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A Norwegian woman, who wants to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m in a shorter time, today successfully scaled Mt Dhaulagiri (8,167m), expedition organizers said. Pemba Sherpa, managing director at …

The Norwegian triathlete Gustav Iden won the Ironman 70.3 World Champion in Nice, France, on September 8th. and became known in Taiwan because of his cap.   Gustav Iden (23), …

The Norwegian gambling regulator sent an open letter to the Chess Federation over a deal with Kindred. Norway.- Lottstift, Norway’s gambling regulator, has issued an open letter to the local Chess …

The mental health of footballers has been recognized as a priority in a new collective bargaining agreement in Norway. Under the accord, Norwegian clubs have agreed to raise awareness about …

One of the sensations for Norwegian athletics in 2016 was the exciting development of Karsten Warholm. He started the season as a decathlete that dabbled in 400m and 400m hurdles. …

The Dane Rasmus Byriel Iversen and Norwegian Carl Fredrik Hagen will join the Lotto Soudal WorldTour team in 2019. The 20-year-old Iversen moves from the U23 team of General Store Bottoli and was able …

Norwegian cross-country skier Vibeke Skofterud, an Olympic gold medallist and double world champion in relay, has died in a jet-ski accident at 38, Norwegian authorities said. Skofterud was reported missing …

Norway hosted its first EPAS Evaluation Visit on its compliance with the European Sport Charter on 20-21 March 2018. A team of EPAS sports policy experts met over the two …

Northern Ireland Women will face another massive challenge when they come up against Norway Women in Portadown on Tuesday (10 April).   Alfie Wylie’s team can expect to be under …

The new King and Queens of Chess are crowned at the inaugural King Salman World Open and Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Saudi Arabia.  Described by players as …

OVER 20 YEARS ON FROM THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES AND ALMOST TWO YEARS ON FROM THE WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES (YOG), LILLEHAMMER CONTINUES TO HARNESS THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THESE TWO …

An illustrious line-up gathered in Oslo for the European Endurance Conference from 4-6 November, as part of the European Athletics Coaching Summit Series. The conference was organised by the Norwegian …

International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper has been criticised by the Norwegian Ski Federation after admitting to “doubt” the explanation given by cross-country skier Therese Johaug after she failed …

It is not often that Usain Bolt is outshone at his own press conference but a Norwegian radio journalist and freestyle rapper managed it in Rio on Monday with a …

Afghan refugees’ cricket team residing in Norway has defeated Darman cricket team of Norway yesterday. The match was held in the continuation of competitions launches sometimes ago between second grade …

The Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) has teamed up with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to introduce its Olympic values education programme to a number of young females during a week-long …

As meeting director of the Bislett Games for 24 years, Svein Arne Hansen presided over some of the greatest world records – including those from Norwegians Ingrid Kristiansen (10,000m in …

The women’s 200m at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games has become one of the most intriguing clashes of the IAAF Diamond League. The clash between the “flying Dutchwoman” Dafne Schippers and …

Radja Nainggolan recovered from a minor calf complaint to start Belgium’s final Euro 2016 warm-up friendly against Norway on Sunday. The Giallorossi midfielder, who picked up the injury during Belgium’s …

The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team won for the second time in two games at the four-team U-23 Women’s Nordic Tournament, defeating Norway 2-1 on goals from Tyler Lussi and …

Iceland slumped to a 3-2 defeat against Norway in a friendly on Wednesday as the islanders prepared for their first major tournament at the European Championship. Stefan Johansen scored with …

The rise and rise of Hammers 19 year old Norwegian sensation Martin Samuelsen continued this week with his debut appearance for the full Norwegian side. Samuelsen came on as a …

The Dream Mile is synonymous with the ExxonMobil Bislett Games. There is virtually no other race on the track and field circuit that connects an event, a city and a …

The Ishpeming boys ran as a pack in the distance races Wednesday and rolled to their third straight Division 2 regional title with 97 points. Runner-up St. Ignace scored 44, …