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Von Grünigen fourth in Bormio

This content was published on Dec 21, 2000 Von Grünigen suffered from a poor first run in heavy fog but moved up from seventh place with a much-improved second run. The first two places in Thursday’s race were won by relatively unknown skiers. Austria’s Christoph Gruber recorded his first ever World Cup win, closely followed by America’s Erik Schloppy. Schloppy’s performance was the…

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Ogi in Bosnia to mark end of Swiss mission

This content was published on Dec 21, 2000 Ogi on Friday began a visit to Switzerland’s unarmed “yellow berets” in the capital, Sarajevo, where they have been headquartered since their mission began in 1996 under the auspices of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The unarmed voluntary unit has been the main provider of logistical support for the OSCE over…

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Anti-Turkish protest in Basel turns violent

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 The demonstration on Wednesday came a day after protesters battled with police in Zurich, and briefly occupied the Swiss parliament in Bern, on Tuesday. The protest turned violent after security forces tried to block the unauthorised demonstration. The crowd, made up mainly of Kurds, reacted by throwing bicycles and other objects at the police. Several…

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Ski Federation confirm von Grünigen win

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 After considering an appeal by the Austrian team, the FIS decided on Wednesday that it would lift the one race ban handed out to Maier. However it said that Sunday’s result would stand. Maier was excluded from the Val d’Isère race, which von Grünigen went on to win, after the Austrian broke the time limit…

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Disappointment in Davos for Swiss cross country skiers

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 None of the Swiss men were able to figure in the points following the 30 kilometre classical race, which was won by Finland’s Mika Myllylä. Wilhelm Aschwanden was the best placed of the home favourites, finishing in 44th spot. Switzerland’s women fared slightly better in their 15 kilometre discipline, with both Laurence Rochat (27th) and…

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Lausanne fined over UEFA Cup trouble

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 The Swiss side were fined SFr 3,000 due to the bad behaviour of supporters during the first leg game in Nantes. UEFA imposed two more fines of SFr 8,000 and SFr 7,000 because of the number of red and yellow cards handed out to Lausanne players in the two matches. After the second leg home…

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Nef eighth in Sestrières slalom

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 The Croatian teenager has made a flawless start to the new skiing season. Her win in the Italian resort was her fourth in four races. Second place went to Norway’s Trine Bakke, while Kristina Koznick of the United States came in third. Switzerland’s Marlies Oester finished eight places behind Nef, in sixteenth position, to register…

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Bellasi refused bail

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 The court on Wednesday refused Dino Bellasi’s request for bail, saying there was a risk that he would to try to flee the country. Bellasi was arrested last year on charges of allegedly embezzling SFr8.65 million ($5.14 million) from the defence ministry. The court said that SFr4 million had yet to be recovered and on…

Credit Suisse under increasing pressure in Japanese courts

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 Under scrutiny is Credit Suisse Financial Products, a derivatives trading company based in London. If the Tokyo district court upholds the demand, CSFP would become the first foreign bank to be found guilty of criminal charges in Japan. Japan’s industry watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Agency (FSA), last year stripped CSFP of its business licence, one…

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Lions lose to Kloten in Zurich Derby

This content was published on Dec 20, 2000 The result still leaves the Lions head of the table but now only four points clear of Lugano who beat Rapperswil 4-2 and still have three matches in hand. After looking second best for the first two periods on Tuesday, the Lions took a 3-2 lead in the final period. But with eight minutes to…

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