Cluster: Swiss Identity

Football: clubs draw in league action

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Before a crowd of 12,500 spectators, Grasshoppers took the lead in the 50th minute with a goal by Petric. Seven minutes later, however, FC Zurich equalised thanks to Bartlett. Meanwhile in Monday’s other match, St Gallen drew with Servette in a scoreless match. St Gallen were playing with a weakened team, with Guido suspended, and…

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Dimitri’s tiny Big Top museum

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 A far cry from the kind of dull places which tend to leave the visitor more drained than entertained, the museum is very much in character with the country’s best loved clown. It´s tiny, only four rooms. Flamboyant – the walls are the colours of a circus tent. It has funny opening hours – 5pm…

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Olympics: Friedli retires after coming ninth in kayak final

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Friedli was lying in sixth place after the first run, but was almost seven seconds slower on her final run, thanks to a number of penalties. The primary school teacher from Schaffhausen was taught a lesson in paddling by Stepanka Hilgertova. The Czech athlete finished almost five seconds ahead of the field to take the…

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Olympics: Friedli ninth in kayak final

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Friedli was lying in fifth place after the first run, but was almost seven seconds slower on her final run, thanks to a number of penalties. The primary school teacher from Schaffhausen was taught a lesson in paddling by Stepanka Hilgertova. The Czech athlete finished almost five seconds ahead of the field to take the…

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Olympics: Käser squanders lead but improves ranking

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 “I became somewhat nervous when I was out ahead,” Käser said after the race. Käser’s seventh place boosted her standing to 12th overall, with another eight races to go in the 11-race series. In the first two races at the weekend she finished in 15th and 16th place. However, she was confident she would improve…

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Out & About in Switzerland: Music round the clock in Romont

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 It’s a special event called “20 Hours of Music”. First held in 1996, the organisers have invited nearly 40 musical acts, ranging from French chansonniers to full-blown orchestras, who’ll perform from the wee hours of the morning to midnight. The event will kick off in front of the Abbey, the oldest building in the western…

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Proposals put forward to ease fears of dangerous dogs

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 The group of veterinary scientists, animal rights experts and politicians said in their report, published on Monday, that a ban on certain breeds would not yield any results. Nonetheless, they said the government does have a constitutional right to take such action. The experts have called on the government to set up a central register…

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Olympics: Gier brothers struggle in rowing

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 In the first heats, the Swiss brothers lost out by more than three seconds to the Polish pairing of Tomasz Kucharski and Robert Sycz. The Giers’ time was only the seventh fastest of the day, but the two said afterwards they were still confident of improving. “It certainly wasn’t a bad race,” Michael insisted. “We…

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Football: Lugano and Lausanne on top form

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Lugano made short work of Lucerne, with Argentina player Christian Gimenez pounding in three goals within the space of 18 first half minutes. With ten goals this season, he shares the honour of being top scorer with Basel’s Jean-Michel Tchouga. Tchouga was unable to add to his impressive tally on Sunday against Lausanne. The Cameroonian…

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Swiss film-makers honoured at Belgian festival

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Over 20 classic and more recently-made Swiss films, will be screened at the festival and two of them are entered for the official competition for full-length features. The Geneva director, Nicolas Wadimoff, is submitting “Mondialito” – which was released last week – in a bid to repeat his success with his first film “Clandestins”, which…

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