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☆ I’m a happiness expert from Denmark: Here are 3 phrases we use every day
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Meik Wiking | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute, my work is dedicated to measuring and understanding what improves people's wellbeing and overall quality of life. We're based in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, one of the countries that is consistently ranked the happiest in the world. As someone who was born and raised in Denmark, I'm often asked about what makes Danish people so content. If you want an indication of how we approach life and think about happiness here, you can find the answer in these three phrases we use every day. 'There is no such thing as bad weather — only bad clothing'This is an old Danish expression without any clear origin.

Persons: We're, I'm, Danes, hygge Organizations: Happiness Research, London School of Economics Locations: Copenhagen, Denmark, Nordic, Hygge

☆ Opinion: The secret of being the world’s second happiest country
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Opinion Emma Firth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The UN World Happiness Report released last week ranked Denmark the world’s second happiest country for a sixth consecutive year. But that would mean you probably don’t understand the Danish way of thinking. The Happiness Report then takes an average of the numbers given by those surveyed in each nation across the last three years. An 80-year old Danish relative of mine thinks it’s why the older generation came out on top in this year’s happiness report. Join us on Twitter and FacebookWhich brings me back to the World Happiness Report and consistently being runner up to Finland.

Persons: Emma Firth, Emma Firth Galyna Baz, Jessica Joelle Alexander, Iben Dissing Sandahl, “, Danes, ”, Denmark, Finland’s, Catarina Lachmund, Santa Claus, Lachmund, “ I’m, lexicographers, they’ll Organizations: CNN, Gallup, Happiness Research, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Denmark, Finland, United States, ” Finland, Lapland, “ Denmark, Danish, Scandinavia

☆ I moved from Denmark to the US. I prefer the US, but there are some things the Danish do better.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Michelle Mastro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Denmark is not a socialist country, but it has strong welfare safety nets, like a free healthcare system that people must pay into. AdvertisementDenmark has 'free' healthcare, but it isn't efficientDanish people pay high taxes to support a healthcare system that is becoming less effective. The social aspect of the Danish system doesn't work efficiently anymore, so patients are choosing private hospitals instead. The idea is to discourage people from consuming these products and then relying on the free healthcare system for treatment. The Danish work less and take more time away to reinvigorate their creativity.

Persons: —, Nick Olsen, didn't, I'd, Denmark, I've, you've, It's, Danes Organizations: Service, x365, Business Locations: Salt Lake City, Denmark, United States, LA, Thailand, Utah, Danish, New York, California, there's, America

The Oscar-nominated short films are being presented in three programs: live action, animation and documentary. Each program is reviewed below by a separate critic. Live ActionWhatever your takeaways from the live action section of this year’s Oscar-nominated short films, a good laugh is unlikely to be among them. Those Danes, though! Although, bathed in the sickly spill of the morgue’s fluorescents, no one’s complexion here is exactly glowing.

Persons: Oscar, Wes Anderson, Lasse Lyskjer, “ Knight, Fortune, ” Organizations: Danes

☆ Painting by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to go up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A painting by Denmark’s former monarch, Queen Margrethe II, is going up for auction. “You now have the opportunity to acquire a very special – and not least royal – work of art,” said the auction house, which has set an estimate of 75,000–100,000 Danish kroner ($11,000-$15,000). The painting dates from 1988, the year that Margrethe started to exhibit her art officially. Queen Margrethe at an exhibition of her work in January 2012 Keld Navntoft/Scanpix Denmark/AFP/Getty Images“The queen found her inspiration for the painting up for auction in the natural world, expressing it in a lyrical idiom. “We are very much looking forward to offering this work by H.M. Queen Margrethe II, which testifies to her immense passion for and prolificacy within art and creative work,” he added.

