The following articles have been tagged with "Boxing":
National: 26 Dec 12
The night between Christmas Day and Boxing Day kept Swedish police officers busy with plenty of drunkenness and several brawls.
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Science & Technology: 25 Dec 12
Swedes woke up to heavy snowfall, freezing rain and strong winds on Christmas Day, with traffic disruptions expected across the country.
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Lifestyle: 12 Oct 12
Introducing... is The Local's guide to Swedish celebrity. In this installment David Landes gives the lowdown on Camilla Henemark - the busty pop-queen whose alleged affair with the king has once again put her in the spotlight.
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Lifestyle: 12 Apr 12
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's ultra-violence is coming to Stockholm on Saturday, with Sweden’s own Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson set to grab the hometown spotlight for the first time, contributor Jimmy Lazenby explains.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Mar 12
While Malmö's Rosengård neighbourhood is often the subject of negative headlines, the multi-ethnic district is slowly becoming a model for positive change in Sweden's third largest city, contributor Patrick Reilly discovers.
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Lifestyle: 22 Feb 12
With Crown Princess Victoria's set to give birth any day now, contributor Patrick Reilly shares the linguistic perils that can accompany expat fathers' first trip to a Swedish maternity ward.
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National: 21 Feb 12
Swedish military police are investigating a suspected illegal boxing match arranged by a group of Swedish soldiers at the Mazar-i-Sharif base in Afghanistan which reportedly left one soldier in need of medical treatment.
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Science & Technology: 25 Dec 11
A Class 2 warning has been issued by forecasters as a storm, dubbed Dagmar, approaches from the west. Although it is the northern regions of Sweden that will be affected the most, forecasters warn of strong winds countrywide.
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Society: 19 Oct 11
The highly popular church built near the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi in Northern Sweden might soon be joined by an ice mosque, if all goes according to plan.
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Lifestyle: 5 Aug 11
Alexander Gustafsson, a hulking Swede known as “The Mauler” has risen to be one of the toughest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA), explains contributor Ryan O’Leary.
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Politics: 8 May 11
Social Democrat party secretary Carin Jämtin has backtracked on the idea of giving Swedes a day off work to celebrate a Muslim holiday after her controversial proposal provoked a storm of criticism.
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Society: 2 May 11
Sweden's Social Democrats argued on Monday for a review of Sweden's public holidays, arguing that as a multicultural country, the Muslim community should also be recognised.
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Society: 24 Feb 11
Two would-be thieves in central Sweden got an unexpected lesson in respecting their elders when they failed to heed a warning issued by the 62-year-old target of their crime.
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Society: 26 Jan 11
The younger brother of Stieg Larsson has hit back at allegations made by the Millennium author's long-time partner by launching a website addressing a number of claims she makes in her new book.
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Society: 27 Dec 10
A trio of Boxing Day thieves in southern Sweden were caught red-handed after police followed the tracks that the two wheelchair-bound members of the group had left in the snow.
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Sport: 27 Dec 10
Swedish striker Johan Elmander's winner against West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day helped to keep Bolton's unlikely challenge for a place in European competition on track.
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National: 27 Dec 10
There were few accidents reported on Sweden's roads on Boxing Day, as warnings for treacherous conditions appeared to have been respected by drivers.
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Sport: 28 Nov 10
Swedish fighter Frida Wallberg beat defending champion, Canada's Olivia "The Predator" Gerula, to become WBC lightweight champion in Stockholm on Saturday.
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Sport: 25 Sep 10
Swedish boxer Mikaela "Destiny" Laurén won the World Professional Boxing Federation title in the welterweight class in Karlstad in western Sweden on Friday.
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Society: 24 Sep 10
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist, who portrays journalist sleuth Michael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' trilogy films, is set to star opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: 4", according to media reports.
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Lifestyle: 10 Sep 10
From a childhood spent in war torn Afghanistan to the gyms of Malmö and the rough and tumble world of mixed martial arts (MMA), Sweden’s Malik Mawlayi has learned to cope with violence, explains James Goyder.
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Sport: 20 Aug 10
Sweden's Inez Karlsson will attempt to become the first female jockey to win the prestigious 28th annual Arlington Million northwest of Chicago on Saturday with her horse Rahystrada.
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National: 25 Jan 10
A police raid in southern Sweden has led to the discovery of a dazzling array of stolen goods that includes everything from fittings for an entire kitchen to a spiral staircase.
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National: 7 Jan 10
A Latvian passenger whose drunken mid-air antics plunged a Ryanair flight into turmoil last summer has successfully appealed against an eight month jail term as a Swedish appeal court cleared him of sabotage charges.
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National: 27 Dec 09
Heavy snowfall left many around the country without electricity on Boxing Day. Around 7,000 of Vattenfall's customers in western Sweden experienced power outages.
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National: 5 Nov 09
A Swedish prosecutor is pushing for a longer sentence for a Latvian man who was jailed for eight months after attempting to open a cabin door on board a Ryanair plane. The man was restrained by two professional boxers.
