Tag: Tennis
Helsinki confirms the sale of the Tennispalatsi cultural center for 30 million euros
Originally intended as a temporary building, it is now protected and cannot be demolished.
Commitment instead of powerlessness – “We will take back our sports ground”
The murder at Mälarhöjden IP, when an 18-year-old was shot to death, happened at the same time as hundreds of children and adults were at the scene. The sports ground, which should function as a safe and positively charged area, will now be the opposite. – This senseless and senseless violence has reached an area…
Right now: Sweden is chasing EC gold – hear the final against Germany
Sunday 17 September At 15.03-21.40 and 23.05-00.00 approx Football, Allsvenskan17.30 Häcken-Halmstad (Susanna Andrén)17.30 Elfsborg-Kalmar (Christian Olsson) Team EC in table tennis14.00 final ladies (Patric Ljunggren and Ulf “Tickan” Carlsson)17.30 men’s final (Patric Ljunggren and Ulf “Tickan” Carlsson) Athletics21.00 Diamond League final (Alexander Lundholm) Program managers: Selma Jennervall, Emanuel Nashed, Emil Gustavsson and Mikael Ljungberg
Helsinki is preparing for the sale of Tennispalatsi
The transaction applies to the entire share capital of the city-owned Kiinteistöosakeyhtiö Tennispalatsi. Niam won the tender with a bid of 30 million euros. While the city retains ownership of the land, the new owner also has the option to purchase the land. Tennispalatsi, located next to the center of Kamppi, was originally built in…
Helsinki receives a 30 million euro offer for the landmark Tennispalatsi building
The cultural center, a structure built ahead of the delayed 1940 Olympics, was originally intended to be temporary.
Ultimate Table Tennis: Ayhika shines as Dabang Delhi beats U Mumba TT for second win
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]July 25 (ANI): India’s world number 135 Ayhika Mukherjee upset world number 26 Lily Zhang as Dabang Delhi TTC beat U Mumba TT 11-4 to register their second win in the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Monday. Ayhika fought for every point and won…
Harmeet beats Sathiyan to give Goa Challengers a stunning win in UTT Season 4
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]July 16 (ANI): Harmeet Desai held his nerve in a thrilling battle against Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran to take Goa Challengers to their first win against Dabang Delhi TTC in Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune on Saturday. Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju also visited…
Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud advance to French semi
Alexander Zverev of Germany and fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway punched their tickets to the semifinals of the French Open on Wednesday with matching four-set victories. Ruud threw out Scandinavian Holger Rune from Denmark 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Zverev, the No. 22 seed, needed three hours and 22 minutes to get past Tomas Martin Etcheverry…
Daniil Medvedev was kicked out of the French Open in qualifying
Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, the 172nd-ranked player in the world, pulled off a stunning upset of world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday in Paris. Seyboth Wild rallied from a set down to oust Medvedev in four hours and 15 minutes — 7-5 (5), 6-8 (6), 2-6,…
Holger Rune overthrows Novak Djokovic in rainy Rome
Denmark’s Holger Rune ousted No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in rainy Rome on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The 20-year-old Dane, seeded seventh, completed the six-time tournament champion’s run in two hours and 19 minutes. Djokovic clinched the second set after a nearly hour-long rain…
Dödlig rysk missil attack slår mot ukrainska museet
En rysk missil träffade på tisdagen en museibyggnad i den ukrainska staden Kupiansk, i Charkiv-regionen, och dödade minst två personer, skadade ett tiotal personer och begravde andra under spillrorna. Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelensky fördömde Moskvas “barbariska metoder” och sa att Ryssland försökte radera Ukrainas historia och kultur. Läs vår liveblogg för att se hur alla…
Cruel loss for Holger Rune in spectacular final in Monte Carlo
The title was Rune’s before Rublev’s comebackRune looked in control after winning the first set 7-5 – especially as anger seemed to be getting the better of his opponent. But the Russian responded well and won the second set 6-2. And then again in the decider, with the Dane leading 4-1, it looked like there…
HAM Helsinki Art Museum’s art collection now online
HAM takes care of the art collection that belongs to all Helsinki residents, and works of art spread from the Tennis Palace to every corner of the city. HAM’s collection includes more than 10,000 works, of which around 2,500 are located in the city’s public spaces, indoors and outdoors. The most visible part of the…
St Patrick’s Day 2023: Where Gaelic games reign supreme
Roy Keane, Brian O’Driscoll, Stephen Roche… Ireland has always and probably always will produce great sporting figures. With a population comparable in size to that of Denmark, the Irish continue to punch above their weight in international sport. Most of the usual suspects They are currently number one in the world in rugby union and…
Megastar Maria Sharapova and meldonium doping
A program by Alexander Lundholm, 2023.Final mix: Maria Stockhaus. Cast: Maria Strandlund Tomsvik, commentator and tennis expert on Discovery. Former national team captain and professional player. Sverker Nilsson, national team doctor for the Swedish Athletics Federation. Archive sound: Sveriges Radio, Charlie Rose, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Ellen, Jimmy Fallon, YouTube channels from the BBC, Wimbledon,…
Why Holger Rune’s new coach is a promising sign… but where have we seen him before?