Persons: Denmark’s, Queen Margrethe II, Bruun Rasmussen, “, ”, Margrethe, Hans Sølvhøj, Queen Margrethe, Keld, ” Niels Boe, H.M, Boe, Hauggaard, “ Queen Margrethe, Frederik, King Frederik X Organizations: CNN, Getty, Contemporary, CNN’s Royal Locations: Scanpix Denmark, AFP, Denmark, Copenhagen

After last week’s Golden Globes and Sunday evening’s Critics Choice Awards, Monday sees the third major Hollywood red carpet event in just eight days, as the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards get underway at LA’s Peacock Theater. See below for some of the red carpet’s best looks so far. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesKourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesAyo Edebiri in Louis Vuitton. Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesAli Wong in Louis Vuitton. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Persons: Monday, Rachel Brosnahan, Bella Ramsey, Abbott, Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams —, Jenna Ortega Neilson Barnard, Jessica Chastain Richard Shotwell, Aubrey, Jay, Anthony Anderson Gilbert Flores, Sarah Snook Richard Shotwell, Rachel Brosnahan Richard Shotwell, Donald Glover Frazer Harrison, Hannah Waddingham Mike Blake, Simona Tabasco Gilbert Flores, Martin, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin Neilson Barnard, Ariana DeBose Frazer Harrison, Sam Richardson Jordan Strauss, Katherine Heigl Kevin Mazur, Issa Rae, Pamella Roland, Frazer Harrison, Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker Neilson Barnard, Louis Vuitton, Neilson Barnard, Ali Wong, Richard Shotwell, Riley Keough, Priscilla Presley Mike Blake, Claire Danes Robyn Beck, Christina Ricci Mike Blake, Giancarlo Esposito Neilson Barnard, Padma Lakshmi, Reuters Niecy Nash, Jeffrey Dahmer, ”, Constantine, Jenna Lyons Frazer Harrison, Joel Kim Booster, Todd Snyder, Gilbert Flores, Dominique Fishback, Miu, Liv Hewson, Joy, Kevin Mazur, Emma Brooks, de Milo Organizations: CNN, Globes, Los Angeles Times, Variety, Getty, New York, Reuters, State Locations: Louis, AFP, New, Aude, “

Around 2 p.m. (1300 GMT), Queen Margrethe II will sign her abdication and about an hour later her eldest son will be proclaimed King Frederik X on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in the heart of the Danish capital. Margrethe, 83, will become the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years. Margrethe had informed Frederik and his younger brother Joachim just three days earlier, the Berlingske newspaper wrote, citing the royal palace. Margrethe is abdicating 52 years on the day after she ascended the throne following the death of her father, King Frederik IX. In the late afternoon, Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens amusement park plans to celebrate the new king and queen with the biggest fireworks show in the park’s 180-year history.

Persons: Queen Margrethe, King Frederik X, Frederik, Denmark's, Margrethe, didn’t, Mette Frederiksen, Joachim, Thomas Larsen, King Erik III Lam, King Frederik IX, Gorm the, Danes, Queen Mary, Mary’s, Christian, Mary Organizations: Danish, Court, Royal Stables Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Copenhagen, Christiansborg, Margrethe, Danish, Europe, Australian, Amalienborg

☆ Denmark's King Frederik X appears before huge crowds after taking the throne
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Denmark's King Frederik X ascended the throne on Sunday, succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who formally abdicated after 52 years as monarch, with big crowds gathered in the capital to witness history. The new king was later proclaimed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the balcony of the parliament, Christiansborg castle, with the words "Long live King Frederik the 10th." It is a task I take on with pride, respect and joy," Frederik said in his first speech as king from the balcony overlooking large crowds of cheerful people. The new king and queen later rode by horse carriage through packed crowds in the streets of Copenhagen back to their residence, Amalienborg, a royal complex built in the 1750s and located in central Copenhagen. The new king and queen take the throne at a time of huge public support and enthusiasm for the monarchy.