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National: 4 Oct 09
The contentious tape detailing data traffic from the government offices in connection with the 2004 Asian tsunami is set to be classified for 70 years, according to a new proposal.
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Lifestyle: 30 Sep 09
As Swedish cinemas prepare for Friday's opening of the romantic comedy “Äntligen Midsommar” ('Finally Midsummer'), The Local spoke with Ian McCrudden and Schif Musarra about how a pair of American filmmakers ended up making one very Swedish movie.
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Sport: 21 Sep 09
Swedish boxer Maria Lindberg took the middleweight world champion boxing crown on Sunday, registering a resounding victory over Brit Sara Davis in Rülzheim, Germany.
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Lifestyle: 11 Sep 09
Financial markets implode, the flow of regular work slows to a trickle, and the only thing expanding is his waistline. Roger Choate explains how he unexpectedly came to wave his wilting wallet in the direction of a personal trainer.
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Lifestyle: 5 Mar 09
What's on in Sweden: Documentary film festival and Junot Diaz in Stockholm; Sci-fi convention in Gothenburg; Danko Jones in Malmö.
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Sport: 14 Feb 09
Swedish boxing legend Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson was buried in Gothenburg on Friday. More than 1,300 people were there to see the former world champ laid to rest.
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Sport: 31 Jan 09
Swedish former world heavyweight boxing champion Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson died on Friday night, aged 76-years-old.
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National: 31 Dec 08
Two car thieves took an enforced dip in freezing waters on Tuesday as thin ice put an end to their joyride on a frozen lake in central Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 26 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 26th - January 1st. Vaudeville New Year and Miss Li in Stockholm; Nefertiti New Year and Cinderella in Gothenburg; Night Beat New Year and Led Zepellin in Malmö.
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National: 22 Dec 08
Cold and cloudy weather across most of Sweden is forecast for the Christmas period by the Swedish meteorological agency.
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Society: 20 Dec 08
A holiday activity held at a local boxing club for 15 city officials from Umeå in northern Sweden ended prematurely after two of them were rushed to the emergency room.
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Sport: 2 Dec 08
A Swedish girls football club has decided to raise money by producing and selling calendars featuring girls as young as 15-years-old in “athletic poses”.
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Lifestyle: 11 Nov 08
Meet Katrin Zytomierska, the outspoken television personality who spent most of last month insulting people and getting her name all over the front pages.
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National: 14 Aug 08
One of Sweden's most notorious gangsters, currently on trial for instigating murder, was indicted on Thursday on charges of financial crimes and illicit gambling.
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National: 4 Aug 08
A huge police presence was on hand as the trial of gambling baron Rade Kotur got underway in Gothenburg on Monday.
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Lifestyle: 29 Apr 08
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Lifestyle: 21 Apr 08
Mixed Martial Arts, ‘the fastest growing sport in the world’, has hit Sweden with a bang. Jonathan Rothwell takes a ringside seat and talks to TV star Musse Hasselvall about the development of the sport in Scandinavia.
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Sport: 21 Jan 08
Football: Ibrahimovic, Eriksson, Edman and Lagerbäck make the headlines. Alpine: Ferry seals maiden biathlon victory. Podium finishes for Byggmark and Pärson. Tennis: Arvidsson pulls of Australian Open shock.
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National: 26 Dec 07
A man was beaten to death in Borlänge in the early hours of Boxing Day.
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Sport: 22 Oct 07
Football: Umeå win women's league but the men still have it all to play for. Boxing: Euro gold for Anna Laurell. Golf: Swedish trio run Webster close in Portugal.
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National: 9 Jun 07
Back-up tapes investigated by a Commission into the Swedish government's handling of the tsunami crisis once again call into question the story given by the most senior aide to the then Prime Minister Göran Persson.
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Sport: 16 Apr 07
Promoter says Holyfield will box at Swedish event. Modo win Swedish ice hockey championship. Hammarby weekend winners in Allsvenskan.
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Politics: 4 Feb 07
Lars Danielsson, the aide to former prime minister Göran Persson blamed in the media for the ex-government's slow reaction to the South Asian tsunami, has spoken of the pressure his family has been under.
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Politics: 14 Jan 07
Someone made sure that emails sent from Government Offices in the aftermath of the tsunami were not revealed to the catastrophe committee. A further inquiry hopes to establish who and why.
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National: 26 Dec 06
Sweden was represented by the consul general in Phuket at the opening of a memorial garden to the unidentified victims of the tsunami.
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Sport: 29 Nov 06
The first pro boxing gala in Sweden for 26 years has been given a licence by the national Martial Arts Delegation. But the match will follow stricter rules than those laid down by the international federations.
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Sport: 15 Nov 06
Sweden could see its first professional boxing match since the sport was banned in 1970. The committee that licences matches is set to consider four applications to host pro-fighting events.
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Society: 20 Oct 06
Real-life fight clubs, where participants pummel each other into submission, are now beginning to spread across the country. Police say there is nothing they can do.
