Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic has announced that she’s become a mother for the first time. The 27-year-old Swiss champion and her partner Martin Hromkovic, who is also her fitness coach, posted a photograph on their Instagram accounts with the message “Bella, our love” and Tuesday’s date that she was born. The replies included congratulations...
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Switzerland National Team Confirms Inter Milan Keeper Leaves Training Camp For Medical Tests
Goalkeeper Yann Sommer has left the Switzerland training camp to undergo medical tests with his club Inter Milan. The Switzerland national team confirmed that the 35-year-old has ended his international duty prematurely due to an injury that he suffered during yesterday’s friendly against Denmark. Sommer went off with an injury during yesterday’s friendly match with...
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Switzerland’s Marco Sieber officially appointed ESA astronaut
“Becoming an astronaut has always been a dream for me, but not really a realistic dream,” said Sieber after receiving his diploma. Keystone/Alessandro della Valle Switzerland once again has a full-fledged astronaut. Marco Sieber from Bern officially joined the astronaut corps of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Monday after completing basic astronaut training in...
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Decorated ex-Indian Army officer, UN diplomat Siddharth Chatterjee makes waves in China with his fitness regime
Siddharth Chatterjee, the head of the UN in China, is making waves on Chinese social media where he showcased his tough yoga and fitness exploits, including breathing exercises in sub-zero temperatures, which he says helped him to maintain physical and mental equilibrium. Chatterjee, the UN Resident Coordinator for China, recently released a documentary on the...
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Retail sales drop in Swiss sports market
Sales of hard goods such as skis, helmets and fitness equipment dropped by 3% KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / CHRISTIAN BEUTLER The Swiss sports market shrank in 2023 after two strong years. Fewer hard goods such as skis and rucksacks were bought, as were textiles. However, more shoes were purchased than in the previous year. This content...
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Canadian soldier missing, presumed dead in Swiss avalanche: Armed Forces
OTTAWA – The Canadian military says a soldier is presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche while on leave in Switzerland. A statement from the Armed Forces says Capt. Sean Thomas went missing in the slide on April 1. Local authorities had reported that three people were killed in an off-piste...
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Haiti – 2023 World Cup : Our Grenadières complete their 1st week of training in Switzerland – HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7
Haiti – 2023 World Cup : Our Grenadières complete their 1st week of training in Switzerland25/06/2023 09:45:55 In view of its participation in the 9th edition of the Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup 2023, the Haitian senior women’s selection is about to conclude its first week of work at the Crans Montana sport training center...
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Switzerland: Exercise of over-allotment brings Galderma listing to CHF2.3bn
Galderma, the pure-play dermatology business that recently listed on the SIX Swiss exchange, has taken total size of the transaction to around CHF2.3bn (US$2.54bn) with the full exercise of the 15% over-allotment option. Some additional 5,626,592 shares were sold to the global coordinators by sellers EQT, ADIA and Auba Investment at...
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BVB injury update: Gregor Kobel drops out of Switzerland squad, Sebastien Haller back in team training
Gregor Kobel has pulled out of the Switzerland squad, while Sebastien Haller is closing in on his comeback after returning to team training. There is mixed news on the injury front for Borussia Dortmund going into the international break. The Black and Yellows had to make do without Gregor Kobel for last weekend’s home game...
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President: Switzerland must strengthen defence capability
Swiss President Viola Amherd with Norway’s King Harald V in Oslo on Thursday Keystone / Terje Bendiksby / Pool Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd says her trip to Estonia and Norway has reinforced her conviction that Switzerland must strengthen its defence capabilities. This content was published on February 9, 2024 – 14:41 Amherd, who also...
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Swiss soldiers to train on foreign soil for first time in 20 years – SWI swissinfo.ch
Switzerland plans a rare exercise involving army boots on foreign soil. © Keystone / Peter Klaunzer Swiss soldiers are scheduled to train in urban warfare in Austria as early as next year, army chief Thomas Süssli told Swiss public broadcaster Radio SRF. This content was published on February 3, 2024 – 13:22 The Federal Council...
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Swiss Air Force to practise taking off and landing on motorway
The A1 motorway near Payerne will be closed to traffic when fighter jets are taking off and landing on it Keystone / Anthony Anex The Swiss Air Force has received the green light from the government for take-offs and landings of F/A-18 fighter jets on the A1 motorway between Avenches and Payerne in western Switzerland....