Persons: Denmark's King Frederik X, Queen Margrethe II, Margrethe, Mette Frederiksen, King Frederik the, Frederik, Mary, Princess Isabelle, Princess Josephine, Prince Vincent, Kasper Wiigh Larsen, Danes Organizations: of State Locations: Danish, Denmark, Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Amalienborg

☆ Crown Prince Frederik to become King of Denmark as Queen Margrethe II abdicates
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —For many in Denmark, Queen Margrethe II is the only monarch they’ve ever known. But on Sunday, a new era will get underway when she hands over to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. This means that she will be able to perform duties as head of state when both King Frederik or Crown Prince Christian are not able, such as if they were overseas. King Frederik X will rule alongside his Australian-born and hugely popular wife, Queen Mary – which will undoubtedly delight her proud admirers back home. “The story of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is one Australians have followed closely and hold dear to their hearts,” he said in a statement on Saturday.

Persons: Queen Margrethe II, they’ve, Crown Prince Frederik, King Charles III’s, of, Martin Sylvest Andersen, Frederik, Mary, Christian, Frederik VIII’s Palace, Margrethe, Kongens, Jørgen’s, King Frederik X, Queen Mary, King Frederik, Prince Christian, Frederik’s, Prince Joachim, Princess Benedikte, Mette Frederiksen, Frederik VIII, X, Christiansborg, Sixtus, Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix, Trine Villemann, Jens Otto Krag, Margrethe II, ”, Birgitte Borup, Berlingske, “, Danes, King Eric III, Borup, Queen Mary –, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Justin Tynan, King, Queen of, Anthony Albanese, Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary of, MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN, Isabella, Vincent, Josephine, Mary’s, she’s Organizations: CNN, Guard, Squadron, State, Danish Royal House, Danish, Getty, “, Danes, British Locations: Denmark, Danish, Europe, Christiansborg, Copenhagen, of Denmark, Greenland, Faroe, Amalienborg, Frederiksgade, d’Angleterre, Holmens, Holmen, AFP, Sydney, Hobart , Tasmania, Darling Harbour, Queen of Denmark, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Tasmania, Australia

☆ Denmark Awaits New King, as Queen Margrethe to Bow Out
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

People from all over Denmark are expected to crowd Copenhagen in a sign of the huge popularity the monarchy is enjoying. "It could be that she thinks Prince Frederik is prepared to take over now," said Lars Hovbakke Sorensen, a historian and associate professor at University College Absalon in Denmark. "He's 55, and maybe the queen wanted to avoid a situation where you would have a very, very old king, as you saw with Prince Charles." The British king was 73 when he ascended the throne after his mother Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022 aged 96. The new Danish royal couple will take the throne at a time of huge public support and enthusiasm for the monarchy.

Persons: Stine Jacobsen, Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN, Margrethe II, Denmark's, Frederik, Danes, Margrethe, It's, Anna Karina Laursen, Hans Christian Andersen, Mary, Royce, Christian, Mette Frederiksen, Klaus Johansen, Prince Frederik, Lars Hovbakke Sorensen, Prince Charles ., Queen Elizabeth, Johannes Birkebaek, Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, Frances Kerry Organizations: of State, Reuters, ROYAL POWER, University College Absalon, Danish Locations: Copenhagen, Danish, Denmark, Britain

☆ Crown Prince Frederik: Who is the new King of Denmark?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —He’s been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three, but on Sunday, he will leave Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Palace as King Frederik X, sovereign of Europe’s oldest monarchy. Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik will take over from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, when she formally steps down as monarch on Sunday. His forename was chosen in line with the Danish royal custom of the heir apparent being named either Frederik or Christian. Crown Prince Frederik began his military education in 1986 in the Queen's Life Guard Regiment. “Crown Prince Frederik is a much more informal person than his mother,” said historian Lars Hovbakke Sørensen.

