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February 14, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Björn_borg":
Tennis great Wilander recovers after injury
Sport: 20 Jan 12
Former Swedish tennis ace Mats Wilander has left the Australian hospital where he was being treated for injuries sustained after a fall while in the country, his company said on Friday.
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Fall lands Swedish tennis great Wilander in hospital
Sport: 17 Jan 12
Swedish tennis legend Mats Wilander was hospitalized in Australia at the weekend after a fall left him with a lacerated kidney.
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Stockholm International School celebrates its 60th anniversary
Education: 22 Nov 11
Stockholm International School has seen thousands of students pass through its doors since it was founded in 1951. To mark its fiftieth birthday, Maggie Dankiewicz, Valerie Evers, Caroline Engström-Roberts and the students of Grade 5 tell of its fascinating history.
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Björn Borg shares his underwear with McEnroe
Business & Money: 6 Jul 11
Swedish tennis-legend-turned-designer Björn Borg will be sharing his underwear with former rival John McEnroe. The sports duo will be joining forces, in the launch of a limited edition underwear collection marketed through a Facebook experiment.
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Swedish museum takes aim at Facebook censor
Society: 27 Jun 11
Fotografiska, a contemporary photography museum in Stockholm, has elected to censor its own promotional material for an upcoming exhibition featuring Robert Mapplethorpe to draw attention to Facebook's strict nudity ban.
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Söderling sets up French Open clash with old foe Nadal
Sport: 31 May 11
Sweden's Robin Söderling set up a quarter-final clash with old rival and five-time champion Rafael Nadal after easing past 18th seed Gilles Simon in the French Open on Monday.
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Stieg Larsson: the man behind the books
Lifestyle: 8 Apr 11
While Stieg Larsson's Millennium crime trilogy turned him into a global phenomenon, the late Swedish author never dreamed of being famous, his Swedish biographer tells The Local's Geoff Mortimore.
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Ingmar Bergman to adorn new Swedish banknote
Business & Money: 6 Apr 11
Sweden's Riksbank on Wednesday announced the new faces to adorn the country's notes and coins, including a celebrated film director, a former UN secretary-general and a children's author.
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Naked Scandinavians too much for Facebook
Business & Money: 30 Mar 11
An image of two naked men in an autumnal Scandinavian wood was erased from Swedish underwear giant Björn Borg's Facebook page after being deemed 'pornographic'.
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Söderling cruises in third Aussie Open win
Sport: 22 Jan 11
Swedish tennis ace Robin Söderling marched into Australian Open fourth round with a straight-set win over Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic on Saturday.
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Söderling storms into last 16 at Wimbledon
Sport: 27 Jun 10
Robin Söderling continued to impress in Wimbledon on Saturday as the Swede eased into the fourth round with a straight sets win over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci.
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Nadal sees off Söderling in French Open final
Sport: 6 Jun 10
Spaniard Rafael Nadal brushed aside the challenge of Sweden's Robin Söderling on Sunday with a straight sets victory in the final of the French Open in Paris.
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Söderling cruises into second round at Stockholm Open
Sport: 22 Oct 09
Robin Söderling continued his quest to gain a spot in next month's ATP finals, defeating Giovanni Lapentti 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday in the first round of the Stockholm Open.
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Swedish actor backs 'jocks for well hung men'
Business & Money: 16 Oct 09
Swedish stage and film actor Mikael Persbrandt has put his money where his mouth is and invested in a firm selling underwear for well-developed men.
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Golfer's wet ball prompts revealing underwear challenge
Business & Money: 12 Aug 09
Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson's recent golf course strip show has prompted underwear maker Björn Borg to pick up the pace in its photographic hunt for international pant-wearing “Swedish exports”.
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Super Söderling digs deep to reach Paris final
Sport: 5 Jun 09
Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling scored a dramatic five set victory over Fernando Gonzalez on Friday to advance to the final of the French Open.
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Patriot Söderling receives Borg approval
Sport: 3 Jun 09
Robin Söderling has revealed that his giant-killing exploits at the French Open in Paris have been warmly received by his legendary Swedish compatriot Björn Borg.
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Sweden’s Filip and Fredrik get lost in the Big Apple
Lifestyle: 16 Apr 09
Live television is often full of surprises – even in Sweden. And when comic duo Filip and Fredrik are involved, there’s no way to predict what sort of wackiness may ensue when the cameras start rolling, The Local’s David Landes discovers.
