Tag: Sweden
Pettersson surges past crumbling Wilson
Sweden's Carl Pettersson has staged a powerful back-nine charge to overhaul a crumbling Dean Wilson and claim a dramatic one-shot victory at the Canadian Open.[MORE]
Swede Johnson claims memorable home win
Sweden's Richard S Johnson won the Scandinavian Masters overnight with a one-shot triumph over Argentina's Rafa Echenique.[MORE]
Oosthuizen stalks leaders in Sweden
South Africa's British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen was well-placed to make history after three rounds of the Scandinavian Masters left him just a shot off the lead.[MORE]
Choi puts Oosthuizen in Swedish shade
South Korea's K J Choi opened up a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Scandinavian Masters, denting British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen's hopes of lifting the title.[MORE]
Oosthuizen keeps up hot streak
South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, who cruised to a seven-shot British Open win at St Andrews last weekend, has kept up his hot streak with a share of the Scandinavian Masters lead.[MORE]
Montanes takes Stuttgart title
Spain's world number 30 Albert Montanes has won his second ATP title of the season, with French opponent Gael Monfils forced to retire injured from the Stuttgart final.[MORE]
Almagro beats Soderling to win Swedish Open
Spain's Nicolas Almagro has come through a tough three-setter to beat top seed and defending champion Robin Soderling in the final of the clay-court ATP Swedish Open.[MORE]
Soderling battles into Baastad final
Top seed Robin Soderling battled back from a set down to beat Spain's David Ferrer in the Baastad ATP clay-court tournament and set up a final clash with Nicolas Almagro.[MORE]
Brothers jailed for attack on Mohammed artist
A Swedish court has sentenced two brothers to jail for fire-bombing the home of Swedish artist Lars Vilks after he depicted Islam's Prophet Mohammed as a dog.[MORE]
Luczak crashes in Sweden
Australia's Peter Luczak has been bundled out in the first round of the Swedish Open.[MORE]
Fired up feminists burn cash over pay gap
Sweden's feminist party have roasted a pile of bank notes worth 100,000 Swedish crowns ($14,500), in a stunt esigned to highlight wage disparities between men and women ahead of a national election.[MORE]
Rodionova ousted in Sweden
Australian Anastasia Rodionova has bowed out in the first round of the Swedish Open, losing to Germany's Tatjana Malek.[MORE]
Talks over Millennium millions collapse
Late Swedish author Stieg Larsson's family and his longtime partner have failed to reach an agreement in their dispute over the lucrative inheritance from his bestselling Millennium trilogy.[MORE]
Technology could be a pain in teen necks
Teenagers who spend several hours a day in front of a screen are boosting their chances of developing aches and pains.[MORE]
Kerr wins rain-disrupted LPGA event
Cristie Kerr has won the rain-disrupted LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois, wrapping up a one-shot victory over Sweden's Anna Nordqvist and South Korean Na Yeon Choi.[MORE]
Westwood takes St Jude Classic in play-off
Lee Westwood benefited from a nightmare finish by American Robert Garrigus to end a 12-year title drought on the PGA Tour with a gripping playoff victory at the St Jude Classic in Memphis this morning.[MORE]
Nadal doubted ability to bounce back
Amid celebrations for his fifth French Open title, Rafael Nadal admitted he feared his career could have been over when a series of personal and professional setbacks engulfed him.[MORE]
Nadal regains French Open crown
Rafael Nadal has recaptured the French Open crown and the world number one ranking with a straight sets win over Robin Soderling.[MORE]
Federer falls to Soderling
Robin Soderling condemns Roger Federer to a shock defeat at the French Open, ending a run dating back to 2004.[MORE]
Thousands protest against Israeli raid
Demonstrators take to the streets in Europe and the Middle East to protest against the Israeli storming of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.[MORE]
Bjork, Morricone share Polar Music Prize
Avant-garde artist Bjork shares Swedish honour with Italian composer and conductor Ennio Morricone.[MORE]
Two arrested after attack on cartoonist's home
Police have arrested two suspects after an attempted fire-bomb attack on the home of a Swedish cartoonist, controversial for drawing the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.[MORE]
Giant herring found in Sweden
A giant herring measuring 3.5 metres has been discovered off Sweden's western coast - the first such fish found in the Scandinavian country in more than 130 years, a maritime museum says.[MORE]
Mohammad cartoonist attacked at lecture
Lars Vilks, a Swedish cartoonist whose sketch of the Prophet Mohammad enraged many Muslims, was head-butted while giving a lecture about freedom of speech, he said.[MORE]
Webb and Lunn pipped in play-off
Australians Karrie Webb and Karen Lunn went desperately close to snatching the European Nations Cup, only beaten at the third hole of a sudden-death play-off with Sweden.[MORE]
