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Last minute relief for Lausanne

This content was published on Feb 24, 2001 FC Zurich had seemed to be on course for a welcome away win. After taking the lead in the 73rd minute through Georgian striker Michail Kavelaschvili, the visitors were then given a one-man advantage just three minutes later when Lausanne’s French midfielder Olivier Baudry was sent off for a second yellow card. But with three…

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Celebrities turn out to bid Balthus farewell

This content was published on Feb 24, 2001 Balthus, who died last week 10 days short of his 93rd birthday, had been ill for some time. The funeral was held in the Swiss village of Rossinière, and was attended by a number of high-profile guests, including Dreifuss, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, the supermodel Elle McPherson and Bono. The French and Italian governments also…

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Lamon wins first Swiss title

This content was published on Feb 24, 2001 The 16-year-old schoolgirl from canton Valais appears to be in top form at the moment. Her 15-7 win over Romagnoli follows third-place finishes at the last two junior world championships. Lamon’s path to the title was made somewhat smoother by the absence of the third member of the Swiss Olympic team, Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, who pulled…

Couchepin denies any rift between France and Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 24, 2001 In an interview on Swiss radio, Couchepin denied the government was feeling any pressure to act following the publication of a recent French parliamentary report which condemned Switzerland for not doing enough to combat money laundering. He dismissed the report as having come from a “second-tier minister in France” and rejected the suggestion it would…

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Hingis wins Dubai tournament

This content was published on Feb 24, 2001 The 6-4, 6-4 victory completed a fruitful couple of weeks in the desert for the Hingis. The Dubai win comes just a week after the Swiss star’s triumph in Doha over Tauziat’s compatriot, Sandrine Testud. “These have been two extremely intensive weeks,” Hingis admitted after Saturday’s victory. “But at the same time it has also…

Federer books place in final

This content was published on Feb 24, 2001 Continuing his phenomenal start to the new season, Federer beat Romania’s Andreï Pavel 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-0 in the semi-finals on Saturday. After losing the first set tie-break, Federer came out looking more determined at the start of the second set. With the scores level at 4-4, he made the breakthrough – winning the next…

Surprise American win in World Cup downhill

This content was published on Feb 24, 2001 The 23-year old took advantage of initial sunny conditions to finish the course in one minute 27.07 seconds, securing the first World Cup victory of her career. Newly-crowned super-G world champion Regine Cavagnoud of France came second in 1:27.41, while Germany’s Petra Haltmayer took third place in 1:27.71. Clark, who has never been placed higher…

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Grasshoppers leap level with Lugano

This content was published on Feb 23, 2001 The Zurich side enjoyed the lion’s share of possession throughout the game but it was Marcel Koller’s team who were to take the lead in the first half. Grasshoppers keeper Stefan Huber did well in the 34th minute to tip an Ivan Dal Santo free kick over the crossbar, but the resulting corner saw St…

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Federer sails into Rotterdam semis

This content was published on Feb 23, 2001 The 6-4, 6-2 victory brought Federer his first ever win over the Spaniard, and further enhanced Federer’s growing reputation indoors. His two previous defeats by Corretja both came on clay last season in Gstaad and at the French Open. The 19-year-old from Basel, who won his first ATP singles title at the Milan Indoors earlier…

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Euphoria and exhaustion for Vendée Globe challenger

This content was published on Feb 23, 2001 After 105 days at sea, Wavre came in 12 days behind French winner Michel Desjoyeaux, who was one of three sailors to smash the 100-day barrier. At the end of an incredibly fast race, Wavre himself finished the 46,000-kilometre course in a time 17 hours faster than the record set by France’s Christophe Auguin at…

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