The men's national team wants to achieve success in the European Championship in basketball – and make their way into Swedish living rooms in the process. Then much of the responsibility rests on Pelle Larsson. We want to inspire the next generation and everyone who will watch the matches, says the NBA star.
SportsFor the first time since 2013, Sweden's basketball men will play the European Championship. Here is the guide ahead of the 42nd European Championship of all time.
SportsSweden starts the European Championship in basketball as underdog in the premiere against Finland. That's what Blue and Yellow hope to take advantage of. The key is that we keep up so it's even until the end. Then it can even be a disadvantage to play at home, says Sweden's team captain Ludvig Håkanson.
SportsPelle Larsson had the opportunity to shoot the victory to Sweden in the last attack of the European Championship rehearsal against Estonia. But the ball took almost a turn in the ring – and rolled out. I thought like everyone else that it was in, so I got a little surprised, says Larsson.
SportsThe Swede Dino Islamovic defeated Hammarby in Stockholm. The Rosenborg striker made the only goal of the double meeting and sent "Bajen" out of Europe. Sour. We lost and made no goals, that's how it is sometimes, says Hammarby coach Kim Hellberg to Aftonbladet.
FootballThe wave of forest fires, which so far has claimed three lives in Spain, continues and now the country is asking the EU for help in combating the fires. Also in Turkey and Albania, two people are reported to have died.
WorldThe mercury moved at the 40-line when a new heat wave takes hold of southern Europe. A man has died in what the Spanish newspaper El País describes as "hell fires" in the Madrid region. Two more men were killed in northwestern Spain and in Montenegro as they fought forest fires.
WorldThere will be no European Championship basketball for the Swedish NBA star Bobi Klintman. The Swede wants to focus on "recovery" and preseason with his club instead.
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