Cluster: Swiss Identity

Hingis celebrates first Swiss title

This content was published on Oct 15, 2000 The world number one said it had been “a great feeling” to win the final at her third attempt. “It means twice as much to win a tournament at home,” she continued. “It’s overwhelming. It just feels great.” Hingis’s triumph in front of 6,000 noisy Swiss fans was far from easy though. After taking the…

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Grasshoppers inch closer to leaders Lugano

This content was published on Oct 15, 2000 Two second half goals by the Swiss international striker Stéphane Chapuisat sealed victory for Grasshoppers and left Xamax firmly rooted at the bottom of the table. Third-placed Lausanne missed an opportunity to draw level with Lugano on points after being held 1-1 at home by Servette Geneva. Marcin Kuzba gave Lausanne the lead in the…

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Swiss triathlete wins Hawaii Ironman

This content was published on Oct 15, 2000 Badmann completed the gruelling course in just under nine and a half hours to regain the title she won in 1998. The Ironman contest involves a 3.8 kilometre swim, 180 kilometre cycle ride and 42 kilometre run. The 33-year-old Swiss woman finished more than two and a half minutes in front of Canada’s Lori Bowden,…

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Lugano pull further ahead

This content was published on Oct 15, 2000 A solid team performance and efficient South American finishing ensured victory with the club’s Argentinian strikers Christian Gimenez and Julio Hernan Rossi grabbing a goal apiece. A penalty scored by Patrick Bühlmann gave FC Zürich hope but wasn’t enough to prevent Gilbert Gress’s first home defeat since taking over as manager. Lugano were not even…

Federer misses out on Vienna final

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 Having enjoyed wins over world number four Magnus Norman and former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek earlier this week, the teenager from Basel appeared to be on course for only the second ATP final of his career. But after blitzing sixth-seeded Henman 6-2 in the first set, Federer was unlucky to lose the second set on…

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Berne demonstrators support the Palestinians

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 The crowd, mainly Arab-Swiss residents, carried Palestinian and Lebanese flags, and photographs of victims of recent clashes in the Middle East. They shouted anti-Israeli slogans, and called for an international inquiry into the upsurge of violence in the region. They also criticised the international community, and Switzerland’s political parties, for their passive attitude, and attacked…

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Medal-free cycling championship for Swiss women and juniors

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 Sweden’s Madeleine Lindberg took the bronze. Stahurskaia broke free halfway, and made a 60 kilometre solo finish to the 127-kilometre course. The race took place in cold, wet and slippery conditions that saw a mass fall early into the circuit. Veteran French rider Jeannie Longo, hoping to take her thirteenth world title, could not stand…

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Hingis and Davenport prepare for battle

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport will renew their on-court rivalry on Sunday as the world’s top two women’s tennis players face each other in the final of the Swisscom Challenge. Neither player had much difficulty in Saturday’s semi-finals. Hingis beat Jennifer Capriati 6-3, 6-2, while Davenport enjoyed a 6-2, 6-1 win over Barbara Schett. The…

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Harry Potter mania hits Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 Queues formed round the block outside shops across German-speaking Switzerland, as fans of the fictional child wizard lined up for a chance to get hold of a sought-after copy of the German translation of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. A million copies of the translation – titled “Harry Potter und die Feuerkelch” -were…

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Zug cling to top slot in ice hockey league

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 Zug never looked in difficulty against newly-promoted Chur, who dropped to last place after fellow strugglers La Chaux-de-Fonds gained their first victory of the season with a 3-2 home win over Davos. Level on points with Zug are Ambri who thumped Berne 6-2. ZSC Lions retain third spot, one point behind the leaders, after beating…

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