Persons: CNN — He’s, Prince of, King Frederik X, Queen Margrethe II, Danes, Margrethe, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Denmark’s, Prince Frederik, Hasse Nielsen, “, ” Birgitte Borup, Berlingske, “ Queen Margrethe, Borup, Frederik, ”, Frederik André Henrik Christian, Prince Henrik, Christian, Prince Joachim, Joergen Jessen, Ritzau Scanpix, Frederik Henriksen –, Frederik –, –, “ Pingo, Ida Marie Odgaard, King Charles III, Lars Hovbakke Sørensen, Trine Villemann, ” Chance, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Mary didn’t, Mary, VII's, Queen, ’, John Donaldson, Susan Moody, Ian Waldie, Isabella, Vincent, Josephine, Queen Margrethe, Villemann, Frederik ”, Princess, Wales, she’s Organizations: CNN’s Royal, CNN, Life Guard Regiment, Getty, Aarhus University, Harvard, UN, Danish, Frogman Corps, International Olympic, Copenhagen Cathedral Locations: Prince of Denmark, Copenhagen’s, Europe’s, Danish, Copenhagen, Normandy, France, AFP, Paris, New York, Greenland, Denmark, Faroe Islands, “, Sydney, Australia

☆ Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth: Why Denmark will give the world the first Australian-born Queen
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —The fairy tale rise of an Australian sales executive to the upper ranks of European royalty is set to be completed Sunday when Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark becomes the country’s Queen Consort. Margrethe’s eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, will become King, while his wife, Crown Princess Mary, will become the first Australian to become Queen, a development that has delighted her supporters back home. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Australian born Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth Donaldson married in May 2004. I will hand over the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik,” Margrethe said. Danish Crown Princess Mary photographed during the Copenhagen Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 18 on January 30, 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Persons: Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of, Consort, Queen Margrethe II, It’s, hasn’t, King Eric III, Margrethe’s, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, it’s, King, Mary, Prince Frederik of Denmark, Princess Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Bjarke, Jeremy Rockliff, Princess Mary, ”, King Frederik, ” Rockliff, Prince Christian, “, –, Queen of, Prince Frederik, ” Margrethe, ” Kristian Ring, Hansen Holt, Juliet Rieden, Margrethe, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Margrethe, Reiden, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, didn’t, Rieden, Frederik, she’d, Christian Vierig, She’s, she’s, Prince Frederik’s, Genoveva Casanova, Casanova, ‘, Britain’s King Charles III, ” Reiden Organizations: Australia CNN, Crown, Royal House, Getty Images Tasmanian, CNN, Ukraine, ABC, Australian, Monarchs, Copenhagen Cathedral, Mary Foundation, Lecturas, Royal, of State, CNN’s Royal Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark, Tasmania, Denmark, Sydney, Danish, Copenhagen, Hobart, AFP, Gaza, Queen of Denmark, Scottish, British, Houston , Texas, Europe, Mexican, Spanish, Christiansborg Palace, Mary

☆ Rashford sees red as Man United give up two-goal lead to lose in Copenhagen
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"The red card changes everything," a beleaguered Ten Hag told TNT Sports. "We controlled the game until the red card. The night marked the first Champions League loss for United in which they led by two or more goals. It was their first defeat after taking a two-goal lead in all competitions since a 5-3 loss to Leicester City in September 2014. The defeat spoiled a feel-good return to Copenhagen for Hojlund, who was born in the Danish capital and whose younger brothers Emil and Oscar both play for Copenhagen.

Persons: Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund, Erik, Hojlund, Scott McTominay's, Kamil Grabara, Rashford, Elias Jelert, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Harry Maguire's, Diogo Goncalves, Andre Onana, Bruno Fernandes, Lukas Lerager, Rasmus Falk's, Roony Bardghji, Emil, Oscar, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: COPENHAGEN, Manchester United, League, FC Copenhagen, United, Hag, TNT Sports, Galatasaray, Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, of, Champions League, Man City, Leicester City, Thomson Locations: Copenhagen, Hojlund

☆ I left the U.S. for Denmark. Now I pay $2,100/month to live in a luxury apartment—and I'm much happier here. Look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Ilana Buhl | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In June 2018, I packed three suitcases and booked a one-way flight from Texas to join my husband in Denmark. My husband viewed the apartment in person and sent me photos while I was still in Dallas. But we had to pay two month's rent upfront, and three month's rent as a security deposit. The main area in our apartment is one big room that includes our kitchen, dining room and living room. I'm able to enjoy the time that I'm not at work because I'm not as stressed out anymore.

