England’s Sam Little, a lowly 187th on this year’s European Tour money list, charged from 50th place to 12th with a four-under-par outward half of 32 in the third round of the SAS Masters in Malmo today.

Sweden’s Robert Karlsson is on target for back-to-back victories and a certain place in the Ryder Cup after a brilliant performance in the EnterCard Scandinavian Masters.

A controversial nuclear power station in south-western Sweden was finally being shut down today, decades after Swedes voted to phase out atomic energy.

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn has enjoyed his front nine on the third day of the Volvo Scandinavian Masters.