HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Netherlands striker Marco van Basten will return to coaching next season, taking charge of Dutch club SC Heerenveen, the club announced Monday.

Former Dutch international Marco van Basten is about to be named new coach of FC Heerenveen, the Leeuwarder Courant newspaper reports on Monday.

Morocco's Marouane Chamakh was one of five players to miss training here Wednesday, 48 hours before the team's make or break date with Gabon.

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Dries Mertens converted a first-half penalty as PSV Eindhoven returned to the Dutch league summit by beating De Graafschap 4-1.

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Dries Mertens converted a first-half penalty as PSV Eindhoven returned to the Dutch league summit by beating De Graafschap 4-1.

Result from the Dutch Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday Vitesse Arnhem 1 Heerenveen 2

Dutch troops joined a race against time Wednesday to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200 kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch troops joined a race against time Wednesday to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200 kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years.

Christine Nesbitt of Canada reacts after the women's 1500 meters at the Essent ISU speed skating World Cup in Heerenveen.

PSV Eindhoven beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 on Thursday with all the goals coming in the first half as the hosts progressed to the Dutch Cup semi-finals.