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Fifa clears Blatter in bribery scandal

This content was published on May 29, 2011 But Fifa on Sunday evening announced that it had temporarily suspended two other top officials, Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner, saying they should face a full enquiry. Bin Hammam, the head of Asian football, had said that he was withdrawing from Fifa’s presidential election, where he was the only candidate standing against Blatter, just…

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Fifa boss appears before ethics committee

This content was published on May 29, 2011 Also taking part in Zurich is Mohamed bin Hammam who said on Sunday that he was withdrawing from Fifa’s presidential election, where he was the only candidate standing against Blatter, just hours before the hearing. Bin Hammam, from Qatar and head of Asian football, is accused of bribing Caribbean voters on a campaign visit. Blatter…

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Federer wins Swiss duel against Wawrinka

This content was published on May 29, 2011 Federer, the world number three, outclassed the 14th-ranked Wawrinka on Sunday in Paris to reach a record 28th career Grand Slam quarterfinal. “28 quarterfinals in a row, that’s great,” Federer said. “But that’s another opportunity for me to go one step further.” The two Swiss have so far played each other nine times, including in…

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Fifa boss misses Champions League final

This content was published on May 29, 2011 The move was announced by Blatter’s advisor Brian Alexander. Blatter would normally have attended the Uefa showpiece match – this time between Barcelona and Manchester United. Also present at the game are the leaders of 53 European football federations who have votes in the presidential election at Fifa, the world football governing body, on Wednesday.…

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Crash can’t keep Swiss lady from Indy 500

This content was published on May 28, 2011 The 22-year-old Swiss with HVM Racing spoke to swissinfo.ch from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where she is one of four women to race in the 100th anniversary of the world-class event. The 500-mile-long contest – where 33 drivers compete at speeds close to 230mph (370 km/h) – is nothing new to de Silvestro, the most…

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Schnyder announces retirement from tennis

This content was published on May 28, 2011 At an emotional news conference on the sidelines of the tennis competition on Satuday, the 32-year-old Schnyder said she had made the decision because she wanted to pursue other interests. The current world number 55 has played in 59 Grand Slam tournaments, including 52 in a row from 1997-2009, and her best showing was making…

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Wawrinka thriller sets up match with Federer

This content was published on May 27, 2011 Federer, who is seeded third, went through the third round with a comfortable win over 29th-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia. He won the 90 minute match 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. He had 37 winners and needed to save only one break point. Wawrinka, seeded 14th, kept his fans on the edge of their seats in a…

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Federer reaches fourth round of French Open

This content was published on May 27, 2011 Third-seeded Federer won the 90 minute match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Friday by 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. The Swiss great had 37 winners and needed to save only one break point. He wrapped up the match when his 29th-seeded opponent sent an easy volley long. In the next round he faces either…

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Rousseau documents make Unesco list

This content was published on May 27, 2011 The Rousseau collections held in Geneva and Neuchâtel are the first Swiss items to be included in the list. The two collections include the most important manuscripts of his work, letters, writings about Rousseau, pirated editions of his work, pictures, and his death mask. Rousseau (1712-1778), was born in Geneva and died outside Paris. He…

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Solzhenitsyn returns to Switzerland

This content was published on May 27, 2011 At the Bodmer Foundation’s museum in Cologny near Geneva, visitors can absorb impressions from 2,000 pages of his writings, photos and other personal effects. A 500-page catalogue accompanies the exhibition. The padded jacket the prolific writer kept from his gulag years is there too, a reminder of his journey to Stalin’s version of hell and…

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