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Logi presents action plan on media issues today
Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, will hold a press conference on the government's action plan on media issues at 2 p.m.…
Four people want to become National Police Commissioner
A total of four applications were received for the position of National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, which was advertised on December 3. The…
Heavy workload in the emergency room at SAk and people directed to healthcare
The emergency department at Akureyri Hospital has been under a lot of pressure recently due to flu, norovirus and other communicable diseases. The management…
Icelanders were involved in a serious car accident in South Africa
Icelanders were involved in a serious car accident in South Africa. The matter is being handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Civil Service. This is…
Cod stock not decreasing since 2020
The cod stock index is decreasing this year after little change in the previous three years. An announcement on the Marine Research Institute's website states…
Heavy workload in the emergency room at SAk and people directed to healthcare
The emergency department at Akureyri Hospital has been under a lot of pressure recently due to flu, norovirus and other communicable diseases. The management reiterates that those who are less ill or have long-term symptoms should seek care from the Health Care Center, so that the emergency department staff have the ability to care for the critically ill and injured. Those who seek emergency care will be assessed as quickly as possible, but the wait may be longer than usual. If the staff do not consider patients to need emergency treatment, they will be directed to the health care center. "The situation is just very difficult," said Hildigunnur Sverrisdóttir, the hospital's director, in an interview this morning.
The final is likely to be in Madrid.
While all eyes are on the 2026 World Cup, preparations and planning for the next World Cup are already in full swing. The 2030 World Cup will be a historic tournament, co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with three matches taking place in South America to mark the 100th anniversary of the competition. According to Spanish outlet AS, the Santiago Bernabeu is considered the most likely venue Read more
Striking figures about the salaries of national team women
Half of the women's national football teams from 41 countries that played at the European Championship, the South American Championship and the Oceania Championship are paid below the minimum wage.
David remembers his friend Hareide in a heartwarming post – Recalls what he said to him in London last year
Iceland assistant coach Davíð Snorri Jónasson wrote a very heartbreaking post about Age Hareide, the former coach of the Icelandic national team, after his death was announced yesterday. Hareide had been battling brain cancer and his son, Bendik, announced the death of this experienced and successful coach yesterday. Davíð worked with him on the men's national team last year Read more
Messi and Yamal meet for the first time
Spain and Argentina will meet in the Finalissima on March 27, with European champions Spain taking on South American champions Argentina. The match will be held at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, the same stadium where Argentina won the 2022 World Cup. This will be the second meeting of the trophy this century, with Argentina the reigning champions after a 3-0 victory over Read more
Sif loves London but has an exaggerated Christmas
Sif Sigmarsdóttir was releasing the book All We Could Have Been. Sif is a big city woman and has lived in London for half her life. She says London shapes her writing.
Sports Week: The Money Side of Sports and News of the Week
Sports Week is mostly dedicated to the business side of sports this Friday, and to discuss those issues with Helgi Fannar Sigurðsson, Sævar Þór Sveinsson, who runs the website Utanvallar.is, joins. At the end of the episode, Hörður Snævar Jónsson is on the line and he reviews the main news from the week that is passing.
Snorri criticizes Thorgerd’s political tactics
Snorri Másson, deputy chairman of the Central Party, says the attempt by the chairman of the Viðreisnar party to put a bill on the agenda of parliament at the last minute is a political ploy. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs and chairman of the Viðreisnar party, tried to put a bill on the withdrawal of international protection for habitual offenders on the agenda of parliament today after an agreement was reached to postpone the parliamentary session. Vísir published a story about the matter today. According to Vísir's sources, the opposition strongly protested against the agreement to postpone the parliamentary session. The Vísir news also states that Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, President of the Alþi
Breiðablik lost in France and is out of the game.
Breiðablik lost their final match in the UEFA Confederations League group stage against the French team Strasbourg tonight, 2-1. The French took the lead with a goal from Sebastian Nanasi in the 11th minute, but Viktor Karl Einarsson equalized in the 37th. The score was 1-1 at half-time, but 10 minutes before the end of the game, Martial Godo scored the winning goal for Strasbourg. Breiðablik finishes the game in 30th place out of 36 teams and does not advance. Strasbourg finished top of the Confederations League. The top 8 teams advance directly to the round of 16, while the teams in places 9-24 play a play-off for a place in the round of 16. Breiðablik is out of the UEFA Confederations League this year.Imago
Keflavík won the close game – The Chairs scored 130 points again
Keflavík beat Njarðvík 93 points to 83 in a close game in the Men's Bonus League tonight. Keflavík is in 3rd-4th place with 16 points while Njarðvík is in 9th place with 8. Tindastóll hosted KR and for the second league game in a row, the Stólarn scored 130 points. They beat Álftanes 137-78 and tonight KR-inga 130-117. 247 points were scored in total. Grindavík remains at the top of the league after a 106-94 victory over Þór in Þorlákshöfn and Valur beat ÍR in Breiðholt in Reykjavíkurslag, 85-82. Grindavík has 20 points at the top, two more than Tindastóll. Valur and Keflavík are next. The round ends tomorrow when Ármann and
Keflavik – Njarðvík, the score is 80:74
Keflavík will host Njarðvík in the 11th round of the Men's Basketball League in Keflavík at 19:15.
