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Week in Numbers A missed fly-by, worker shortfall and stashed cash

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure. 6 A Swiss aerial ...

off target Confusion as Swiss air force flies over the wrong festival

A Swiss aerial display team missed the target of their flyover in canton Basel Country on Sunday afternoon by some six kilometres.

THE SOUNDS OF... Switzerland, a nation of football

An audio tour of a third division Swiss football game – and a look at how the sport is heard elsewhere around the world.

By Daniel Rihs

Florijana Ismaili Swiss national football player likely died from asphyxia

Cause of death of Florijana Ismaili, the Swiss footballer who died after jumping into Lake Como, was asphyxia, autopsy results say.

Hooligan problem Sports minister gets tough on Swiss football violence

Swiss sports minister Viola Amherd summoned top football officials to a meeting on Tuesday to insist that more hooligans be banned from stadia in ...

Tennis talk Roger Federer: ‘You cannot be alone at the top’

In 25 years of interviewing athletes, I’ve learnt that they never ask you anything back. Roger Federer is the exception.

By Simon Kuper

Federal Gymnastics Festival Nearly 70,000 gymnasts perform at rare event

The 76th edition of the Federal Gymnastics Festival in Aarau, northern Switzerland, ended on Sunday with a colourful closing ceremony.

By Helen James (picture editor)

Olympic spirit IOC inaugurates new headquarters in Lausanne

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has inaugurated its new CHF145-million ($147 million) headquarters in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

Czech Republic – a Prague derby

Canada – an imported game

Bicycle protest Environmental protestors object to Bern Formula E race

Around a thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Bern to protest against the forthcoming Formula E motor race.

Potential bias Swiss court orders attorney general to recuse over FIFA probe

A Swiss court has ordered Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and two prosecutors to recuse themselves from an investigation relating to FIFA.

Legal status FIFA asks to rub shoulders with UN and Red Cross

World football’s governing body FIFA hopes for better access to international staff by becoming an international NGO.

By Matthew Allen

World Football Infantino takes second FIFA presidential term unopposed

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected for a second term as President of world football’s governing body FIFA. Wednesday’s election proved less ...

Reversal sought IAAF disputes Swiss court ruling on Semenya

The world athletics governing body said it would seek to reverse a Swiss court decision to allow controversial women’s athlete Caster Semenya to ...

International sports Why Swiss judges ruled on the Caster Semenya case

Thanks to Swiss judges, athlete Caster Semenya can compete in races of all distances without medication to lower her testosterone levels – for now.

By Sibilla Bondolfi

Inactive children Nine-year-olds lose motivation for school sports

Children begin to lose motivation to take part in school sports classes from the age of nine, Swiss researchers have shown.

Mountaineering death Matterhorn claims British victim

A 24-year-old British alpinist is dead following an accident on the Matterhorn in southern Switzerland on Monday.

Hooliganism Five Grasshopper fans get stadium bans over Lucerne match

Five Grasshopper fans have been banned from all Swiss football stadiums for their part in trouble which forced a match to be called off.

Hooliganism Shock and outrage over violent football fans

Swiss football officials have expressed dismay about hooligans forcing a top-flight match to be called off on Sunday.

Guns for sport How the Swiss show their ‘great love of shooting’

Sport shooting has long history and is popular in Switzerland, as a visit to two shooting clubs in Geneva shows.

By Sonia Fenazzi (reporting) and Thomas Kern (photos) in Geneva

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