Swiss Identity

No stopping Casanova

This content was published on Apr 20, 2002 The 16-year old Casanova beat fourth seeded Eleni Daniilidou of Greece 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in the semi-finals of her first ever WTA tournament. Casanova was clearly in control of her nerves as she fought back to take the third set. Daniilidou is ranked almost 300 places higher than her Swiss opponent, who is currently 348th…

Grasshoppers miss out

This content was published on Apr 20, 2002 Despite two winning goals by Richard Nunez, Grasshoppers failed to defeat with fourth-ranked opponents on the tenth day of the national league games. The disappointing match leaves FC Basel, who face Sion later on Saturday, clear at the top of the football rankings with 46 points. swissinfo with agencies

Schnyder takes out Williams

This content was published on Apr 20, 2002 The 23-year-old from Basel overcame Williams’s intimidating power game in three sets, 2:6, 6:4, 7:5. Schnyder now faces Australian Open champion, Jennifer Capriati, in the semifinal. Schnyder, who knocked out France’s Amélie Mauresmo in the second round and former French Open champion, Mary Pierce in the third, had failed to beat Williams in their five…

Security stepped up on Swiss trains

This content was published on Apr 20, 2002 Guards from the private security firm, Securitas, have been accompanying trains in the west of Switzerland between Geneva and Sion, Fribourg and Lausanne, and Neuchâtel and Lausanne since the beginning of this week. “We have noticed that violence has increased especially on the early and the late trains, particularly in the French-speaking parts of Switzerland,”…

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Switzerland drubbed by Slovaks

This content was published on Apr 19, 2002 From the start whistle, the more than 5,000 Swiss fans gathered in Biel realised it would be a long night. After just ten minutes, Slovakia was leading 0:2. Things only got worse, and before the second break pulled around fans had started to make their displeasure known. At the start of the second period, Switzerland…

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Bilateral negotiations grind to a halt

This content was published on Apr 19, 2002 Despite engaging in no less than six rounds of negotiations, the two sides failed to agree on a harmonisation of legislation governing tax evasion and money laundering. Rudolf Dietrich, the head of the Swiss negotiating team in Brussels, said he was disappointed by the outcome. “I think Switzerland offered a lot,” Dietrich told swissinfo, “We…

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Investigators probe Italian plane crash

This content was published on Apr 19, 2002 The crash killed three people – including the pilot – and left dozens of people injured. It was initially feared to be the work of terrorists, sparking memories of the September 11 attacks in the United States. Officials in Milan said on Friday that 11 people remained in hospital – two of them in a…

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Schnyder stuns Pierce

This content was published on Apr 19, 2002 The 23-year-old from Basel won in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2, to book a meeting with the powerful American, Serena Williams, in the quarter-finals. Schnyder, who knocked out France’s Amélie Mauresmo in the second round, has failed to beat Williams in their five previous matches. Casanova run continues Meanwhile young Swiss tennis star Myriam Casanova has…

New albums revive dying Patois

This content was published on Apr 19, 2002 Patois is only spoken by a handful of people, mainly older generations in Switzerland. The dialect, which does not have a written form, is used by many farmers. Despite Patois’ decline over the past two generations, Revey – who doesn’t speak the language – decided to use it in her songs. “It was the language…

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FIFA’s number two starts defamation writ

This content was published on Apr 19, 2002 FIFA said that Zen-Ruffinen had instructed a New York law firm to launch proceedings against CONCACAF because the federation had not withdrawn allegations against him, according to news agencies. On April 8, FIFA vice president and CONCACAF boss Jack Warner called on Zen-Ruffinen to resign, accusing him of soliciting support for Cameroon’s Issa Hayatou’s bid…

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