter Milan and Bayern Munich came from behind to crush RB Salzburg 6-2.
Olympique Marseille let 10-man Ajax Amsterdam off the hook in a UEFA Cup first leg meeting of former European champions on Thursday, while holders Zenit St Petersburg suffered a 2-0 defeat at Udinese. The only other emphatic victory in the first legs came from ambitious Manchester City, 2-0 winners at home to Danish club AaB Aalborg.
Over 12,700 participants from 91 countries are expected during the one-week contest, which features a variety of athletes - young and old, male and female, straight and gay.
As the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext and NSE are affiliated entities, upon listing on Euronext, it would establish its association with all three exchanges under one group, strengthening its presence in these three important markets, Satyam said in a communique to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Teenager Curtis Jones grabbed a 58th-minute winner as an injury-hit Liverpool qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam at Anfield on Tuesday.
Liverpool laboured to a 2-0 win over Denmark's Midtjylland on Tuesday as a goal from Diogo Jota and a Mohamed Salah penalty secured a hard-fought Champions League Group D victory at Anfield.
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Joginder Tuteja lists the actors, who are yet to announce their next ventures.
'Very thankful to #IndianNavy & all who rescued me,' Tomy was quoted as saying in the Indian Navy spokesman's tweet.
