Swedes fire into top two spots
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SWEDEN&#39;S Henrik Stenson opened up a one-shot lead over compatriot Patrik Sjoland after the third round of The Heritage tournament today, as he continued his attempts to resurrect his game.
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Swede Peter Gustafsson has fired a 68 in the second round of the Dunhill Championship and claimed a two-stroke lead at the Leopard Creek Country Club.
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Gabriel Hjertstedt captured the B.C. Open nine years ago to become the first Swede to win on the PGA Tour. Now, he's positioned for a repeat performance.
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The United States took a 2-1 lead over Sweden in the Davis Cup semifinals yesterday, with Bob and Mike Bryan defeating Simon Aspelin and Jonas Bjorkman in doubles, 7-6 (13-11), 6-2, 6-3.
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Henrik Stenson led The Heritage third round by a stroke from countryman Patrik Sjoland as Swedes dominated the leaderboard on Saturday.
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Martin Straka and Tomas Kaberle scored goals to lead the Czech Republic past Sweden 5-3 in both teams' final World Cup warmup on Friday.
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Third seed Andrei Pavel was among the first players to book a place in the second round of the Stockholm Open on Monday. The Romanian took a straight sets win over Agustin Calleri, winning 6-4 7-6 (7-4) against the Argentinian.
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- After Team USA racked up six goals in a 6-3 victory over the Swedes Saturday, coach Ben Smith said he hoped his players saved a few because goals were going to be hard to get yesterday against Canada.
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HELSINKI, Finland (Ticker) -- While becoming the first team to score against Miikka Kiprusoff in the World Cup of Hockey, Sweden was unable to do it often enough.
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In the second round the 34-year-old American takes on Swedish doubles specialist Jonas Bjorkman who overcame Australian veteran Wayne Arthurs 4-6 6-4 6-4.
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THE sun returned to burnish this part of South Africa yesterday and although it shone on men such as Peter Gustafsson, who won the European Tour qualifying school last month and has taken the lead after 36 holes of the dunhill championship, it was of no
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Stefan Holm of Sweden won the Olympic high jump Sunday, clearing 7 feet, 8} inches (2.36 meters) as Sweden took three gold medals in the first two days of competition.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Swede Thomas Johansson shocked top seed Andre Agassi 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a thrilling final at the Stockholm Open, to pick up his first title since the 2002 Australian Open.
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Up-and-comer Tanja Poutiainen of Finland held off two of skiingâs giants, Swedenâs Anja Paerson and Croatiaâs Janica Kostelic, to win the giant slalom on Aspen Mountain Friday, the first of three World Cup races on Ajax this weekend.
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Unknown Swedish blond Peter Gustafsson manufactured a crafty early-morning 68 to take an unexpected two-shot lead into Saturdayâs third round of the Dunhill Challenge at the Leopard Creek Golf Club.
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Sweden's Carl Pettersson fired a seven-under-par 64 on Friday to share the lead midway through the second round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
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PEUGEOTâS Marcus Gronholm has taken a step closer to claiming his second win of the season after finishing on top after the opening day of the Rally Australia.