Tag: Spain
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 […]
Handball World Cup: Iran beaten by France
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost to 2020 Olympic champion France 41-29 in the main round of the IHF World Men’s Championship. – Sports News – Iran had lost to Slovenia 38-21 on Wednesday in Group I. Iran is placed alongside France, Slovenia, Montenegro, Poland and Spain. Team Melli will play against Poland on Sunday. The […]
Chinese women’s soccer team to play four friendly matches in February
BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — The Chinese women’s national soccer team will play four friendly matches in February as part of their preparations for the Women’s World Cup this year. The Chinese team will hold a training camp in Guangzhou from January 26 before traveling to Spain on February 10. According to the schedule, China […]
Iran loses to Slovenia in the handball World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran was defeated by powerhouse Slovenia 38-21 at the 2023 International Handball Federation (IHF) World Handball Championship Group I on Wednesday. – Sports News – Iran opened the campaign with a 25-24 win over Chile in Group A but lost to Montenegro 34-31 and Spain 35-22 in the following matches. Iran’s chances […]
Cost of attending an international school in Copenhagen on par with private education fees paid by the British in the 1980s
The cheapest international school in Copenhagen costs only 3,665 US dollars per year in fees, according to International Schools Databasewhich puts it on par with the amount typically demanded by a British private school in the early 1980s. Between 1991 and 2016, private school fees in the UK rose by 550 per cent, far outstripping […]
Spain beats Iran in Handball World Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spain defeated Iran 35-22 at the 2023 International Handball Federation (IHF) World Handball Championship on Monday night. – Sports News – “We achieved our main goal of qualifying for the main round with four points,” Spain captain Gedeon Guardiola said. “Our attitude was good against Iran; we had a good defense and […]
In 2022, a total of 15.4 million passengers traveled through Finavia’s airports
Last year, the number of passengers increased, especially on European flights,” he says Petri Vuoridirector of sales and route development at the airport company Finavia. A total of 15,405,024 passengers traveled through Finavia’s airports in 2022. Of these, 78% traveled on an international flight and 22% on a domestic flight. The number of passengers increased […]
World Economic Forum ’23: Participants braced for profound systemic transformation
It says a lot about this gathering that the managing directors and chairmen of most of Denmark’s largest companies – including the managers responsible for Mærsk, Carlsberg, DSV, Lego Group, Novo Nordisk, PensionDenmark, Vestas and Ørsted – will be present, but they won’t even be considered VIPs. So it’s no wonder snipers can be seen […]
Funeral is held for Greece’s former King Constantine
European royalty from Britain to Spain have gathered in Athens for the funeral of Greece’s last monarch, Constantine the Second. Among the royals in attendance is Britain’s Princess Anne, daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and cousin of Constantine through her father, the late Prince Philip. King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, as […]
31st Winter World University Games Open in Lake Placid (Updated)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — The 31st Winter World University Games opened in Lake Placid, United States on Thursday. The Winter World University Games is the world’s largest multi-sport sporting event in winter. A total of 1,443 athletes from 46 countries and regions will participate in the Winter Universiade, which features 86 events in 12 […]
ATP roundup: Jack Draper reaches Adelaide semi-finals
Jack Draper of Great Britain advanced to the Adelaide International 2 semi-finals in Australia on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over third seed Karen Khachanov of Russia. Draper delivered 10 aces and had just two break points (saving one) in the quarter-final match, avenging last week’s loss to Khachanov in Adelaide. Draper, 21, […]
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 […]
Australia will host the Cup of Nations ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup
CANBERRA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Australia’s national women’s soccer team will play home matches against Spain, the Czech Republic and Jamaica ahead of the Women’s World Cup. Football Australia (FA) announced on Thursday that the Matildas will take part in the Cup of Nations, a four-team tournament spanning three match days in February’s international window. […]
Culture Round-Up: TV2’s local Copenhagen news media will take a more cosmopolitan point of view
TV 2 Lorry, the Frederiksberg-based broadcaster that has served the 34 municipalities in Denmark’s capital region (and beyond) with news since the early 1990s, has changed its name to TV2 Kosmopol as of today. All its logos, facades and signs have been duly changed, along with its website to tv2kosmopol.dk, but the biggest change is […]
Culture Round-Up: TV2’s local Copenhagen news media will take a more cosmopolitan point of view
TV 2 Lorry, the Frederiksberg-based broadcaster that has served the 34 municipalities in Denmark’s capital region (and beyond) with news since the early 1990s, has changed its name to TV2 Kosmopol as of today. All its logos, facades and signs have been duly changed, along with its website to tv2kosmopol.dk, but the biggest change is […]
Finland’s National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest Revealed: Who Will Represent Finland in Liverpool?
Beginning at midnight on each artist’s own day, the songs and videos will be available on the Finnish Broadcasting company’s streaming service Yle Areena, as well as on Youtube, Spotify, and other music streaming services at midnight on their own respective days. Press material for each song entry will be published in the morning of […]
Iran Handball wins over S. Korea in friendly match
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s handball team defeated Asian heavyweight South Korea 32-30 in a friendly on Sunday night. – Sports News – Iran had earlier lost to Poland (32-27) and Belgium (35-31) in the 4 Nations Cup in Krakow, Poland and went past Morocco 29-28. Team Melli played four warm-up matches as part of preparations […]