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Davos double up

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 The side from canton Graubunden romped to a 6-2 win over final opponents the Zurich Lions on Easter Monday, to take a 2-0 lead in the overall best-of-seven series. “We have been together as a team for about four or five years now and we’ve now got the experience to know how to bring home…

Basel hold top position

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 Despite being under great pressure with the Grasshoppers Zurich being hot on their heels in the league, FC Basel were the dominant team of the match. Basel’s Murat Yakin came up with the goods and scored the first goal in the 14th minute, closely followed by another goal by the Cameroonian Atouba five minutes later.…

Borer strikes back

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 Borer and his Texan wife, Shawne Fielding, dismissed the story, published in the SonntagsBlick newspaper, as “disgusting allegations”. They said the Ringier-Presse, which owns Sonntagsblick, had embarked on a slanderous campaign. On Tuesday, the Swiss Foreign Ministry announced it was standing by Borer and his version of events. “Until proven otherwise, we have no reason…

Priest admits sexual offences

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 In an interview with the Swiss newspaper “SonntagsBlick”, the predecessor of priest Alois Fritschi from Walenstadt, who has come under fire for sexually abusing children, has admitted similar offences. The 77-year-old retired priest is reported to have come clean after having received several letters by one of his victims. Markus Büchel, vicar general for St…

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Bastion of Swiss democracy celebrates a century

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 Overlooking the River Aare and with a commanding view of the Bernese Oberland, the federal parliament or “Bundeshaus” is a grand building in every sense of the word with its Florentine architecture and central dome. But it might have looked very different if one particular design had met with approval. In the mid-1850s, plans were…

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Heidfeld hits medical car

This content was published on Mar 31, 2002 The German driver hit the ambulance car that had been called after the Brazilian, Enrique Bernoldi, had an accident with his Arrows-Cosworth. Heidfeld rounded turn two as the medical car came to a halt. The Sauber driver took to the grass on the left of the circuit to avoid it, but as he did so…

Prince Charles “devastated” by Queen Mum’s death

This content was published on Mar 31, 2002 Clair Southwell, Charles’ spokeswoman in Klosters, said the Prince immediately decided to return to the United Kingdom to be with his family. “Charles is completely devastated,” she said. The British heir to the throne and his two sons, Princes William and Harry, arrived in Klosters in canton Graubünden for their annual skiing holiday on Thursday…

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Swiss air rescuers hit the big screen

This content was published on Mar 31, 2002 The mother manages to crawl from the car, which has been buried by snow, and with her mobile phone, she calls for help. Her seven-year-old son, Raphael, meanwhile, is trapped in the car, unconscious. This is the opening scene of a 40-minute documentary on Switzerland’s Air Rescue service, shot by a largely Canadian team of…

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Grasshoppers hot on Basel’s heels

This content was published on Mar 31, 2002 The Zurich side are now only one point behind Basel, who face Servette on Monday. Basel, who lost at home to Grasshoppers last weekend, have two games in hand. The club’s top scorer, Richard Nuñez, once again came up with the goods, scoring the winning goal – his 22nd of the season – in the…

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Davos take lead

This content was published on Mar 31, 2002 Davos dominated the proceedings right from the start, with Björn Christen and Andreas Camenzind scoring midway through the first period. The home side always looked likely to go further ahead and thought they had done so when Michel Riesen “scored” towards the end of the second period. However, referee Brent Reiber ruled the effort out.…

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