Persons: —, I'm Organizations: CNBC Locations: Texas, Denmark, Amager, Copenhagen, Dallas, U.S

☆ Novo Nordisk's Wegovy bonanza looms large in Denmark
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Maggie Fick | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

COPENHAGEN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The whirlwind success of weight-loss treatment Wegovy is providing a bonanza not just for its developer, Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO), but also for its home country of Denmark. Interviews with Danish economists, analysts, and executives at the Novo Nordisk Foundation which controls Novo highlight the benefits to the economy from jobs to private wealth - but also the potential pitfalls of relying on a single, outsized company. Record profits for Novo are projected to generate returns for the Foundation of more than $12 billion in coming years. Novo Nordisk added 3,500 jobs in Denmark in 2022, bringing the total in the country to 21,000 employees, out of 59,000 worldwide, a company spokesperson said. Before Wegovy, "we used to be kind of, 'Isn't Denmark the place where Stockholm is the capital?'"

Persons: Danes, Lars Skovgaard Andersen, Lars Christensen, Wegovy, Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, " Thomsen, Moller, Thomsen, Melinda Gates, Rasmus Kristian Feldthusen, Maggie Fick, Jacob Gronholt, Alexander Smith, Josephine Mason, Michele Gershberg, Catherine Evans Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Danske Bank, Copenhagen Business School, Novo, Foundation, Reuters, Novo Holdings, Carlsberg, Maersk, U.S, Melinda Gates Foundation, UK's Wellcome Trust, Wegovy, University of Copenhagen, Nokia, Pedersen, Thomson Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Danish, Novo, Europe, North America, Asia, OUTGROWING DENMARK, Finland

☆ Man dies in Australia after whale collides with boat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - One man died and another was in hospital on Saturday in Australia after a whale struck and flipped their boat during a fishing expedition, authorities said. "A whale has been involved, whoever would have thought that that would have occurred, it's terribly tragic," said New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Catley. The boat "was likely to have struck or been impacted by a whale breaching, causing the boat to tilt, ejecting both men", police said in a statement. While human deaths caused by whales in the region are rare, Australia and neighbouring New Zealand are hot spots for mass whale strandings on beaches. Reporting by Sam McKeith in Sydney; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: it's, Yasmin Catley, Jihad Dib, Danes, Sam McKeith, Cynthia Osterman, William Mallard Organizations: Police, New South Wales Police, Emergency Services, Thomson Locations: Australia, Botany Bay, Sydney, New, New Zealand

☆ Sharing a City Apartment With a Big Dog? Good Luck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Julie Lasky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Now the couple are thinking about going back on the housing market with DZA. Will the prospective buildings impose a weight limit, as they often do? Will Great Danes be on a list of forbidden breeds, as they frequently are? Painting large breeds with broad strokes reinforces erroneous beliefs, such as that greyhounds need constant exercise, when, in fact, many are couch potatoes, or that pit bulls are natural born killers. “It’s almost like you’re an outcast if you have a large dog,” said Ina Obernesser, a veterinarian in Nyack, N.Y., referring to weight limits as meager as 20 pounds.

Persons: Great Danes, Ms, Rhoten, “, ”, Ina Obernesser Organizations: ”, greyhounds Locations: Nyack, N.Y, Chihuahua

☆ ‘It Feels Enough Like Lingerie to Be a Little Scandalous.’ The Return of the ’90s Slip Skirt.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Faran Krentcil | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CLAIRE DANES is a bona fide 1990s style icon. But as a teen, I wasn’t buying it. According to an entry in my 9th-grade journal, I found the grungy, oversize tartan flannels she wore as Angela on “My So-Called Life,” the decade’s must-watch high-school drama, to be “totally fake.” I scorned the look’s unearned angst and Danes’s instant fashion-darling status—that is, until she appeared on the Oscars red carpet in 1997. Then 17, the starlet swapped her sloppy, plaid pile-on for a blue, Narciso Rodriguez bias-cut silk skirt and matching cashmere T-shirt.

