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UEFA Cup: defeats for Basel and St Gallen

This content was published on Oct 27, 2000 In a fast-paced but scrappy match, Basel did well to come back after Feyenoord’s Bonaventure Kalou had put the visitors ahead on the hour with a well-worked goal fired in from near the penalty spot. The Swiss side needed just three minutes to get themselves back in the match, top-scorer Jean-Michel Tchouga rising unmarked to…

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Federer into Basel quarter-finals, Bastl out

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 Federer faced some difficult moments in his second round match against Romania’s Andrei Pavel, who is currently seven places above Federer in the world rankings. It took a tie-break to separate the two players in the opening set. The 19-year-old Swiss number one survived though, playing a wonderful lob and smash to win the tie-break…

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UEFA Cup: Lausanne stun Ajax

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 Playing against a side that has won the European Cup on no less than six occasions, Pierre-André Schürmann’s side were well worth their 1-0 win. Long periods of first half possession by the canton Vaud side had seen a number of chances narrowly missed. Polish striker Marcin Kuzba twice flashed the ball just wide of…

Hingis through to Moscow semis

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 Drawn against the newcomer of the year, Russia’s Elena Dementieva, Hingis ensured victory only after winning the third and final set 7-5. As the match got underway the Swiss star appeared to be facing few difficulties. She romped through the first set, beating her teenage opponent 6-0, before taking a 2-0 lead in the second…

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Krueger agrees to lengthy contract

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 The Swiss Ice Hockey Association announced the news under the banner “Krueger for ever”, pointing out that in professional sport six years can seem like an eternity. The 41-year-old German-Canadian is set to become Switzerland’s longest-serving coach ever, if he sees out the full length of his new contract. Both sides can sever the agreement…

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Interlaken: tourist paradise at the foot of the Alps

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 Interlaken has been firmly on the tourist map since the English invented mass tourism in the Alps in the 19th century and the town became one of their first destinations of choice. It was from here that they started their trips up to the majestic peaks of the Bernese Oberland. Even though resorts today are…

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Out & About in Switzerland: Striking a chord in Grandson

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 Liszt is best known for a series of symphonic poems, two completed piano concerti, as well as several choral works and solo piano pieces. The piano recital by Sylvaine Deferne is one of many special concerts held from October to April each year in the Knight’s Hall at the 11th-century castle. The “Grandson Concerts” are…

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Bastl shines in Basel

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 A solid performance by Bastl coincided with some unusually sloppy play by the South African, who became the fourth seeded player to make an early exit from Switzerland’s biggest annual sporting event. Ferreira presented Bastl with two early break points in the sixth game of the match. The South African saved the first with an…

Rome on the Rhine

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 The skeletons of at least five people were found in the vault. Some bones show traces of cuts, possibly from swords. Archaeologists are also certain that normal burials never took place in such vaults. The vault and the adjoining well house had been hidden below ground for about 1,700 years. Archaeologists describe the find as…

Swiss football clubs gear up for Benelux challenge

This content was published on Oct 26, 2000 Dutch giants Ajax and Feyenoord travel to Lausanne and Basel respectively, while St Gallen take on Belgium’s FC Bruges. In terms of historic reputation Ajax are by far the strongest of the three opposing teams. The club which reached its zenith in the seventies with players such as Cruyff, Reps and Neeskens, has won the…

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