https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark's football players, press and fans were all united in anger and disappointment on Wednesday after the men's team lost their World Cup playoff match against the Czech Republic. It means Denmark will miss out on the World Cup for the first time since 2014. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260401/danish-mens-team-to-miss-football-world-cup-for-first-time-since-2014 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:10:47 +0200 danish-mens-team-to-miss-football-world-cup-for-first-time-since-2014 Cricket fans, mark your calendars: the first Ashes Test begins this Friday, launching another chapter in one of sport’s most storied rivalries. Here’s how you can keep up with every ball from Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251119/where-can-i-watch-the-ashes-in-denmark Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:37:47 +0100 where-can-i-watch-the-ashes-in-denmark Young children whose parents are members of a sporting association are more likely to become active themselves, a new study in Denmark has found. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251103/why-parents-joining-a-danish-association-can-help-kids-get-into-sport Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:44:54 +0100 why-parents-joining-a-danish-association-can-help-kids-get-into-sport Our weekly column Inside Denmark takes a look at some of the stories we've been talking about in the last seven days. This week, long-awaited restrictions on gambling ads during live sport have been agreed to a mixed response. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251025/inside-denmark-why-days-are-numbered-for-live-sports-betting-ads Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:03:02 +0200 inside-denmark-why-days-are-numbered-for-live-sports-betting-ads The women's Euro 2025 football tournament kicks off in Switzerland on Wednesday July 2nd. Here's how you can follow the action on Danish TV. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250702/how-you-can-watch-the-womens-euro-2025-tournament-on-danish-tv Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:38:59 +0200 how-you-can-watch-the-womens-euro-2025-tournament-on-danish-tv Despite being covered by ice and largely desolate, football is still king in Greenland, whose players want to compete with other nations, but it remains a pipe dream until they join a continental federation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240926/why-greenlands-footballers-are-blocked-from-the-international-stage Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0200 why-greenlands-footballers-are-blocked-from-the-international-stage Sweden's and Denmark's football federations said Tuesday they had informed European football governing body UEFA of their intention to submit a joint application to host the 2029 Women's European Championship. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240924/sweden-and-denmark-announce-joint-bid-for-womens-2029-euros Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:20:42 +0200 sweden-and-denmark-announce-joint-bid-for-womens-2029-euros Copenhagen’s city government has allocated half a million kroner to explore the possibility of hosting the Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240909/copenhagen-announces-olympic-ambition-with-spending-on-potential-bid Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:46:29 +0200 copenhagen-announces-olympic-ambition-with-spending-on-potential-bid Denmark's Viktor Axelsen retained his Olympic badminton title on Monday, giving the Nordic nation its first gold medal at the 2024 games in Paris. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240805/denmark-gets-first-olympic-gold-as-axelsen-retains-badminton-title Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:07:04 +0200 denmark-gets-first-olympic-gold-as-axelsen-retains-badminton-title For Danish table-tennis player Anders Lind, just making the Paris Olympics is a triumph over adversity: after breaking two vertebrae in a serious car crash, he feared he would never walk again. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240731/danish-table-tennis-star-eyes-heroic-olympic-medal-after-broken-back Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:50:55 +0200 danish-table-tennis-star-eyes-heroic-olympic-medal-after-broken-back Here are the Danish TV channels that will broadcast the Paris 2024 Olympics live, as well as other ways to stream the global sporting event. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240718/how-to-watch-the-paris-2024-olympics-on-tv-in-denmark Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:57:30 +0200 how-to-watch-the-paris-2024-olympics-on-tv-in-denmark The Tour de France is starting earlier than usual this year - here's how to follow the race on Danish TV, and why the coverage is of interest even if you're not a cycling fan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240628/how-to-follow-the-tour-de-france-on-danish-tv-and-why-you-might-want-to Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:28:54 +0200 how-to-follow-the-tour-de-france-on-danish-tv-and-why-you-might-want-to Denmark's male footballers have refused a salary increase for playing for the national side to gain their female counterparts equal basic pay, the players' union said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240621/denmarks-men-footballers-refuse-salary-rise-to-secure-equal-pay-for-women Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:00:20 +0200 denmarks-men-footballers-refuse-salary-rise-to-secure-equal-pay-for-women Ahead of another high-profile clash between the Danish and English national football teams, The Local Denmark’s Michael Barrett reflects on the Nordic nation’s attitudes to the British. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240620/you-only-eat-beige-food-what-do-danes-really-think-about-the-english Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:27:44 +0200 you-only-eat-beige-food-what-do-danes-really-think-about-the-english The Bridge Run 2025, a half-marathon across the Öresund Bridge from Denmark to Sweden, sold out within hours when tickets went on sale on February 1st. But disappointed runners who missed out may still be able to toe the starting line. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240206/how-you-can-still-get-a-ticket-for-the-sold-out-oresund-bridge-run Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:38:30 +0100 how-you-can-still-get-a-ticket-for-the-sold-out-oresund-bridge-run A half-marathon across the Öresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden, scheduled for June 2025, sold out in two hours after tickets went on sale on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230511/how-you-can-run-from-denmark-to-sweden-in-2025 Thu, 11 May 2023 13:22:58 +0200 how-you-can-run-from-denmark-to-sweden-in-2025 The Copenhagen Marathon has sold out for the first time ever, with all of its 15,000 race bibs snapped up some four months ahead of race day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240110/why-has-the-copenhagen-marathon-seen-a-jump-in-popularity Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:06:56 +0100 why-has-the-copenhagen-marathon-seen-a-jump-in-popularity The Cricket World Cup is hosted in India this year, lasting over a month from October 5th to November 19th. How can you follow the tournament if you live in Denmark? https://www.thelocal.dk/20231016/how-can-i-watch-the-2023-cricket-world-cup-in-denmark Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:42:54 +0200 how-can-i-watch-the-2023-cricket-world-cup-in-denmark Denmark’s run in the Women's World Cup is over after a 2-0 defeat to host country Australia in Sydney on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230807/denmark-wave-farewell-to-world-cup-after-defeat-to-hosts-australia Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:07:21 +0200 denmark-wave-farewell-to-world-cup-after-defeat-to-hosts-australia Jonas Vingegaard made a triumphant return to Denmark on Wednesday following his second successive Tour de France victory, as thousands lined the streets to welcome him home. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230726/tour-de-france-winner-vingegaard-given-heros-welcome-in-copenhagen Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:08:55 +0200 tour-de-france-winner-vingegaard-given-heros-welcome-in-copenhagen