Cluster: Swiss Identity

Tennis: Hingis and Pierce into doubles quarter finals

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 Hingis and Pierce raced to a straight sets win (6-3, 6-4) over America’s Jennifer Capriati and Australia’s Jelena Dokic, before the rain once again disrupted the schedule at Roland Garros. The bad weather could now interrupt Hingis’s progress in the singles tournament, where she is next due to play America’s Chanda Rubin. Victory over Rubin…

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Geneva scientist compiles designer drug directory

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 Karel Valter has already published his Designer Drugs Directory, which has sold 600 copies. He is now working on a CD-Rom that he hopes will act as a useful tool for police and forensic scientists. “When I started I found that there was an incredible lack of samples, an incredible shortage of knowledge and a…

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Swiss mountain bikers hoping to soar in Spanish peaks

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 Swiss medal hopes in Spain seem to rest with the cross-country riders, most notably Thomas Frischknecht, Christoph Sauser and Barbara Blatter. Blatter and Chantal Dacourt already occupy two of the three Olympic places available to the women. The men’s coach, Andy Seeli, is yet to decide which three male riders will represent Switzerland in Sydney.…

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Hingis moves step closer to elusive French crown

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 Now only two games stand between Switzerland’s World No. 1 and her bid to capture the French Open crown — the only Grand Slam title that has eluded her. It is also Hingis’ last chance to win the event as a teenager, with her 20th birthday looming later this year. However, she faces a tough…

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Football: cash-strapped Neuchatel set sights on Europe

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 On Friday, the National League will decide if the club can be granted its licence for next season. The club’s backers recently voted to launch a share offer to try and end its cash crisis. In the meantime, though, Xamax have applied to take part in the Intertoto cup, a tournament which allows clubs who…

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Jumbo struggle for Swiss circuses

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 However, thanks to innovative programmes and new sources of income, the circus troupes seem to be winning the battle. “Circuses have had to change to survive,” says Katharina Strub, a member of the Swiss Friends of the Circus. “They’ve had to rethink everything that a traditional circus offers in order to decide how they want…

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Spielberg to use Swiss town hall for television series

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 Tourism officials in the region said the American director had decided to set part of the series, “Band of Brothers” in the town hall square in Unterseen, near Interlaken. The Bernese Oberland tourism director, Hannes Imboden, did not say how much Spielberg’s film company would pay for the right to use the square, but said…

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Swiss handballers halfway to world championship

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 Urs Mühlethaler’s team were able to open up a three goal lead in the last twelve minutes of time to win the match. Goalie Christian Meisterhans played a large part in keeping that lead in the closing stages of the game when he saved a penalty and a rebound shot. After the win in front…

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Geneva fights losing battle against border criminals

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 Last year over 1,300 vehicles were stolen in Geneva, many of them by gangs from Lyon and elsewhere in France. The Geneva border guard service is no doubt about the seriousness of the problem. “To them Switzerland, and especially the Geneva area, is like a supermarket,” says Salvatore Mirata, spokesman for the border guards and…

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Hug bids farewell with a win

This content was published on Jun 4, 2000 36-year old Hug held his ground at the centre of the ring from the start, and dominated the bout with a variety of moves, including the famous “Andy kick”. Filipovic remained on the defensive for most of the fight, only taking the initiative in the fourth round. Hug announced his retirement from the ring well…

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