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Society: 4 Oct 06
A secret bare-knuckle boxing club has been uncovered in Stockholm. And according to police, the whole arrangement is perfectly legal.
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Politics: 18 May 06
Two Liberal politicians spread rumours on the Internet that Lars Danielsson had lied about his actions on the day of the tsunami in order to cover up an affair. This is incredibly serious, says Marita Ulvskog.
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Politics: 30 Mar 06
ANALYSIS: WHO DIDN'T DO WHAT
The inquiry by the parliamentary constitution committee into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster closed on Thursday with damning criticism of six ministers, including prime minister Göran Persson.
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National: 6 Mar 06
The Swedish authorities incurred costs of 315 million kronor last year for the relief effort following the tsunami catastrophe in the Indian Ocean, in which 543 Swedes lost their lives.
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Politics: 16 Feb 06
A contrite Göran Persson has appeared before the parliamentary inquiry into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster. But while the prime minister admits that there were "many human failings" he refuses to point the finger.
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Politics: 16 Feb 06
Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds was not following the news on the day of the tsunami, she tells the parliamentary committee's inquiry into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster. "I have to show my family that they don't always come second," she said.
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National: 25 Dec 05
The natural catastrophes of 2005 dominated King Carl Gustaf's traditional Christmas Day speech. But he pointed out that the misery and chaos was not without hope.
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Lifestyle: 21 Dec 05
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Swedes know how to make the most out of Christmas – not least by stretching it to the middle of January. Today, Jul is a jolly mix of pagan and Christian traditions combined with a good dose of commercialism.
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Politics: 13 Dec 05
Göran Persson received all the information that was available on the day of last December's tsunami, says state secretary Lars Danielsson (right). But he's less sure about whether he spoke to Hans Dahlgren (left) in the foreign ministry on the day.
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Politics: 2 Dec 05
Swedish government slammed in tsunami report
Göran Persson apologises for his government's failure to respond to last year’s tsunami disaster, in which over 500 Swedes died. But despite "the strongest criticism of a government in modern times", he insists that nobody will be fired.
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National: 4 Nov 05
At a sunset ceremony of poems, prayers and hymns on the beach of Khao Lak, around 150 Swedes gathered on Friday to commemorate loved ones lost in the tsunami which struck the region almost a year ago.
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National: 18 Oct 05
As the identification work continues after last year's tsunami in South East Asia, a Swede who died in the catastrophe appears to have been buried by mistake in Thailand instead of being brought home.
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Sport: 6 Sep 05
A government report two years ago dealt the first blow to Sweden's ban on professional boxing. Now, as other combat sports grow in popularity, a proposal from the Ministry of Justice threatens to deliver a knockout.
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National: 2 Sep 05
Sweden's king says that the carnage wreaked by Hurricane Katrina is clear evidence of global climate change and that it is time to "think the unthinkable".
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Smörgåsbord: 2 Sep 05
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National: 25 Aug 05
Fanatical American gay hate minister, Fred Phelps, is coming to Sweden to "hunt down" King Carl Gustav. He wants to ram home his message that Sweden is a God-foraken land for its treatment of the pentecostalist minister Åke Green.
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National: 21 Jun 05
The body of Kristian Walker, a twelve-year old boy once rumoured to have been kidnapped after the Asian tsunami, has been found in cold storage in Thailand together with bodies of other tsunami victims.
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National: 7 Jun 05
A report from the catastrophe commission backs up months of criticism: despite a desperate need for assistance in Thailand after the tsunami on Boxing Day last year, the Swedish healthcare authorities reacted too slowly.
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National: 22 May 05
Damn shame she wasn't singing for Sweden. Elena Paparizou from Gothenburg takes the big prize back to Athens, while the other Swede, Martin Stenmarck, is left mopping up his tears.
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National: 23 Feb 05
Swedish survivors of the tsunami disaster are facing another danger, according to this week's papers. At least four people who were struck by the massive waves on Boxing Day have returned home with a potentially deadly fungal infection.
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Politics: 11 Jan 05
Göran Persson may have broken Sweden's constitutional law by not keeping the king abreast of developments in Asia. And it turns out that foreign minister Laila Freivalds' infamous theatre trip came after two faxes warning of Swedish deaths in Thailand.
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National: 10 Jan 05
In a moving speech King Carl Gustaf reminds victims of the tsunami that he knows how it feels to grow up without a father and "like the king in the fairytale" wishes he could make everything all right. But in a newspaper interview he reveals that it took the government 36 hours to brief him on events in Asia.
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Politics: 30 Dec 04
Sweden's shock and sorrow is turning to anger as newspapers reveal the government's lack of disaster preparation, failure to grasp the scale of the crisis and incompetence in organising relief to stranded Swedes as the effects of Sunday's tsunami became clearer.
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National: 28 Oct 04
"No I didn't," says her husband. Anyway, it may be too late for Schyman but a new initiative in Västerås is leading to more convictions for violence against women - by leaving examination to experts rather than the police.
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