Hanson pips Dougherty in Sweden

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Sweden's Peter Hanson edged England's Nick Dougherty by one shot to clinch the SAS Masters title in Stockholm. Hanson fired a closing 71 to end nine under and hold off Dougherty (70) and Swede Pelle Edberg (70). England's Paul Broadhurst and Sam Walker, and Scot Gary Orr ended tied fourth at seven under. Bristol's Chris Wood, 20, making his professional debut after finishing fifth at the Open... Submitted by: werewe12 | Visited 19 times | Comments 0

♦ Youngest Hanson brother becomes a father

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TULSA (AP) — The drummer for the rock group Hanson is now a first-time father. John Ira Shepherd Hanson was born Tuesday to Zac Hanson and his wife, Kate, at an undisclosed hospital in Hanson's hometown of Tulsa. The baby boy weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Zac Hanson, 22, and his brothers Isaac, 27, and Taylor, 25, make up Hanson, best known for its 1997 hit MMMBop. Submitted by: ThrashGraphics - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Zac Hanson Is A First-time Dad.

1 vote	Zac Hanson Is A First-time Dad.... Hanson star ZAC Hanson has become a father for the first time his wife Kate has given birth to a baby boy. John Ira Shepherd Hanson was born on Tuesday (27May08) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, weighing in at a healthy 3.75 kilograms (eight pounds and four ounces). Submitted by: andot13 - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Isaac Hanson's baby boy

1 vote	Isaac Hanson and wife Nikki had a baby boy on July 1, it has been confirmed. The 'MMMBop' singer and his spouse who have a one-year-old son Clark Everett welcomed their second child, James Monroe Hanson, who weighed 8lb 11oz, in their hometown of Tulsa last week. Submitted by: Realist - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ljungberg to quit internationals

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Sweden captain Freddie Ljungberg has quit international football to focus on playing for his club side West Ham. "The physical strain of playing for the national team and in club football for such a long time has finally taken its toll," said the midfielder. Ljungberg, 31, was handed the captain's armband for Euro 2008 but an ageing Sweden went out at the group stage. Submitted by: Dr.Sell - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Larsson takes time for O'Donnell

1 vote	Henrik Larsson took a break from Sweden's Euro 2008 training camp to honour the late Phil O'Donnell. Sweden play Slovenia on Monday but Larsson was at Celtic Park for Sunday's charity match in memory of his former team-mate, who died in December. "It was very important for me to come back," Larsson said. Submitted by: Seo Service1 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sweden and Liberia Win Tribeca Awards.

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Sweden & Liberia Win Tribeca Awards.... A Swedish horror film and a documentary following a female peace activist in war-torn Liberia has scooped the top awards at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday (01May08). Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson took the award for Best Narrative Feature, beating 11 other finalists. Submitted by: Valhalla - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big Brother 9: Bex's Hanson saviours

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Rebecca believes Hanson fans saved her from eviction last night because of all the people she met while following the American pop band. "There's the groups, the whole of Coventry, my fans, your fans, Stu's fans and Dale's fans." Rebecca was also picked up by police when she was found sleeping on a park bench in Disneyland Paris where she had followed boy band V. Submitted by: Paul Teitelman - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big Brother 9: Bex's Hanson saviours

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Rebecca believes Hanson fans saved her from eviction last night because of all the people she met while following the American pop band. "There's the groups, the whole of Coventry, my fans, your fans, Stu's fans and Dale's fans." Rebecca was also picked up by police when she was found sleeping on a park bench in Disneyland Paris where she had followed boy band V. Submitted by: sample4u - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rainbow ride collapses in Sweden, injures 18

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A theme park ride collapsed Tuesday in a city in western Sweden, injuring at least 18 people, officials said. Two people were seriously hurt when the Rainbow ride collapsed at the Liseberg theme park in Goteborg, SOS Alarm rescue service spokeswoman Monica Grandin said. She said the numbers were still not definitive... Submitted by: Suri.CMS - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ SAS Masters collated scores

