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Swedish world champion with impressive track record takes over Danish national hockey team

The Danish Ice Hockey Union has appointed Swede Tommy Samuelsson as the new Danish national team head coach on a two-year contract. Samuelsson most recently coached Timra in the SHL and brings 27 years of top-level coaching experience from Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.

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De Zerbi keen for Bergvall to stay at Spurs despite no guarantee on starting spot

Roberto De Zerbi said he wants in-demand midfielder Lucas Bergvall to stay at Tottenham, but cannot guarantee the Sweden World Cup player a starting role.

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Marcus Rashford to join Man United's pre-season tour in Dublin ahead of 2026/27 season

Manchester United's preseason campaign includes matches in Norway, Sweden, Ireland and Poland ahead of the 2026/27 Premier League season start.

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'I didn't get close enough': Aberg's putting costs him as another major passes by

The tale was a familiar one for Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, whose wait for a major goes on after a one-over par round of 71 on the final day at Royal Birkdale saw him slip out of contention at the 2026 Open Championship.

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OPINION: Scotland need a new striker? They should turn to Sweden's Allsvenskan

When Lawrence Shankland struck three goals across Scotland's two warm-up games for the FIFA World Cup, and Che Adams bagged a brace in the latter - a 4-0 drubbing of Bolivia - Scotland fans were quietly confident that they were finally heading into a major tournament with something they had lacked in the previous two of Steve Clarke's tenure - strikers in form.

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🏀 Basketball

Larsson guides Sweden to famous win in Slovenia to stay in World Cup race

A tremendous performance from the Miami Heat's Pelle Larsson gave Sweden an 88-79 win away against Slovenia that sees them through to the European second round of 2027 Basketball World Cup qualification.

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Why Danes and Swedes would love to see Brazil put Norway's World Cup hysteria to an end

While Erling Braut Haaland and Norway's performances at the World Cup as well as the synchronised Viking rowing chant seem to have taken the world by storm, the frustration and envy over Norway's new reputation as a growing football power is reaching new levels in Denmark and Sweden, where fans hope that Brazil will put the World Cup hysteria to an end.

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🎾 Tennis

Defeat in Mixed Doubles ends Goransson's Wimbledon challenge all too early

It was two matches and two defeats in the first week of Wimbledon 2026 for Sweden's only representative, Andre Goransson, who was beaten 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Mixed Doubles alongside partner Erin Routliffe by third seeds Christian Harrison and Zhang Shuai.

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⚽ Football

Major weaknesses exposed on the world stage: Where do Sweden go from here?

The dust is starting to settle on Sweden's exit from the 2026 World Cup at the Round of 32 stage, where Graham Potter's side - clearly second best against France - were fortunate to escape with just a 3-0 defeat.

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Dominant first half sees Sweden beat Czechs to keep World Cup dream alive

Driven on by NBA stars Pelle Larsson and Bobi Klintman, Sweden put up an impressive first half showing which earned them an 87-76 win over Czech Republic in Stockholm to maintain their slim hopes of making it to the next round of qualifying for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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Allsvenskan returns with thriller for the ages between leaders and champions

A few short days after the national team was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup, Sweden's top flight returned with an incredible draw between leaders Sirius and champions Mjallby, as the trophy holders battled back from three goals down to draw 4-4.