Cluster: Swiss Identity

Lugano hold on to top spot

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 On Sunday, FC Zurich had their first win of the season with a resounding 4-2 home victory against Lucerne. Two goals in the last five minutes by Bartlett and Chassot, both breakaways and somewhat against the run of play, gave Zurich a 4-1 lead before Lucerne got a soft consolation goal from a free-kick in…

Fribourg jigs to exotic melodies

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 Now in its 26th year, the festival will this week be presenting dance groups from countries as diverse as Peru, Kazakhstan, South Africa and the United States. The event will culminate in a performance involving all eight groups on Saturday. Among them are Serankure Marimba, a South African troupe of 12 men and three women…

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Hingis successfully defends Montreal title

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 Hingis beat Williams (WTA rank 7) 0-6, 6-3, 3-0 to defend the title she won last year. Hingis was whitewashed in the first set. “It could have been 0-6, 0-6,” she joked later at the presentation ceremony. She pulled back in the second set to set up a decider. Williams injured her foot during the…

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Hingis wins Montreal WTA tournament

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 Hingis won the third set 3-0 after Williams decided to abandon the game with injury problems. However, she lost the first set 0-6 but was able to win the second 6-3. The American world number four seed had strained her left foot in the second set and was unable to carry on for much longer.…

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Dufaux wins Zurich World Cup race

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 The German, Jan Ullrich, came second and the world number one, Francesco Cassagrande of Italy, came third. The Swiss, Oscar Camenzind, finished in seventh place, making his performance the second best for Switzerland. Germany’s Erik Zabel did not finish among the leaders but managed to maintain his overall lead with just two races remaining. In…

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Hingis faces Serena Williams in Canadian Open final

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 Hingis, the top seed who won this tournament last year in Toronto, defeated Conchita Martinez of Spain 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals on Saturday. Williams ousted two-time Canadian Open champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain 6-2, 6-4. “That’s great. I always look forward to playing her,” Williams said of the final pairing. “It’s an opportunity…

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Rochat-Moser turns her back on the Sydney Olympics

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 The Swiss Olympic Committee unveiled the team for Sydney last week, but had agreed to give Rochat-Moser a final chance. To qualify, she was told she would have to run a half-marathon on September 3 in under one hour, 12 minutes. Rochat-Moser has suffered a series of injuries in the past months. “It just didn’t…

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Raoul Wüthrich goes back to the United States

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 Raoul’s parents, Beverley and Andreas, have split up and his mother has decided to leave Switzerland and return to her native America. Beverley Wüthrich has taken Raoul and one of his sisters with her to Tucson, Arizona. Raoul was detained in Colorado for three months on incest charges in August last year. In May 2000,…

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Rock festival draws the crowds to Avenches

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 The organisers of the festival said they were pleased with the turnout, which exceeded the 15,000 mark which they had originally hoped for. Stands and bars made a roaring trade because of the high turnout. The rainy weather last Thursday failed to keep music lovers away, and the hot weather on Saturday night certainly lifted…

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Lugano stay in top spot

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 In Saturday’s matches, the Ticinese side beat Neuchatel Xamax 3-0. It was Neuchatel’s fourth goalless home game. Lausanne moved up to second place in the league table by winning against Aarau 2-1. Grasshoppers, meanwhile, advanced to third place after a nail-biting finish against Yverdon. Until the 87th minute of the match Yverdon were one goal…

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