Cluster: Swiss Identity

St Gallen face tough mission in Istanbul

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 St Gallen take on the Turkish team Galatasaray in Istanbul on Tuesday, having lost the home leg of the Champions League qualifying round 2-1 two weeks ago. St Gallen had their chances to win the first leg, but succumbed to greater experience and class in the second half. Galatasary’s recent signing, Jardel, who scored both…

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Goalkeeper to miss World Cup qualifier

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 Züberbuhler picked up the injury during the 4-1 defeat suffered by his new club, Bayer Leverkusen, against Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga on Saturday. He was injured in the first half but continued playing, following treatment at half-time. He suffered a torn muscle, but expressed confidence in a quick recovery. “I heal quickly from this…

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Ogi meets young Swiss living abroad

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 The children were Swiss expatriates from nine countries, who treated Ogi to a song and some close questioning about his private and working life. Ogi’s guests were from a summer camp in Einsiedeln, one of nine such camps in Switzerland organised by the Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad. In welcoming the children from Germany, France,…

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Mystery Roman find opens to public

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 Since making the find, archaeologists have been trying to piece together how the victims died and why they ended up in the well. The head of the culture department in canton Basel Country, Peter Schmid, said they suspect foul play because a well cannot have been used as a regular burial site. In addition, he…

Culture

Rock stars get on the train

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 The musicians will be touring in a special 242 metre-long train, and will be performing almost every day until Sunday, September 3. The Railroad Tour is being organised for the second year and is funded by the telecommunications company, Diax. The first concert will be held at the goods station in the bilingual town of…

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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