Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swisscom Challenge: Hingis last Swiss standing

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Hingis is the only Swiss player left in the competition following the disappointing exits of both Patty Schnyder and Emmanuelle Gagliardi on the tournament’s first full day. Schnyder was knocked out in three sets (4-6, 6-2, 1-6) by Russian qualifier Anastasia Myskina, while Gagliardi missed out on a showdown with Hingis after crashing out in…

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Swisscom Challenge: Schnyder and Gagliardi crash out

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Schnyder’s defeat was the most surprising, coming against Russian qualifier Anastasia Myskina. Ranked 30 places below Schnyder in the world rankings, the Moscow teenager took an early grip on the match, breaking the Swiss player twice to win the first set 6-4. The second set began just as badly for Schnyder with the Russian taking…

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Lugano to host world mountain bike championships

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The successful Ticinese bid was headed by former professional rider Rocco Cattaneo who will now preside over the championship’s organising committee. It will be the second time in seven years that a major cycling event has come to Lugano. In 1996 the town hosted the world road race championships. swissinfo with agencies

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Out & About in Switzerland: Ticino’s musical autumn

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The local group, Vox Bleni, will share the stage during the “Three Days of Folk Music” with traditional groups from as far a field as the Canary Islands, Ireland and Greece. The festival takes place in the neighbouring villages of Acquarossa and Dongio. The following week, Ticino’s most prestigious classical music festival, the “Ascona Music…

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San Salvatore: Lugano’s Sugarloaf Mountain

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Sunbathers take note: Monte Bre has the enviable reputation of being the Swiss mountain with the most sunshine per annum. But Monte San Salvatore has an even more tropical claim to fame. Its slightly rounded configuration bears a resemblance to Rio de Janeiro’s Pão d’Açucar. While there is no statue of Jesus standing vigil from…

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Ambri’s lead on rivals diminished

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Ambri’s defeat on Tuesday puts them just two points away from second-placed Zug, and three points away from ZSC Lions. The match between the Ticino side and Langnau had historical dimensions. It was this season’s first home win for the Tigers and their first victory against Ambri since the early 1980s. Ambri’s run of six…

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Operators line up to bid for new casino licences

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 At stake are up to eight licences for “Grand Casinos”, which will be able to offer higher betting limits than the maximum SFr5 ($2.91) currently allowed in Switzerland. A further 15 to 20 licences for entertainment complexes (or “Kursäle”), with gambling facilities, are also being contested. The president of the Federal gambling commission, Benno Schneider,…

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Zülle and Montgomery pull out of world road cycling championships

This content was published on Oct 9, 2000 Zülle is still exhausted after his efforts at the Olympic games in Sydney, while Montgomery is suffering from a bad cold. Pierre Bourquenoud from Fribourg and the Ticinese cyclist, Felice Puttini, will take their places in the race. The Swiss champion, Patrick Calcagni, has also been lined up for the race-against-the-clock. Switzerland’s hopes in Plouay…

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New boss for Locarno International film festival

This content was published on Oct 9, 2000 Bignardi, who has the backing of the festival’s president, Marco Solari, was the clear favourite for the post. She is regarded as one of Europe’s foremost film critics, having been film editor of Rome’s “La Repubblica” newspaper. Responding to her appointment, Bignardi said Locarno was the foremost festival for “building bridges between artists and the…

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Schools urged to recognise homosexual rights

This content was published on Oct 9, 2000 The campaign, launched to coincide with “Coming Out Day” on Wednesday, aims to address what the Pink Cross and the Swiss Lesbian Organisation say is schools’ failure to provide support to young gays and lesbians. They say that no information on the subject is available in schools, and cite a recent study, which says as…

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