Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Sweden ( ; ), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Swede Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European to captain a Stanley Cup champion and as he retired from the NHL on Thursday a handful of compatriots hoping to get their hands on the same trophy paid him tribute.
Players took a break from practise for Saturday's Game Two of the Stanley Cup final between the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings to talk about Lidstrom, who is widely regarded as one of the best defenseman of all time."Two decades is a long time playing in the best league in the world. ... In my eyes, he's the best Swedish player we've had over here," said Henrik Tallinder, a Swedish defenseman playing for the Devils."I mean, who doesn't look up to him? He's an icon. Everybody wants to be like him, play like him. Offensively, defensively, you name it, he does it all."Just watching him play, you would describe it like a symphony."A role model for a generation of Swedish players, Lidstrom spent his entire 20-year National Hockey League (NHL) career in a Detroit uniform, c...The U.S. women's national team remained atop the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on Friday, extending their small edge over Germany from three to 10 points.Worl...
Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown summed up the ice conditions at Prudential Center for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals by saying, "It was like playing with a ...
Not only is Rafael Nadal playing like a dream, his self-confidence is also at a high and that makes him even more awe-inspiring at the French Open.The second-seeded ...
Holder Rafael Nadal continued his march towards a record-breaking seventh French Open title with a 6-2 6-2 6-0 demolition of Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin in the second...
Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom retired from the National Hockey League on Thursday after a 20-year career during which he won four Stanley Cups and estab...
Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, bringing the secret-spilling Internet activist a big step closer to...
Australia has talked to the United States about the future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Thursday that it can't protect ...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday lost his legal fight at Britain's Supreme Court against extradition to Sweden.The London court announced its judgement ...
Swedish scientists plan to explore a mystery ripped straight from the "The X-Files."Rather than Mulder and Scully, this adventure features Swedish researchers Peter ...
Babies born prematurely have a much higher risk of developing severe mental disorders including psychosis, bipolar disorder and depression, according to a study to b...
England returns to the European Championship after missing out on the 2008 tournament, and the Three Lions do so with plenty of questions to answer.Chief among them ...
Denmark won its only major trophy in 1992, when it did not even qualify for the European championship. Just weeks before the start of the event, Denmark replaced war...
Sweden faces Euro 2012 with conflicting attitudes.Drawn into Group D along with England, France and co-host Ukraine, the Swedes have a tricky path to qualify for the...
A Swedish man charged with possessing several sticks of dynamite had the wurst explanation: he thought they were sausages.The Local Sweden reported Friday that the 5...
Nicklas Lidstrom is so used to being great that the star defenseman refused to settle for just being good.Lidstrom retired after 20 quietly spectacular seasons with ...
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Princess Estelle, the future heir to the Swedish throne, was baptized Tuesday amid pomp and pageantry in the chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm.Some 550 guests,...
Wikileaks founder loses legal battle
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