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Woman held captive for five days in southern Sweden
National: 21 Dec 08
A 47-year-old man is suspected of holding a 41-year-old woman prisoner for five days in his apartment in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden.
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Swedish tennis legend dies
Sport: 4 Nov 08
Lennart Bergelin, Björn Borg's former personal coach and a top tennis player in his own right, has died at the age of 83.
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Sweden is in the eye of the beholder
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Oct 08
Sweden means many different things to many different people. Just ask the United States Secret Service, writes Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute.
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Swedish shares continue to climb
Business & Money: 14 Oct 08
Following Monday’s upward trend, the Stockholm stock exchange had climbed more than 5 percent in the first ten minutes of trading on Tuesday.
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Toxic chemicals found in Björn Borg underwear
Business & Money: 19 Aug 08
Björn Borg men's briefs have been found to contain shockingly high levels of a toxic chemical banned in the EU.
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Worlds apart: The Danish - Swedish culture clash
Analysis & Opinion: 19 May 08
Even if only a 16 kilometre bridge separates Sweden from its ”more Continental” neighbours, the Danes, the distance between the two cultures far surpasses their physical proximity, argues Alannah Eames .
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Movie review: The King of Ping Pong
Lifestyle: 12 Feb 08
René Rice is impressed by Swedish director Jens Jonsson's feature film debut.
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Join the Club: Rugby, American sports, Racquet sports
Lifestyle: 25 Jan 08
If you can tell your hookers from your shuttlecocks, you may find something to interest you in this week's guide to joining a sports club.
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Stockholm shares down sharply
Business & Money: 19 Nov 07
Credit market concerns lead to a fall on Stockholm's OMXS index and on markets around Europe.
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Handbags for men all the rage
Society: 12 Sep 07
Soon everybody will be dancing around their handbags at the local discotheque, as Swedish men rush to the stores to get their hands on the season's hottest accessory.
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Share gains wiped out in Stockholm
Business & Money: 16 Aug 07
This years gains on the Stockholm Stock Exchange were wiped out shortly after trading opened on Thursday. The OMXS index is down 0.6 percent compared to the start of the year.
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Borg hopes Federer keeps breaking records
Sport: 8 Jul 07
Björn Borg will be happy to see Roger Federer keep piling up the records if it means he continues to grace Centre Court for years to come.
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Sports Digest: Decision time for 'Svennis'
Sport: 26 Jun 07
Football: Man City's prospective owner says Sven Göran Eriksson is his first choice manager. Tennis: Borg roots for Federer at Wimbledon. Golf: Niclas Fasth sees of Bernhard Langer for a European Tour win in Munich.
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Boy shot himself in stomach
National: 23 Jun 07
A 16-year-old boy is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the stomach on Friday.
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Sports digest: Dog bite sidelines Björn Borg
Sport: 11 Jun 07
Tennis: A vicious dog puts paid to Borg's return to grass. Athletics: Zimbabwean wins second consecutive Stockholm marathon. Football: AIK fail to rediscover last season's form.
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Swedish humour: you're joking?
Lifestyle: 19 Dec 06
Many foreigners think Swedish humour is as amusing as Björn Borg - but there's a rich seam of ribaldry below the surface. Christine Demsteader looks at what makes Sweden laugh.
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Björn Borg brand headed for stock exchange
Business & Money: 7 Dec 06
Fast-growing fashion company Worldwide Brand Management (WBM) is set to buy the Björn Borg brand.
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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.
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Björn Borg brand rakes in money
Business & Money: 17 Aug 06
The company that owns the rights to the brand of former tennis star Björn Borg saw a five-fold increase in second quarter pretax profits.
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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.
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Björn Borg in 14 million kronor tax fault
National: 4 May 06
The Swedish tax office is reportedly seeking 14 million kronor (1.8 million dollars) in unpaid taxes from former tennis star Björn Borg and his parents.
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Borg to sell Wimbledon trophies
Sport: 3 Mar 06
Björn Borg, the Swedish tennis player who became the first man to win five consecutive singles titles at Wimbledon, is to auction the trophies and the wooden-headed racket from his most famous match.
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Scania foresees slower growth
Smörgåsbord: 29 Nov 04
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Golden times indeed
Lifestyle: 6 Aug 04
Unavoidable 80s band Gyllene Tider is setting a new standard for comeback tours this summer - and apparently it has nothing to do with the music.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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