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School made cool by ice hockey curriculum

A Swedish school, which is using the rough and tumble world of ice hockey to teach kids maths, geography and ethics, has announced remarkable results.

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Two arrested for Danish boxer’s murder

Two men have been arrested in Denmark after a 22-year-old boxer was found strangled to death in Stevns a fortnight ago.

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Cardiff v Liverpool in the Carling Cup final: an Icelandic perspective

Aron Gunnarsson hopes to turn his homeland into a nation in mourning this weekend by steering Cardiff City to Carling Cup glory against Icelandic favourites, Liverpool.

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Bratty skiing champ ‘tired of attention’

The coach of Norway’s most notorious skier, Petter Northug, is concerned the showboating star may cut his career short as he grows tired of his celebrity status.

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Diaz and Condit scrap for interim title

By Brian Mallon: For the first time in over five years two fighters not named Georges St Pierre will contest a UFC title at 170 lbs.

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Iceland appoints Swede as national football team coach

KSI, the Icelandic football association, yesterday revealed who the new coach is for the national senior men’s team.

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Icelandic snowboarding star wins in Switzerland

An up-and-coming snowboarding star from Iceland won The Freestyle.ch competition in Zurich, Switzerland last weekend.

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Strong Canadian presence at Icelandic ice hockey festival

Last year, 14 women hockey players grabbed the chance to form a ‘Canadian team’ for an annual October tournament in Iceland. This year, the number has swelled to 57 women and many are bringing their partners and friends so that the Canadian contingent will be the largest group at The Iceland International Ice Hockey Cup [...]

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