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Kratochvil deposes Rosset

This content was published on May 21, 2001 After suffering a first round defeat at last week’s Hamburg tournament, Rosset has been overtaken in the rankings by Bern’s Michel Kratochvil. Ironically Kratochvil himself failed to make it beyond the tournament’s qualifying round but was still able to climb three places to 66th, since the ATP’s rankings are based on improvements over a 12-month…

Basel exhibition honours Swiss forerunner of symbolism

This content was published on May 21, 2001 The first exhibition devoted exclusively to Böcklin’s works for over two decades, it offers a representative selection of 90 pictures tracing his development from late romanticism to symbolism, focusing on his imaginatively idiosyncratic imagery. “He was one of the most important painters of the 19th century,” says museum director, Katharina Schmidt. Born in Basel in…

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Tour guide rejects criticism following cave rescue

This content was published on May 21, 2001 The 31-year-old told the “Neue Luzerner Zeitung” the problem had not been the flooded cave itself, but the fact that the group of seven students had only been adequately prepared for one night in the cave. “We were apparently the victims of a particular natural phenomenon,” Steinle said. “Rushing to condemn us will just destroy…

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Judo silver for Schmutz

This content was published on May 20, 2001 Schmutz, a 30-year-old psychology student from Lausanne, reached the final in the under-52-kilogram category before finally succumbing to Belgium’s Inge Clément, just 20 seconds from the end of the four-minute bout. Earlier on Sunday, Schmutz had beaten a former junior world champion, Britain’s Georgina Singleton, to guarantee the Swiss judoka the second European podium place…

Badmann wins Californian Ironman

This content was published on May 20, 2001 Twice winner of Hawaii’s own version of the Ironman contest, the thirty-four-year-old Swiss proved she had the strength to win over her rivals and take the title in California for the first time. Badmann easily outclassed her nearest rival, Zimbabwe’s Paula Newby-Fraser, winning the triathlon in 9 hours 18 minutes and 48 seconds. Newby-Fraser, who…

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Hingis knocked out of Italian Open

This content was published on May 20, 2001 Mauresmo battled during two tough sets to book her place in the finals of the $1.2 million tournament in Rome. The Frenchwoman beat Hingis 6-4, 7-6. The victory marks the ninth straight win for the 21-year-old, who had also beaten Hingis in the semifinals last week on her way to the German Open tennis title.…

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And then there were two?

This content was published on May 20, 2001 Grasshoppers enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win over Sion to take them top of the Swiss league table for the first time this season. The Zurich side are the only team whose title bid remains firmly in their own hands – a win in St Gallen next Saturday would guarantee them the championship. Lugano, who are…

June hearing for Sauber

This content was published on May 19, 2001 Immediately after the May 13 race, the rival BAR Honda team complained that Raikkonen had overtaken illegally under a yellow flag warning. The stewards in Austria rejected the complaint, stating that no incident had been reported by the trackside marshals, at which point BAR launched a formal appeal to the sport’s governing body, the FIA.…

Swiss adventurers abandon Greenland record attempt

This content was published on May 18, 2001 Bad weather conditions, including snow and erratic winds, forced Mike Horn, Jean Troillet and Erhard Loretan to abandon their hopes of covering the 570 kilometres faster than the 11 day record set by a Czech team last year. However, they returned to their departure point at Angmagssalik on Greenland’s eastern coast on Thursday due to…

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Hingis through to semi-finals in Rome tennis tournament

This content was published on May 18, 2001 Hingis goes on to face France’s Amélie Mauresmo, who defeated the Argentinian Paola Suarez 6-4, 7-5. Initially, Hingis met with some difficulty against Sanchez, who led the Swiss player 2-1, and then 3-2. But Hingis then won the following four games, and took the first set. Sanchez was unable to regain her confidence, and only…

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