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Kenyan Chebet smashes women's 5,000 metres world record
Channel News Asia
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July 5, 2025
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record with a time of 13 minutes 58.06 seconds at the Eugene Diamond League meet on Saturday, eclipsing the previous record set at the same venue in 2023. Olympic champion Chebet...
Sweden beat rivals Norway at Women's Euro 2025
RTL Today
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July 4, 2025
Sweden beat their Scandinavian rivals Denmark 1-0 on Friday take an early lead in Group C at Women's Euro 2025, before Germany open their title bid against Poland. Filippa Angeldahl scored Sweden's winner in the 55th minute in Geneva after...
Sweden claim narrow victory over Denmark to open Euro 2025
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
France stun holders England in heavyweight Women's Euros clash
Irish Examiner
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July 5, 2025
The folded bodies of the players in white shirts at the close told the story. England were lacklustre and they are down, but they are not out. The Lionesses kicked off their European title defence with a 2-1 defeat by an impressive France team,...
Sweden clinch narrow win over Denmark in Scandinavian derby
Tribal Football
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Sweden on Friday night kept their stronghold on Denmark as they recorded their fourth successive win against their Scandinavian rivals with a 1-0 win in their opening match at the Women's Euro in Group C Sweden stretched their imperious unbeaten...
‘I Just Want To Really Enjoy This Moment’ – Johanna Persson’s Journey From Swedish Coastal Town To ONE Championship
BVM Sports
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July 5, 2025
Swedish fighter Johanna Persson is set to challenge Allycia Hellen Rodrigues for the ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship on July 11 at ONE Fight Night 33. This fight marks Persson’s debut in ONE Championship, offering her a rare...
Women’s EURO 2025 Daily — July 4th: Denmark vs. Sweden; Germany vs. Poland
Bavarian Football Works
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July 4, 2025
Welcome to the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships! Here we will discuss all the action from today’s matches in this premier summer tournament, held this year in Switzerland. Four groups and 16 teams will compete for the trophy — and Bayern...
Sweden Orders Police to Increase Seizures of Criminal Crypto Profits
Decrypt
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July 4, 2025
In brief Sweden’s Minister of Justice has called on the country’s authorities to increase efforts to seize criminal profits, including cryptocurrency. Forfeiture legislation introduced last year enables enforcement agencies to seize property...
Anna Foster eyes another big finish at Women’s Irish Open as amateur Lottie Woad roars seven clear at Carton House
Irish Independent
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World amateur number one Woad (21) matched the Elm Park star’s 67 to extend her her three-shot overnight lead to seven strokes over Swedish Solheim Cup star Madelene Sagstrom on 17-under and put herself in position to add a professional win to her...
Charley Hull shares an edit of 'perfect pairing' with best friend Georgia Hall at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open
Sportskeeda
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July 5, 2025
Charley Hull and Georgia Hall stole the spotlight at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open. On the first day of the tournament at Carton House, Hull shared a short video on Instagram that featured her embracing Hall on the green. This clip was posted by the...
England’s Lottie Woad extends lead at Women’s Irish Open
The Irish Times
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Destiny is calling Lottie Woad to great things, with surely a career on the LPGA Tour and Solheim Cups and Majors all in her future. For the here and now, the 21-year-old Englishwoman – the world amateur number one for more than a year – took...
Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Sweden invented flight shaming, now it’s desperately begging airlines to come back
The Economic Times
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July 5, 2025
Sweden Flight Shaming Backfires as Country Drops Air Tax to Revive Economy- Sweden, the birthplace of the “flight shaming” movement, has now reversed course by scrapping its aviation tax in hopes of reviving a struggling economy. The move,...
Seattle welcomes new U.S. citizens at annual Independence Day ceremony
Northwest Asian Weekly - Washington State
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July 7, 2025
By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Some of the 501 people who gathered to take the Oath of Allegiance at the 40th annual naturalization ceremony at Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center on July 4, 2025. (Photo by James Tabafunda) More than 500...
Bombing For Peace And Dealing With Immigrants
Hawaii Filipino Chronicle
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July 5, 2025
by Will Espero I have mixed feelings about the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities by the Trump administration. It was good news to see and hear that Trump’s bombing of Iran has led to a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. This is a historic...
Women's Euro 2025: Sarina Wiegman says England have 'so much talent' in squad as they begin title defence
Radio X
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2 July 2025, 21:23 Sarina Wiegman admits retaining the European Championship is the "one thing" on her mind as England prepare for their defence of the tournament. The Lionesses kick off against France this weekend but Wiegman insists going far in...
GKSS Match Cup Sweden & Nordea Women's Trophy D5
Sail-World
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July 4, 2025
by World Match Racing Tour 4 Jul 15:16 PDT 30 June - 5 July 2025 With just one day to go at the 2025 GKSS Match Cup Sweden and Nordea Women's Trophy, the stage is set for a thrilling finale in both the Open and Women's classes. Seven-time winner...
Five-star Spain lay down marker before Germany enter fray
The Guardian
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July 4, 2025
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature For the architecture enthusiasts out there - or just those with an interest in football stadiums - here is our complete guide to every ground that will be used for Euro...
Stockholm seeing a huge increase in Canadian travellers in July: Skyscanner trending destination
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 4, 2025
Entering the height of summer travel, Canadians are looking to Sweden for their July vacations. Information provided to Yahoo Canada from Skyscanner revealed that there has been a 79 per cent month-over-month increase in flight bookings from...
Stock Analysis: Betsson AB
myMotherLode - California
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Monday, July 7, 2025 1:32 PM EDT Image Source: Unsplash Incorporated in 1963 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden, Betsson AB (BTSBF) (publ), through its subsidiaries, invests in and manages online gaming business in the Nordic countries, Latin...
The princess whose wedding dress was still being sewn as the church bells rang out for her marriage
Royal Central
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July 5, 2025
rincess Madeleine’s wedding dress is one of the most celebrated of recent royal weddings. The bride herself talked openly about how her wedding dress was designed. The Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani had asked her if he could create...