Stockholm - Jonas Jacobsson, who won three shooting medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games, was Tuesday elected winner of the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal, one of Sweden's most prestigious sports awards.

Jacobsson was cited for a "heroic come from behind" and was "a true marksman," the jury said.

The 43-year-old athlete, who is paralysed from the waist down, set a world record in the first shooting event - the men's 10-metre air rifle standing competition.

"This really feels like a true recognition as an athlete," Jacobsson told the online edition of Svenska Dagbladet.

SHENZHEN, China,  Nov. 30 -- Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson combined to shoot 9-under-par 63 Sunday, helping Sweden bag a four-stroke win at the World Cup of Golf in Shenzhen, China.

Sweden completed the event at 27-under 261, and won it for the first time since 1991.

Sunday's format was foursomes or alternate shot.

"It's a great honor to play for your country, and obviously even better when you win," Stenson said. "Sweden only won it once before in 1991 so it was about time that we changed that."

Spain, a co-leader with Australia after Saturday's third round, got 2-under 70 from Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal and was the runner-up at 24-under 264.

BALSTA, Sweden, Nov. 30 -- An 11-year-old Swedish boy who tried to flee police, first in a stolen car and then on foot, was run down by a police dog.

Police flagged the car down in Balsta, north of Stockholm, late Friday, The Local reported. After officers discovered the car had been reported stolen and ordered the driver and three other young people out, the boy tried to drive away but was halted by a road barrier.

A tracker dog brought down the boy and a 14-year-old girl. Both children were treated at a local hospital for injuries inflicted by the dog and released to their parents.

Two other passengers have been identified by police as ages 14 and 15. Only the 15-year-old is old enough to face criminal charges.

Stockholm - A majority of Swedes favour the Swedish state's temporary takeover of Volvo Cars if its US owner Ford cannot secure Volvo's future, according to a survey published Saturday.

The survey, commissioned by the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers, said 60 per cent of Swedes believed there was a big or quite big risk that Volvo Cars would disappear from Sweden in a few years.

A majority, 64 per cent, favoured the state's stepping in and offer the cash-strapped company a loan if necessary, while 68 per cent favoured temporary state ownership.

Stockholm  - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen met Friday with his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm, and briefed him about the Irish government's views on how to go ahead with the European Union reform treaty.

Cowen told Swedish radio news that Ireland hoped a EU summit in December could "outline the elements of a solution."

Voters in Ireland earlier this year rejected the Lisbon Treaty, which aimed to streamline decision-making in the 27-nation bloc. It cannot enter into force until all member states have ratified it.

Sweden, which last week ratified the treaty, is set to assume the six-month rotating EU presidency in July.

Uppsala, Sweden  - A manifesto calling for more cuts in greenhouse gas emissions was signed Friday in Uppsala cathedral by some 30 religious leaders and policy-makers invited by Swedish Archbishop Anders Wejryd.

Prior to the signing, the leaders held a roundtable discussion and noted that most religions have a "local presence" that helps them relate to "the fragile situation" of people impacted by flooding or other effects of climate change, Wejryd said.

Religions could also stand "shoulder to shoulder" and "defend the rights of both humans and creation," he said.