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Football: FC Zurich back on track

This content was published on May 18, 2000 Zurich dropped into the relegation playoff league at the end of the winter season after being penalised for fielding an ineligible player. But under the new management of former Swiss national coach, Gilbert Gress, the team seem to be turning the corner. A follow-up shot from Jamarauli and a Shaun Bartlett goal ten minutes from…

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Cycling: Di Luca wins fifth stage in Italy

This content was published on May 18, 2000 In his second year as a professional, the 24-year-old won his seventh career title with a spectacular uphill sprint finish. The 221 kilometre course from Matera to the seaside resort of Peschici was dominated by the Italians, with Mladimir Belli, Paolo Lanfranchi and Francesco Casagrande coming in second, third and fourth respectively. The stage also…

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Sotheby’s watch auction sets new Swiss record

This content was published on May 18, 2000 The auction generated almost 7.3 million francs – way over the pre-sale estimate of four million, and a record for a Sotheby’s watch sale in Switzerland. “The total was well in excess of our pre-sale estimate and it was gratifying to see the market responding so enthusiastically to an exceptional sale,” said Aurel Bacs, head…

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Russian ends Rosset’s run

This content was published on May 18, 2000 Having lost the first set 6-4, Rosset had chances to pull level in the second set but was eventually beaten 7-5. Safin is seeded 12th at the three million dollar tournament and proved to be one seeded player too many for the Genevan. Rosset had pulled off one of the upsets of the first round…

Cycling: Cipollini bounces back as Swiss rider collides with motorbike

This content was published on May 17, 2000 Cipollini outpaced Russia’s Dmitri Konyshev and fellow Italian, Silvio Martinello to win the 235 kilometre race from Scalea to Matera. The victory was Cipollini’s 30th in the Giro d’Italia, bringing him level with Costante Giradengo, who has the third highest tally of Giro stages. The hilly approach to the finish was not ideally suited to…

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Unknown Hodler work discovered

This content was published on May 17, 2000 The painting, of the Mönch mountain in the Bernese Oberland, isexpected to fetch about SFr1.5 million. It had been thought that Hodler completed a total of four variations of theMönch while staying in Mürren in 1911, seven years before his death. The fifthcanvas shows the mountain at dawn, just as the sun is about to…

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Tennis: Rosset shines through Hamburg rain

This content was published on May 17, 2000 Despite interruptions caused by the weather, Rosset kept a steady head to see off Black (6-3, 6-2). The official match statistics showed the Genevan comfortably ahead on most of the crucial points. Rosset took full advantage of his giant frame to serve seven aces to the relatively small Zimbabwean, who failed to muster a single…

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Rosset sees off sixth seed, Lapentti

This content was published on May 16, 2000 Rosset needed a tie-break to win the first set but then took full advantage of his lead with a relatively comfortable second set (6-3). Tuesday’s play saw a number of seeded players going out, amongst them Patrick Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Dominik Hrbaty. Rosset will be Switzerland’s sole representative in the second round. His compatriot,…

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Top lawyer for tighter measures on money laundering

This content was published on May 16, 2000 In an interview in German-language newspapers, Bertossa, who is known for his outspoken views, said Swiss laws effectively blocked the necessary co-operation needed at the international level to fight such crimes. He admitted that Switzerland was no worse than many other countries, but said this was no reason not to improve its record. He said…

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Zurich hosts art and antiques show

This content was published on May 16, 2000 A total of 50 exhibitors are displaying their wares to some 15,000 prospective purchasers, who will walk through between now and the show’s end on Sunday. Among the stalls one can find French modernist art, Bauhaus dining chairs and French renaissance furniture. However, Swiss furniture also features prominently. “There are several galleries with Swiss prints…

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