Persons: CLAIRE DANES, Angela, “, ”, Narciso Rodriguez

☆ AI is going to eliminate way more jobs than anyone realizes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Emil Skandul | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

We didn't see the internet coming, but AI is within viewThe adoption of groundbreaking technology is often hard to predict. The World Economic Forum estimated 83 million jobs worldwide would be lost over the next five years because of AI, with 69 million jobs created — that leaves 14 million jobs that will cease to exist during that timeframe. In the US, the knowledge-worker class is estimated to be nearly 100 million workers, one out of three Americans. The small and large compounding effects of productivity growth across many industries are central to the growth trajectory and the long-run effects of AI. This is an alarmingly trivial amount for an economy of $25 trillion GDP and over 150 million workers.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Joseph Schumpeter, Bill Gates, David Letterman, Paul Krugman, Erik Brynjolfsson, —, Brynjolfsson, Robert Solow, Robert Gordon, provocatively, It's, Gordon, David Autor, Maria Flynn, Flynn, –, Georgia –, Emil Skandul, Tony Blair Organizations: McKinsey, Newsweek, Stanford University, Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Economic, International Labor Organization, Organization for Economic Co, Development, MIT, Congressional, Office, Department of Labor, Tony Blair Institute Locations: Washington, Singapore, New York, Georgia

☆ Australia hails 'Princess Mary' after Denmark defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An Australian has graced Denmark's royal family for nearly 20 years since Tasmania-born Mary Donaldson married Frederik, the Scandinavian nation's crown prince. But 20-year-old Fowler, playing as a false nine, is now soccer royalty in Australia after stepping up in Kerr's absence. "Princess Mary Offs Denmark," read the front-page headline in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on Tuesday. "Denmark might have Princess Mary but Australia crowned a new queen after a stunning Mary Fowler performance helped the Matildas qualify for the quarter-finals," Martin Gabor wrote in his match report. Australia were upset 3-2 by Nigeria in the group stage when both Kerr and Fowler were absent, the latter due to a head-knock at training.

Persons: Mary Fowler, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Sam Kerr, Kerr, Fowler, Caitlin Foord, Hayley Raso, Mary Donaldson, Frederik, Mary Offs Denmark, Mary, Martin Gabor, Tony Gustavsson, Striker Foord, Kerr's, Ian Ransom, Sonali Paul Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, REUTERS, Danes, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Canada, Melbourne, Australia, Denmark, Sydney, Australian, Tasmania, Nigeria, France, Morocco

☆ Round of 16 Rolls On With England-Nigeria and Australia-Denmark
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Nigeria stunned Australia, 3-2, to reach the round of 16 — and will be looking to supply another surprise. England vs. NigeriaEngland won two of its group stage matches by a single goal, beating Haiti and Denmark by the same score, 1-0. The Nigerians have not lost since February, but have never won a knockout game in the team’s seven previous World Cup appearances. In 2019, Australia was ousted in the round of 16 by Norway in a penalty shootout. Denmark hasn’t qualified for a World Cup since 2007, and is here to make the most of it.

