Swiss Identity

Top football awards for Sesa, Amoah and Koller

This content was published on Jun 9, 2000 Sesa, a Swiss international who plays club football for the Italian side, Lecce, was named best Swiss player based abroad. Charles Amoah was meanwhile recognised for his massive contribution to Sankt Gallen’s championship season. The Ghanaian striker left the ceremony in Berne clutching three awards – best player in Switzerland, top goalscorer and best striker.…

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Postal robbers given longer sentences

This content was published on Jun 9, 2000 The ruling followed an appeal by the cantonal prosecutor’s office, which claimed the sentences ranging from 21 months to five years were too lenient. The high court added between six months and a year to the defendants’ terms. Three of the men are from Italy, three are Lebanese and one is Swiss. The heaviest sentence…

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Council of Europe debates ways to restore confidence in European Justice

This content was published on Jun 9, 2000 The agenda at the two-day meeting is focusing on new ways of giving legal advice to improve access to the courts. The ministers from the 41 Council states are also looking at alternative systems of settling disputes. The secretary-general of the Council, Hans Christian Krüger, said complex judicial systems was the primary obstacle to making…

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Swiss hopes of European roller hockey championships home-win ended

This content was published on Jun 8, 2000 The Swiss defeat means they do not go through to the semi-finals. The team will now have to battle Holland on Friday to secure fifth or eighth place. Portugal is set to face Italy in the semi-finals, while Spain is due to play France. This is the first time since 1969 that the championships have…

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ICRC message of peace to Brazilian young

This content was published on Jun 8, 2000 It has organised the exhibition within the framework of the “Switzerland 2000 in Brazil” festival in Sao Paulo. The festival location is an outlying quarter of the city which attracts large number of young people at the weekend, and to attract their attention the ICRC has video recorded a message of peace accompanied by an…

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Football: Grasshoppers introduce new manager – again

This content was published on Jun 8, 2000 Problems on and off the pitch have dogged Grasshoppers of late – Zaugg is the club’s fourth managerial appointment within a year and replaces the Englishman, Roy Hodgson. Hodgson arrived last year amid high hopes but left last month after differences with the board and a disappointing season. The club finished just fourth in the…

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Football: FC Zurich avoid the drop

This content was published on Jun 8, 2000 Dumped out of the championship round after fielding an ineligible player, the club subsequently sacked team boss Raimondo Ponte, before winning the Cup under the guidance of replacement coach, Gilbert Gress. Aarau also preserve their NLA status, despite losing to a 54th minute strike by Zurich’s Giorgio Signore. The night’s real losers were the canton…

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Ticino officials step aside during probe

This content was published on Jun 8, 2000 It came a day after the cantonal government announced that it had started a preliminary inquiry against the chief prosecutor, Luca Marcellini, and the criminal court judge, Franco Verda, for malfeasance. No details of the charges have been made public, but it is believed they are suspected of granting a measure of protection to an…

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Hingis defeated in French Open semi-final

This content was published on Jun 8, 2000 The world number one was clearly not on top form in her clay-court clash with Mary Pierce. She lost the first set, 6-4, and had to struggle through the second, eventually taking it in a tie-break. Her game fell apart in the third set, when she made back-to-back double faults in the fourth game, allowing…

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Swiss roller hockey team lose out to favourites

This content was published on Jun 8, 2000 In front of a sell-out crowd, the hosts were unable to upset the odds and must now battle France for a place in the semi-finals. The Portuguese side looked well worth their reputation as favourites after taking a 3-0 lead within the first half-hour. But the Swiss rallied after Marcel Althaus made it 3-1. The…

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