https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway's 'golden girl' of the ski slopes took the gold in the 10km cross-country event at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141201/norways-johaug-wins-10km-cross-country Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:30:00 +0100 norways-johaug-wins-10km-cross-country Cecilia Brækhus, Norway's top female boxer, remains undefeated after she defended her four World Champion belts with a points victory against the German Jennifer Retzke in Copenhagen on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141130/cecilia-brkhus-limps-to-27th-career-win Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:38:00 +0100 cecilia-brkhus-limps-to-27th-career-win Norway's top female boxing star, Cecilia Brækhus, was warned by her rival on Thursday she could face a surprise defeat during this weekend's bout in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.no/20141127/boxing-star-braekhus-warned-by-rival Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:56:00 +0100 boxing-star-braekhus-warned-by-rival Norway's unluckiest gambler Felix Stephensen is to lose half his 35 million kroner prize money, won at the Poker World Championship held this week in Las Vegas. The Norwegian government will take just over half in tax deduction, it was revealed Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141114/norwegian-poker-star-wins-sum-loses-sum Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:48:00 +0100 norwegian-poker-star-wins-sum-loses-sum Norway slumped to a home defeat to Estonia on Wednesday, losing 1-0 at home and increasing the pressure on boss Per-Mathias Hogmo ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Azerbaijan. https://www.thelocal.no/20141112/norway-lose-1-0-to-estonia-in-friendly Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:44:00 +0100 norway-lose-1-0-to-estonia-in-friendly Norwegian Felix Stephenson lost out in the final match at the World Series of Poker Championship in Las Vegas, but it was enough for him to secure second place and prize-money of 35 million kroner on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141112/norwegian-poker-ace-wins-big-in-vegas Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:02:00 +0100 norwegian-poker-ace-wins-big-in-vegas The world's number one badminton player, Lee Chong-wei, has been banned from the sport for failing a drug test in Norway last week. https://www.thelocal.no/20141111/badminton-champ-fails-norway-drug-test Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:23:00 +0100 badminton-champ-fails-norway-drug-test A special 8 million kroner project to make Norwegian football more competitive has produced suggestions for improving the game, which includes cutting the number of teams in the top division. https://www.thelocal.no/20141106/norwegian-football-premier-league-faces-shake-up Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:48:00 +0100 norwegian-football-premier-league-faces-shake-up Malaysia's badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei awaits the results on Thursday of a second doping test on his urine sample in Norway after an initial test came back positive for a banned substance last month. https://www.thelocal.no/20141106/dope-test-to-decide-badminton-stars-fate Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:30:00 +0100 dope-test-to-decide-badminton-stars-fate Fashions move fast, but controversial winter sports star Petter Northug's new clothes collection may move off the shelves quicker than the cross-country ski champ hurtling down an incline. https://www.thelocal.no/20141103/catch-petter-northugs-clothing-while-you-can Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:43:00 +0100 catch-petter-northugs-clothing-while-you-can The world's number one men's badminton champion, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, must travel to Norway to complete a compulsory drug test that could see him banned from the sport after he failed initial testing in his home country. https://www.thelocal.no/20141029/malaysian-badminton-star-travels-to-norway-for-drug-test Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:53:00 +0100 malaysian-badminton-star-travels-to-norway-for-drug-test Norway could lift its ban on professional boxing as early as the turn of the New Year, the government announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141021/boxing-fights-for-legal-status-in-norway Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:51:00 +0200 boxing-fights-for-legal-status-in-norway Ski star Aksel Lund Svindal may miss the entire World Cup season after getting a serious injury while playing a game of football with his teammates at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.no/20141020/norwegian-ski-champ-in-freak-soccer-injury Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:57:00 +0200 norwegian-ski-champ-in-freak-soccer-injury Thor Hushovd, the Norwegian pro cyclist who retired from the sport this autumn, will launch his controversial autobiography on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141015/cyclist-thor-hushovd-launches-controversial-new-book Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:41:00 +0200 cyclist-thor-hushovd-launches-controversial-new-book Norwegian Olympic ski champion Petter Northug was sentenced Thursday to 50 days in prison and ordered to pay a fine for trashing his car in May while driving drunk. https://www.thelocal.no/20141012/petter-northug-to-go-to-jail-for-drink-drive-crash-and-run Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:17:00 +0200 petter-northug-to-go-to-jail-for-drink-drive-crash-and-run A Norwegian martial arts fanatic subjected his wife to over a decade of rape and extreme violence, a court in Oslo heard on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141010/norway-martial-arts-champ-charged-with-wife-beating Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:29:00 +0200 norway-martial-arts-champ-charged-with-wife-beating Norwegian cross-country ski star Petter Northug is under pressure by the sport's governing body to quit a sponsor if he wants to continue officially representing Norway, it was announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20140924/petter-northug-must-quit-sponsors-to-continue-skiing-for-norway Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:33:00 +0200 petter-northug-must-quit-sponsors-to-continue-skiing-for-norway Cross country skier Petter Northug may be stripped of his driving licence for life in Norway after he admitted he crashed his car in Trondheim while under the influence of alcohol. https://www.thelocal.no/20140917/norwegian-ski-star-petter-northug-faces-life-ban-from-driving Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:11:00 +0200 norwegian-ski-star-petter-northug-faces-life-ban-from-driving Simone Zaza and Leonardo Bonucci were on target as Italy eased to a 2-0 win in their opening Euro 2016 qualifying Group H fixture away to Norway in Oslo on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20140910/italy-beat-norway-in-euro-2016-opener Wed, 10 Sep 2014 02:02:00 +0200 italy-beat-norway-in-euro-2016-opener Norway's top female boxer, Cecilia Brækhus, met her opponent on Tuesday in Oslo, ahead of their historic world championship fight this weekend. https://www.thelocal.no/20140909/norwegian-female-boxer-cecilia-brkhus-bids-to-make-boxing-history Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:36:00 +0200 norwegian-female-boxer-cecilia-brkhus-bids-to-make-boxing-history