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66 Peter Hanson (Swe), Pedro Linhart (Spa), Nick Dougherty 67 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned), Gary Orr, Martin Erlandsson (Swe), Peter Baker, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus), Peter Fowler (Aus), Paul Broadhurst 68 Patrik Sjoland (Swe), Magnus A Carlsson (Swe), Felipe Aguilar (Chi), Gareth Paddison (Nzl), Scott Barr (Aus), Marc Warren, Jamie Donaldson, Jesper Parnevik (Swe) 69 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra)... Submitted by: SlimPickins - Visited 19 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Larsson returns for Sweden again

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Henrik Larsson has been included in Sweden's Euro 2008 squad his third comeback in international football. Helsingborg's former Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United striker, 36, is a surprise choice after retiring from his national team in 2002 and then in 2006. "When I last retired, I didn't think I'd be playing this long and that it would go this well... Submitted by: megadeth199 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Basketball duo earn GB call-ups

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Great Britain men's wheelchair basketball coach Murray Treseder has called up two newcomers for next week's Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. Ian Sagar and Simon Brown come into a squad that also features nine players that won silver at last year's European Championships in Germany. In Manchester they will play European champions Sweden as well as Germany and the USA. Submitted by: Camay123 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Alfredsson wins third Evian title

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Sweden's Helen Alfredsson warmed up for next week's British Women's Open by winning the prestigious Evian Masters in France in a sudden death play-off. The 2007 Solheim Cup captain birdied the final two holes for a 67 to force her way into a play-off on 15 under par against Angela Park and Na-Yeon Choi. British Women's Open champion Lorena Ochoa came fifth behind Jin Joo Hong. Submitted by: retSaMbew - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rose out of Carolina tournament

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Justin Rose withdrew from the Verizon Heritage tournament with back trouble, after struggling to a first-round 76 in South Carolina. Rose, who had four bogeys in six holes on Thursday, decided not to risk further aggravating the problem. Englishmen Nick Dougherty and Brian Davis both shot 67 to share second at four under after the first round. Americans Justin Leonard... Submitted by: bestija - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Aussies lead in Milwaukee

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Coles shot 68 on Saturday and Flanagan carded a one-under-par 69 at Brown Deer Park in Milwaukee to finish on 11-under-par 199. The pair are a stroke clear of four men Canadian Jon Mills, who had a sparkling 64, Sweden's Richard Johnson (70), the overnight co-leader, and Americans George McNeill (66) and Ken Duke (68). Twenty-one players are within three shots of the lead... Submitted by: MafiaMaster - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ European League-tables For Antibiotic Resistance Revealed

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In general, bacteria from Denmark, England (and Wales), the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland showed low frequencies of resistance, whereas many cultures from Belgium, France, Latvia and Spain were resistant to most antimicrobials tested. The study was led by Rene S. Hendriksen from the Technical University of Denmark. He said... Submitted by: n3wbi3 - Visited 17 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nadal outwits Djokovic at Queen's

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Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 in a thrilling Artois final at Queen's, just seven days after winning his fourth French Open title. Nadal, 22, will now be confident of becoming the first man to win at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year since Sweden's Bjorn Borg in 1980. Submitted by: infotainer - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice Defends Bush Admin on War

1 vote	(STOCKHOLM, Sweden) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday rejected allegations from a former White House spokesman who says the Bush administration misled the American public into going to war with Iraq. Rice would not comment specifically on charges made by ex-press secretary Scott McClellan in a new book... Submitted by: alex378 - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Arrests at Swedish nuclear plant

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Two men suspected of attempting to sabotage a nuclear plant in southern Sweden have been arrested, police said. Both men were stopped at the entrance to the nuclear plant after traces of explosives were found on a bag. The Oskarshamn plant owned by German energy giant E.On has been sealed, the company said. The substance was believed to be TATP, or triacetone triperoxide... Submitted by: tavshan - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Norwegians buy the most expensive and advanced mobile phones

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In Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the study shows that Norwegians spend the most money on new phones.Norway, where people spend an average of NOK 1868; Swede spends an equivalent of NOK 1762 and a Dane NOK 1247 when purchasing a new mobile phone. The study also showed that Norwegians buy more advanced mobile phones. As many as 53% of Norwegian people’s mobile phones were classified as high-end... Submitted by: AutumnBreeze - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment