Swiss Identity

Hingis reaches Tokyo semi-finals

This content was published on Feb 1, 2002 The world number four defeated Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3, 6-2 on Friday, but had to work hard after a poor start to the match. The Swiss dropped two of her first three service games, finding her touch only after she was rattled by two close line calls while serving at 3-3. She then reeled off…

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Nef takes third place in Sweden

This content was published on Jan 31, 2002 The reigning giant slalom world champion and current leader in the discipline’s rankings bounced back from her disappointing 11th place finish in Cortina last weekend to edge onto the Are podium. Nef was a long way off winning Thursday’s race though with Austria’s Michaela Dorfmeister finishing more than a second and a half ahead of…

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No Swiss meeting in Milan

This content was published on Jan 31, 2002 Federer, who is defending the title which he won in Milan last year, appeared to be cruising through Thursday’s match against Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko (ATP 84), taking the first set 6-3. But after losing the second set on a tie-break the Swiss world number 13 was forced to dig deep, before eventually coming through 6-3,…

Krueger eyes Olympic quarter-finals

This content was published on Jan 31, 2002 With the best players from North America’s NHL league taking part in the Salt Lake City Games, the Swiss are bound to find things tough. Boasting just one NHL player of their own (Colorado goaltender David Aebischer), Switzerland will have to come through a four-team qualifying group if they are to realise their dream of…

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Geneva goes crazy for Johnny

This content was published on Jan 31, 2002 Yes, Johnny Hallyday, a man whose continuing popularity in the French-speaking world bemuses and amuses Anglo-Saxons in equal measure, is playing two concerts at Geneva’s new football stadium – albeit in 18 months’ time. The concerts will take place on June 28 and 29 2003 – just a few days after Hallyday’s 60th birthday. He…

Harry Potter and the glacier ghosts

This content was published on Jan 31, 2002 It was a revelation talking to Sergius Golowin, the author of the book, “Sagenland Schweiz” (Switzerland: Land of Legends). I met him at his villa outside Bern on a clear winter morning. When I arrived the Bernese Alps appeared like a jagged fortress wall in the distance, before the odd collection of talismans guarding Golowin’s…

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Cabinet supports Bern-Montreux Olympic bid

This content was published on Jan 31, 2002 The cabinet said on Wednesday it would invest the sum in the organising committee’s budget for 2003. The Bern-Montreux bid is to be submitted to the Swiss Olympic Association on Friday. If the bid is deemed valid, the dossier will be forwarded before Monday’s deadline to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. The Swiss…

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Publisher appeals ban on bin Laden book

This content was published on Jan 31, 2002 Pendo’s publication was banned by a court in Geneva on Friday, following a complaint filed in December last year by the millionaire half-brother of Osama bin Laden, Yeslam Binladin. “We’re going to use all legal means to ensure that the book be made available everywhere,” said Pendo’s Ernst Piper. Pendo, which wants to publish “Bin…

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Easy win for Hingis in Tokyo

This content was published on Jan 30, 2002 In her first appearance since losing Saturday’s Australian Open final to Jennifer Capriati, Hingis raced through the first set in just 19 minutes. The Swiss world number four threw in some delicate lobs and showed exquisite touch at the net to open a 3-0 lead in the second set but suffered a brief lapse in…

ICRC tackles US over prisoners

This content was published on Jan 30, 2002 A team of four ICRC delegates, led by the Swiss, Urs Boegli, has just completed a fact-finding visit to the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay where more than 100 al-Qaeda and Taliban detainees are being held. “The ICRC was quite satisfied with the way the US authorities have facilitated these visits,” ICRC spokesman Darcy…

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