Tag: Mikkel Hansen
Bada Bingo: Lottery provider fined for breach of game rules
Until the end of 2011, Danske Spil had a monopoly on all gaming and gaming activities outside of casinos and kiosks in Denmark. Since then, operators have been required to obtain a license to offer games and betting, although certain gambling-related activities are permitted – for example, a lottery, raffle or bingo for an association…
Denmark advances to the world handball quarter on the back of a record unbeaten streak
The defending champions are in the quarterfinals. Denmark, who won the men’s handball world championships in 2019 and 2021, advanced to the round of 16 with a 30-25 win against Egypt on Monday night. The Danes managed a game in which they were never behind the North African champions. Simon Pytlick, the player of the…
Denmark is looking for a third consecutive handball world championship
Is Denmark strong enough to do it back-to-back-to-back and become the first team in history to win a hat-trick of WC titles in men’s handball. Can they go all the way or will they fall short in their bid to win the final on January 29? With potential match-winners Mikkel Hansen and Mathias Gidsel along…
Denmark is looking for a third consecutive handball world championship
Is Denmark strong enough to do it back-to-back-to-back and become the first team in history to win a hat-trick of WC titles in men’s handball. Can they go all the way or will they fall short in their bid to win the final on January 29? With potential match-winners Mikkel Hansen and Mathias Gidsel along…
Sports Round-Up: Jonas Vingegaard wins Denmark’s answer to Sports Personality of the Year
No one could deserve the award more than him. Team Jumbo-Visma rider Jonas Vingegaard won at the age of 26 for the first time in his career in Saturday’s Sports Name of the Year, receiving the award from the Danish Sports Confederation and Team Denmark in Herning. The Dane had a terrific season. He won…
Sports top five: A nation galvanized, their performance was unforgettable
Ah 2021. Ye olde bugger. How many sporting goodies you brought us, and yet many of us are happy to see you in the rearview mirror. In fact, the pandemic left its disgraceful mark in the form of cancellations of sporting events, postponements and vaccine drama. So no review of Danish sports would feel complete…
Thailand opens for vaccinated Danes from November
In November, Thailand will open its doors to sun-hungry Danish tourists who have been vaccinated against coronavirus. Denmark is one of 48 countries that from 1 November will have the opportunity to travel into the country. It was adopted on Thursday, the Thai Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on Facebook. Australia, Norway, the United…
Sport Round-Up: National team coach worried about increasing foreign ownership of Danish clubs
The Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand is worried about the effect that foreign ownership can have on the Danish Superliga. Recently, he told Forbes that he does not like the idea of more club ownership and players being constantly switched around. Should not be a toy “If it’s based on the right values, understanding of Danish…
Håndboldlandsholdets elskværdige kæmpe
Og Mads Mensah er ikke kun elsket af konen. Han er vellidt blandt de danske håndboldfans for sin ydmyghed og altid hårdtarbejdende indsats. Mads Mensah, der 12. august fylder 30 år, er opvokset i Holbæk. Faren stammer fra Ghana, og moren er fra Danmark. I 2009 debuterede han på seniorplan som bare 17-årig for AG…
Denmark opens for travel to Crete and Nice
This means that travel to the areas is no longer discouraged, and that there is also no requirement for isolation on return. Crete in particular is becoming popular with Danes, says Mikkel Hansen, press manager at TUI Denmark. – The destination that will be particularly interesting for Danish travelers is without a doubt Crete. Crete…
Sports round: Celtic come to Denmark again for Champions League bash
Lions to Belarus Brøndby is the second Danish team in the Champions League qualifier, but they will only participate in the tournament round. In the new Conference League, FC Copenhagen and AGF Aarhus also got their opponents to the second qualifying phase. FCK meets FC Torpedo-Belaz Zhodino from Belarus, while AGF meets either Bala Town…
Mikkel Hansen does not have it from strangers
From his debut in June 1984 until March 1992, Flemming Hansen played 120 A-national matches for Denmark. It also turned into 240 goals on the national team. In 1984, Flemming Hansen was with Denmark for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles without getting a role on the team. He got it since the men’s national…
A king’s return: Mikkel Hansen comes home
A living legend The 33-year-old Dane has scored 1,099 goals in 219 matches for Denmark since he made his debut in 2007. Check out some of his best goals in the video below. Most recently, he led Denmark to his second straight world championship and was named the tournament’s player. In total, Hansen has won…
Travel agencies can send Danes south in a matter of weeks
This is how it sounds from Jan Vendelbo, director of Spies. – It is a big step in the right direction for us to divide the countries. Right now, however, we can not use it for anything because the infection is too high, says Jan Vendelbo. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that…