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Federer arrives in Stockholm for ATP event

Sport: 19 Oct 10
World number two Roger Federer arrived in Stockholm on Monday afternoon determined to add the Stockholm Open title to his long list of tennis achievements, holding his promise to make up for pulling out in 2008. READ »

Federer makes returns to ATP's Stockholm Open

Sport: 18 Oct 10
Switzerland's Roger Federer will make his return to the Stockholm Open two years late when the oldest indoor tournament on the ATP circuit begins on Monday. READ »

Defeated Söderling marches on to ATP semis

Sport: 28 Nov 09
Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling was beaten by Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets on Friday at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. But two heavyweight wins earlier in the week secure his semi-final place. READ »

Career over for tennis veteran Björkman

Sport: 14 Nov 08
Swedish tennis star Jonas Björkman's glittering career came to an end on Friday as he and partner Kevin Ullyett were eliminated from the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. READ »

Home favourites advance at Stockholm Open

Sport: 9 Oct 08
Top-seeded Swede Robin Söderling moved into the next round of the Stockholm Open along with veteran Jonas Björkman who emerged victorious from his 1,000th doubles battle. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 3 - October 9

Lifestyle: 2 Oct 08
What’s on: NHL hockey, Open tennis and Aussie comedy in Stockholm; Ane Brun in Gothenburg; Steve Wynn and naked Jesus shock in Malmö. READ »

Björkman looking to bow out with gold

Sport: 6 Aug 08
Veteran Swedish tennis star Jonas Björkman is hoping to end his career with a gold medal in Beijing. READ »

Sweden exit Davis Cup despite Buenos Aires heroics

Sport: 14 Apr 08
Robin Söderling was close to causing an upset in Buenos Aires in a match described by team captain Mats Wilander as the best he's ever seen. READ »

Blake takes aim at Swedish sweep in Stockholm

Sport: 8 Oct 07
Tennis: Blake takes aim at Swedish sweep in Stockholm. Golf: Parnevik falters on final day of Texas Open. Football: Djurgården, Gothenburg and Kalmar in three-horse race for title. READ »

Sports Digest: Wissman sets new Swedish record

Sport: 24 Sep 07
Athletics: Wissman completes fantastic season. Football: Title race heats up. Tennis: Sweden suffers Davis Cup exit. READ »

Roddick knocks Sweden out of Davis Cup

Sport: 23 Sep 07
America's Andy Roddick knocked Sweden out of the Davis Cup in Gothenburg on Sunday by defeating Jonas Björkman in straight sets. READ »

Sports digest: Swedish hopes dashed in Osaka

Sport: 3 Sep 07
Athletics: Swedes disappointed with failure to reach the podium. Football: Zlatan back in the groove. Tennis: Johansson and Björkman bow out of US Open. READ »

Sports digest: Spain dominates Swedish Open

Sport: 16 Jul 07
It was an all-Spanish affair at the Swedish Open final on Sunday, with David Ferrer brushing past Nicolas Almagro. And it's an all-Swedish affair in Manchester, as Svennis brings in a couple of compatriots. READ »

Sports digest: Svennis speaks about Man City job

Sport: 9 Jul 07
Football: Sven-Göran Eriksson 'looking forward to an exciting job and an exciting season.' Tennis: Björkman and Söderling destroy worldwide belief in mild-mannered Swedes. Golf Fasth and Edberg second and third at European Open. READ »

Ruthless Björkman ends Arthurs's Wimbledon swansong

Sport: 2 Jul 07
Jonas Björkman brought Wayne Arthurs's Wimbledon swansong to an abrupt halt as he won a battle of the old timers on Monday. READ »

Sports Digest: Swedish stars march on at Wimbledon

Sport: 2 Jul 07
Tennis: Björkman and Söderling delayed by rain. Football: Brommapojkarna win first home game at new arena. Ice Hockey: Reports that Michael Nylander has signed for Edmonton Oilers. READ »

Wimbledon's old boys roll back the years

Sport: 29 Jun 07
On Saturday two of the oldest tennis players on the circuit meet at Wimbledon, just a few years after Swede Jonas Björkman almost caused Australia's Wayne Arthurs to cry: 'New balls, please!' READ »

Björkman knocked out of French Open

Sport: 4 Jun 07
Jonas Björkman has been knocked out in the fourth round of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. The 35-year-old Swede was defeated in straight sets by Spaniard Carlos Moya. READ »

Sports digest: 'Most hated man in Denmark' apologizes

Sport: 4 Jun 07
Football: Pitch-invading Danish supporter apologizes. Tennis: Jonas Björkman becomes oldest player in 35 years to reach fourth round of French Open. Ice Hockey: Daniel Alfredsson hopes to captain Ottawa Senators to Stanley Cup glory. READ »

Sports digest: Second choice Örebro keeper scores last minute equalizer

National: 21 May 07
Malmö lead the way in Allsvenskan; Swedish tennis stars lose World Team Cup opener in Dusseldorf; Swedish women's floorball team crowned world champions. READ »

Swedes storm through to Davis Cup semis

Sport: 7 Apr 07
Doubles duo Thomas Johansson and Jonas Björkman booked Sweden's spot in the Davis Cup semi-finals with a day to spare on Saturday as the hosts took an unbeatable 3-0 lead over last year's runners-up Argentina. READ »

Swedes forge ahead in Davis Cup

Sport: 6 Apr 07
Robin Söderling boosted Sweden's semi-final hopes in the Davis Cup World Group after dominating Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in Gothenburg on Friday. READ »

McEnroe win draws crowds to Stockholm

Sport: 13 Oct 06
The Superbrat is back playing tennis in Sweden. John McEnroe hooked up with Jonas Björkman in the Stockholm Open doubles tournament yesterday and showed no signs of having lost his touch. READ »

Båstad doubles victory for Björkman

Sport: 17 Jul 06
Spain's Tommy Robredo beat Russian top seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 6-1 to win the 400,000-euro Swedish Open at Båstad on Sunday. Jonas Björkman won a record sixth title in the doubles. READ »

Federer demolishes Björkman

Sport: 7 Jul 06
Sweden's Jonas Björkman is subjected to one of the most clinical demolition jobs ever witnessed on Wimbledon's Centre Court, as he wins only 4 games in a 3 set match. READ »

Björkman through to Wimbledon semis

Sport: 5 Jul 06
Swedish tennis star Jonas Björkman has become the oldest Wimbledon semi-finalist since Jimmy Connors after beating Czech 14th seed Radek Stepanek in five sets. READ »

No resurrection for Davis Cup team

Sport: 16 Apr 04
Sweden's tennis players lose in the Davis Cup and HV71 win ice hockey's seven-match Elite Series final. READ »


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