Tag: Sweden
Sparkling Sweden shoots 63 to win World Cup
Sweden's Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson won the 54th World Cup of Golf by three shots on Sunday after a masterful 9-under-par 63 in the final round foursomes.[MORE]
Sorenstam prepares for life off the course
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Annika Sorenstam is poised to pack away her clubs and embark on the next stage of her life.[MORE]
Scientists say Copernicus's remains identified
Scientists say they have identified remains found in 2005 as those of Nicolas Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy who was born in the 15th century.[MORE]
Swede Soderling to play in Adelaide
Sweden's team has been forced to make a change for January's World Tennis Challenge in Adelaide.[MORE]
Bjorkman bows out after 17 years
Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman has bowed out of professional tennis after a glittering 17-year career that earned him nine grand slam doubles titles.[MORE]
Katsoulis leads Aussies in Stockholm
Young swimmer Sarah Katsoulis has claimed one of the three gold medals won by Australia during the World Cup meeting in Stockholm.[MORE]
Soderling to face Benneteau in Lyon final
Swede Robin Soderling has moved closer to a second Lyon title, reaching the final by beating local favourite Gilles Simon 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.[MORE]
Storm holds up Karlsson at Portugal Masters
A violent thunderstorm halted Order of Merit leader Robert Karlsson's attempts to build an imposing lead on the third day of the Portugal Masters on Saturday.[MORE]
40kg woman held captive, abused for 5 years, court told
A 58-year-old man has been charged with holding a woman captive and abusing her over a period of five years in a tiny cabin in southern Sweden.[MORE]
Bush critic Krugman wins Nobel for economics
US economist Paul Krugman, a critic of the Bush administration, has won the 2008 Nobel prize for economics. [MORE]
Nalbandian claims Stockholm title
Argentine David Nalbandian has held his nerve to beat Swede Robin Soderling 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Sunday and win the Stockholm Open in his first appearance at the tournament. It was the ninth career win for Nalbandian, who goes to the Madrid Masters on Monday as the defending champion. "It was a great final, we both played a good match," Nalbandian told Swedish television SVT in a courtside interview. "I played great all week, almost perfect every match here. I lost a set today but that's part of the game." With his fine all-court game, the world number seven outclassed the home hope in the first set. Nalbandian broke for a 4-3 lead in the third set and outplayed Soderling from the baseline for the rest of the match.[MORE]
Impressive Nalbandian reaches Stockholm final
Top seed David Nalbandian has reached the Stockholm Open final with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.[MORE]
Nobel judges accused of anti-US bias
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Does the selection of France's Le Clezio prove the Swedish Academy is guilty of anti-US bias?[MORE]
Claims of American bias ahead of Nobel announcement
The Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the Nobel Literature Prize tonight, amid charges from critics that anti-American bias is blocking literary figures such as Philip Roth from clinching the award.[MORE]
Modest jellyfish a scientific bonanza
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Fluorescent proteins from an unassuming jellyfish have helped three scientists to this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry.[MORE]
Chemistry Nobel for protein discovery
Two American scientists and a Japanese researcher have won the 2008 Nobel prize for chemistry for their discovery of a green fluorescent protein that has become a key tool in bioscience.[MORE]
Guccione no match for Schuettler in Sweden
Australian Chris Guccione has lost his first round match at the Stockholm Open in Sweden.[MORE]
AIDS pioneers, cancer researcher share Nobel medicine prize
Scientists who discovered HIV and German researcher who found the virus that causes cervical cancer share Nobel prize.[MORE]
Favourites top Nobel literature prize guess list
Aussie poet Les Murray could be honoured with this year's Nobel prize for literature.[MORE]
Croatian police unaware of missing Australian for two days
An Adelaide woman said missing backpacker Britt Lapthorne was missing two days before Croation authorities were notified.[MORE]
RBA joins central banks in currency exchange
The Reserve Bank has joined a coordinated effort with other central banks to ease the financial market turmoil.[MORE]
Mobile use increases child tumour risk: study
A new study says children who use mobile phones are more likely to develop brain tumours.[MORE]
Karlsson penalised but still leads by three in Cologne
A penalty stroke imposed after his third round reduced Robert Karlsson's EPGA Tour event advantage in Germany, but the Swede still leads by three shots going into the final day.[MORE]
Mamma Mia! Sweden's ABBA museum hits snags
A museum in Stockholm dedicated to legendary Swedish pop group ABBA has hit snags.[MORE]
Karlsson gives Faldo Ryder Cup boost
Sweden's Robert Karlsson gave Europe a Ryder Cup boost ahead of next week's clash with the USA with a first round 67 at the PGA tour event in Cologne overnight.[MORE]