Valur and Haukar end the year with a win
Valur and Haukar won their games in the final round of the year in the Olísdeild women's handball league. Valur hosted KA/Þór at home in Akureyri and won by 30 goals to 23. Valur ends the year with 18 points, the same as ÍBV, but Valur gets the top spot due to a better goal difference, but the teams have not met each other yet. Haukar then won at Selfoss east of the mountain, 32-25. Haukar has 11 points, the same as Fram in places 4 and 5, but Selfoss has 4 points in 7th and penultimate place. The round ends on Saturday when the bottom team, Stjarnan, hosts Fram. The league then goes on holiday until the New Year and the next round is on January 10th. Valskonur ends
Age Hareide has passed away.
Age Hareide, former coach of the Icelandic national team, has died at the age of 72. Hareide's son Bendik confirmed the news in a heartfelt letter published in VG this evening. "Dad fell asleep tonight, surrounded by his family," it says, among other things. Hareide had been battling brain cancer since the summer. He was a very experienced coach but his Read more
Strasbourg – Breiðablik, the score is 1:1
Breiðablik will face Strasbourg in the final round of the Icelandic Men's Football League in Strasbourg, France at 8 p.m.
Georgina’s comments about Ronaldo are eye-catching – “The least he could offer”
Cristiano Ronaldo's fiancée Georgina Rodríguez has made light work of the huge diamond engagement ring the football legend gave her, saying it was the least he could offer after a long wait. Rodríguez, 31, revealed in an interview with Elle Spain that she had been waiting for almost a decade for the proposal. The couple first met in Read more
Åge Hareide passed away
Åge Hareide, former coach of the Icelandic men's national football team, has died at the age of 72.
Valur turned the tables in Akureyri
Valur defeated KA/Þór, 30:23, in the women's handball championship at the KA-home in Akureyri tonight.
Death announcement raises alarm – Violence in the city continues
Mario Pineida, a Barcelona Sporting Club player and former Ecuadorian international, has been shot dead in a shooting in Guayaquil. Pineida was 33 years old. The club confirmed the death on social media and expressed its deep sadness. “Barcelona Sporting Club announces with great sadness that the club has received confirmation of the death of our player, Mario Pineida, following an attack Read more
KR player selected in the rookie selection
Real Salt Lake selected KR player Lúkas Magna Magnason in the first round of the MLS draft tonight.
Everyone wanted to be like Óli
Contrary to what most people would think of the average athlete, the national team members in our "silver team" of Icelanders were the greatest readers. There was nothing else for a new national team member to do but do as the others did, and pick up a book.
Supercomputer shuffles cards for Africa Cup of Nations – United and Liverpool get their players back early
Liverpool and Manchester United players Mohamed Salah and Bryan Mbeumo are predicted to do poorly for their national teams at the Africa Cup of Nations by the Supercomputer. According to the computer, Cameroon will be eliminated from the group stage after losing all three of their Group F matches. That would mean Mbeumo returning to Old Trafford early. Egypt are then predicted to Read more
Very high pressure on SAk’s emergency department
Akureyri Hospital would like to reiterate that there is a very high pressure on the emergency department these days and it is extremely important not to go there unless there is an urgent need. In cases of doubt, call the information line 1700. "We are under a very high pressure right now and it is very important to remind you that less sick people and people with […]
Hilmar Árni will be Óskar’s assistant in Vesturbær
Hilmar Árni Halldórsson will be the new assistant coach of KR in the Besta deild men's league. This has been confirmed to 433.is by the KR camp. Theodór Elmar Bjarnason left as the team's assistant coach after the season ended, which was his first year in the job. Hilmar Árni has coached the junior teams at Stjörnunn in addition to coaching the women's team Álftanes. Hilmar is Read more
The reduction is not available to the current government.
Pawel Bartoszek, MP for Viðreisn, falsely claims in a Facebook post that the government's offer will reduce income tax on legal entities at the turn of the year.