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Andy Murray is all out of luck in 02 draw

18.11.09
Andy Murray has been handed a hugely difficult draw for the ATP World Tour Finals... more

White out in the wild of Sweden

22.10.09
Sweden’s frozen north is a dramatic, untouched wilderness in which your only companions are polar bears and reindeer, says Kate Eshelby... more

Swedes give up hope of luring Sven-Goran Eriksson

20.10.09
Swedish FA chairman Lars-Ake Lagrell has suggested Sven-Goran Eriksson pulled out of the running for the vacant Sweden coaching role at the request of Notts County... more

Henrik Larsson to end playing career

20.10.09
Striker Henrik Larsson will retire at the end of the season, his club Helsingborg have announced... more

Celtic return interests Henrik Larsson

14.10.09
Henrik Larsson has expressed a desire to return to Celtic in a coaching capacity... more

World Cup qualifying: group scenarios

14.10.09
A close examination of the complicated process that is World Cup qualifying and a look at some of the big teams who have been struggling... more

Pound falls on Sweden trip

28.09.09
The pound fell yet again as it emerged that the Governor of the Bank of England had visited Sweden and held talks last week with its central bank, famed for its super-low interest rates... more

Sterling in a euro slide

15.09.09
The pound fell to a four-month low against the euro after Mervyn King said he could follow Sweden's example in cutting how much he pays in interest to commercial banks who park their cash with the central bank... more

Stuart Pearce passes on penalty shoot-out experience to U21 side

25.06.09
Stuart Pearce has passed on his experience of semi-final and penalty shoot-out misery to England's youngsters as they prepare for a European Under-21s Championship clash against hosts Sweden... more

Peculiar allegory in Invasion!

17.03.09
Invasion! is a clever enough idea in theory, but Khemiri isn't a sufficiently strong writer to make this sing dramatically.... more

Win is perfect medicine for jaded Jaidee

02.03.09
Golf: Missing the Johnnie Walker Classic due to illness proved to be a blessing in disguise for Thongchai Jaidee as he won golf's Indonesia Open... more

Block of flats where rubbish is sucked away in underground tubes

11.02.09
Londoners in a new housing development have started using a hi-tech waste disposal system that sees their rubbish shot through an underground tunnel at 50mph... more

New laws to protect trafficked women

19.11.08
New laws making it illegal to pay for sex with a woman who is controlled by a pimp or trafficked were announced... more

Zac stays loyal to eco-cause –but will Dave?

18.11.08
Zac Goldsmith is to present the Sustainable City Awards on behalf of the City of London Corporation... more

European banks need £56bn to boost capital, says Merrill

20.10.08
European banks will have to raise at least another £56.3 billion to boost their capital reserves, a major report predicts... more

Wrecks threat to gas pipeline

14.08.08
Scuttled warships from a conflict nearly 300 years ago threaten the construction of a vital multi-billion pound natural gas pipeline on the floor of the Baltic Sea... more

Retief's on a high with Ohio lead

01.08.08
Retief Goosen holds a one-shot lead going into the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio... more

Murray brothers blitz French pair in Toronto

23.07.08
Andy Murray and brother Jamie teamed up to reach the second round of the doubles in Toronto with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over French pair Richard Gasquet and Nicolas Mahut... more

Zlatan's big handicap

18.06.08
Like Tiger Woods, Sweden's key man must overcome an injured knee and prove he is the real deal in Innsbruck tonight... more

Lykke Li is a Swede who can make a kazoo cool

12.06.08
If on record Lykke Li can be a touch too dreamy, live her ghostly toddler voice was replaced with something more strident.... more

Ready to pop: Heavily pregnant Ulrika Jonsson does some last minute shopping before the birth

28.05.08
Heavily-pregnant Ulrika Jonsson does some last-minute shopping just days before she is due to give birth to her fourth child.... more

Prisoners of passion

15.05.08
Stockholm, a dynamic two-hander from Frantic Assembly at the Hampstead Theatre, is a valuable new work that is, in every way, bruising.... more

Off the record

25.04.08
It’s Björk meets Lily Allen from the Stockholm singer set to be a big noise, The Sex Pistols get turned into a graphic novel and CSS give us a taster of their new album. ... more

Ljungberg set to play at Emirates

20.03.08
Freddie Ljungberg will be back at Arsenal when Sweden take on Brazil... more

Find your inner burlesque

24.09.07
Throughout the week, the International Workshop Festival is offering the chance to get in touch with your inner burlesque.... more

Swedish delight

25.05.07
If this terrific performance from Shout Out Louds and Loney, Dear is anything to go by, effortless command of melody must be genetic in Sweden.... more

Pacifism with a punch

25.04.07
The second double-bill of the Young Vic's Big Brecht Fest is an uneven match. Orla O'Loughlin's How Much Is Your Iron? provides all the value, while Senora Carrar's Rifles is rather dull.... more

Club Talk: internet puts young DJs in a spin

20.04.07
Download sites are becoming crucial sources of new music for up-and-coming DJs, giving them the opportunity to challenge the old guard, says Scott Manson.... more

She's still got that something

30.03.07
Striking a feisty, impish figure with her taut dress and severe haircut, Robyn left a packed crowd in no doubt about her showmanship and potential to shine with the right material.... more

Baby it's a wild world

28.12.06
The Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum casts an artistic eye on the daily life of plants and animals.... more

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