Holger Rune is not just one of the best young tennis players in the world – he is also an excellent value to watch as you never know what might happen next. We already had his mother – her, the world number nine screamed to leave Roland Garros when he struggled in the French Open.…
Holger Rune was knocked out of the Australian Open in the cruelest fashion
Moments ago, Holger Rune crashed out of the Australian Open in the most agonizing fashion. Eurosport experts agreed that they have never seen anything like it in the history of tennis. Rune let a 5-0 lead slip in the deciding set tiebreaker, where the first to 10 is the win, but that wasn’t why Rune…
Holger Rune made it through to the second round of the Australian Open
Holger Rune made a mighty big impression at the Australian Open this morning. Against the Serbian opponent Filip Krajinovic, the 19-year-old Dane won in three sets in a row 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Despite some good points from the Serbian, the young tennis player stayed focused and found a way to spend just 2 hours and…
Holger Rune writes history in Paris
Aura of AgassiRune’s rise to the top of tennis has been nothing short of phenomenal. Here’s some perspective. He is the only player in history to go from being outside the top 100 the year before to entering the top 10 for the first time the following year. Andre Agassi did it in 1998, but…
Holger Rune beats the world number one, but is still criticized for his behavior on the court
The Danish tennis player Holger Rune beat world number one Carlos Alcaraz a few seconds ago at the Paris Rolex Masters. Leading 6-3, 6-6, the Spaniard pulled away to hand the 19-year-old the biggest scalp of his career. In just two weeks he has won the Stockholm Open, reached the final of the Swiss Indoors…
Holger Rune beats world number five to win the title and break into the top 25
Rising Danish tennis star Holger Rune again underlined his huge potential by claiming his second tournament win of the season: this time thanks to a straight sets defeat of world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday. The Greek was not the only notable scalp of Rune’s week as…
ATP summary: Frances Tiafoe fights back in Stockholm
no. 3 seed Frances Tiafoe won two tiebreaks to complete a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) comeback win over Swedish wildcard Elias Ymer in the second round of the Stockholm Open on Thursday in Sweden. Despite Ymer winning 47 of his 59 first-serve points (80 percent) and holding a 20-11 advantage in aces, Tiafoe controlled…
ATP roundup: Tommy Paul rally in Stockholm
American eighth-seeded Tommy Paul shook off a tight first-set loss to beat Swedish wildcard Leo Borg 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round on Tuesday at the Stockholm Open. Paul, ranked No. 31 in the world, fell behind early to Borg, ranked No. 577. But he took care of business, winning 26 of 38 total…
Where is Peng Shuai? The star who accused party leaders of abuse
Cast: Björn Djurberg, Sveriges Radio’s correspondent in Beijing.Maria Strandlund Tomsvik, tennis commentator on Eurosport. A program by Cecilia Paulsson, 2022. Archive audio: AP, BBC, AFP, Roland Garros, Australia Open TV, CNN, The Guardian, New York Times, IOC Media and Lianhe Zaobao.
China was crowned the men’s team for the tenth consecutive time in the table tennis world
CHENGDU, China, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — China made short work of their German counterparts 3-0 in the men’s final here Sunday at the World Table Tennis Championships, lifting the Swaythling Cup for the 10th consecutive time and a record 22 times overall. The last team to stop China in a men’s team final at worlds…
Table tennis team world results
CHENGDU, China, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Following are the results of the 2022 World Table Tennis Championships here on Wednesday: Men’s team Round 16 South Korea vs. Poland, 3-0 Hong Kong, China vs. Egypt, 3-0 Japan vs. Brazil, 3-0 France v England, 3-2 women’s team Round 16 Germany vs. Puerto Rico, 3-1 Singapore vs Czech…
ATP roundup: Daniel Evans struck out in Seoul
Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan toppled fifth seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the first round on Tuesday at the Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul. Evans held a 6-3 edge in aces, saving 10 of 14 break points, but Nishioka won 30 of 43 forehand points to hold on for…
Simon Spies’ ‘morning bun girls’ demand apology from holiday company he founded
Denmark has really changed. Barely a decade ago, a life that celebrated the life of one of its most lovable scoundrels hit theaters. It ended up selling 314,545 tickets and winning four Robert awards – the country’s answer to the Oscars. But today Simon Spies, the package travel pioneer whose champagne lifestyle never failed to…
The German paddler Qiu wins the EC title in men’s singles
BERLIN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — German table tennis player Qiu Dang claimed his first major tournament on Sunday, winning the Euro 2022 men’s singles title by defeating Darko Jorgic of Slovenia 4-1 in the final in Munich, Germany. Jorgic narrowly won the first set, but Qiu battled all the way back in the next four…