Persons: Sam Kerr, William West, Kerr, “, Denmark hasn’t, ”, Mackenzie Arnold Organizations: Canada, Credit, Agence France, New Zealand, England, Nigeria England, China, Australia, Denmark, Danes Locations: Australia, New, Nigeria, Haiti, Denmark, Canada, Ireland, England, Norway

☆ Kerr returns off the bench as Australia down Danes to reach quarter-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Co-hosts Australia welcomed captain Sam Kerr to the fray for the first time in the tournament as they beat Denmark 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup at Stadium Australia on Monday. Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso scored the goals either side of halftime before Kerr, who has been absent with a calf injury, came on as a 78th-minute substitute to a huge roar from the crowd of 75,784. Foord's touch took the ball to the edge of the six-yard box, where she slid it between the legs of Denmark goalkeeper Lene Christensen for her first goal of the tournament. A huge roar went up four minutes later when Kerr was shown on the big screen putting on a match shirt but Australia had doubled their lead before she came on. Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord, Hayley Raso, Kerr, Pernille, Danes, Fowler, Lene Christensen, Emily van Egmond, Van Egmond, Raso, Nick Mulvenney, Christian Radnedge Organizations: SYDNEY, Australia, Thomson Locations: Denmark, Australia, France, Morocco, Brisbane

☆ Kerr nears Australia return in last 16 clash with Denmark
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Kerr, Australia's all-time leading scorer with 63 goals, injured her left calf on the eve of their World Cup opener against Ireland and sat out all three games in the group stage. The Matildas beat Denmark 3-1 in a friendly last October but Gustavsson said he was impressed by their World Cup campaign so far. The Danes, led by captain and star forward Pernille Harder, finished runners-up to England in Group D.Australia, who reached the quarter-finals at the 2007 World Cup, can equal their best-ever run with a win over Denmark. It's going to be tough and we need to bring our A game." Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad; Editing by Simon Cameron-MooreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Tony Gustavsson, Kerr, Australia's, Gustavsson, Danes, Pernille, Hritika Sharma, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: SYDNEY, Denmark, Ireland, Australia's, Australia, Olympic, Canada, World, Thomson Locations: Australia, Monday's, England, France, Morocco, Canada, Hyderabad

☆ Kerr expected to return as Australia brace for Denmark test
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Australia's place in the tournament was on the line in their final group game against Olympic champions Canada, and they stepped up to win 4-0 and top Group B. Caitlin Foord said Australia will need that same intensity against Denmark. "That (Canada) game was do or die for us and this is the exact same," Foord said. "We need to bring everything that we brought to the Canada game to put us in the best spot to get the result we need to move forward." Australia have played Denmark twice since coach Tony Gustavsson took charge, losing 3-2 in 2021 and winning 3-1 last year. "We're going to have our own party if we succeed in ruining a party, and that part is fine by me," Denmark coach Lars Sondergaard said.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Kerr, Caitlin Foord, Foord, We'll, Tony Gustavsson, Danes, Lars Sondergaard, Keira Walsh, Randy Waldrum, Hritika Sharma, Ed Osmond Organizations: SYDNEY, Star, Ireland, Olympic, Canada, Denmark, England, Thomson Locations: Australia's, Denmark, Sydney, France, Morocco, Australia, Canada, Brisbane, Nigeria, Hyderabad

☆ Dutch master Van der Poel wins world road title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Classics specialist and five-time cyclocross world champion is the first Dutchman to win the rainbow jersey in the road race since Joop Zoetemelk in 1985. "Maybe this completes my career in my opinion, it's maybe my biggest victory on the road and I cannot imagine riding in the rainbows for a year," Van der Poel said. Heavy rain provided another twist and Van der Poel might have paid for his late spill but, with a rainbow arced over the city, he closed in on the rainbow jersey. I was pretty pissed at myself," Van der Poel said. When Van der Poel powered up the steep Montrose Road climb for the final time he could finally enjoy ending the long Dutch wait for a road world champion.

Persons: Mathieu van der, Maja, Van der Poel, Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej, Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen, slithered, Joop Zoetemelk, Belgium's Van Aert, Pogacar outsprinting Pedersen, Raymond Poulidor, Alberto Bettiol, Van der, Van Aert, Pedersen, Martyn Herman, Ed Osmond, Clare Fallon Organizations: Cycling, UCI, Sunday, de, Police, Glasgow, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Netherlands, GLASGOW, Square, Espana, Edinburgh, Glasgow's, Montrose

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