BERN, Switzerland (AP): SWITZERLAND FORWARD Xherdan Shaqiri retired from the national team yesterday. Shaqiri announced the news nine days after his 125th game for Switzerland, a penalty shootout loss to England in the European Championship quarterfinals. Going on as an extra-time substitute, the former Liverpool and Bayern Munich player struck the England crossbar direct from...
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Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri ends national-team career after Euro 2024
Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri ended his national-team career on Monday at the age of 32. The Chicago Fire playmaker announced the news nine days after his 125th game for Switzerland, which ended in a penalty shootout loss to England in the 2024 European Championship quarterfinals. Coming on as an extra-time substitute, the former Liverpool and...
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Olympic cycling medalists Neff and Reusser of Switzerland withdraw from Paris Games due to illnesses
Olympic mountain bike champion Jolanda Neff and Marlen Reusser, the reigning Olympic time trial silver medalist, withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday in a double blow to the hopes of the Swiss cycling team. The Swiss Cycling Federation announced the two riders have been dealing with illnesses and will not compete at the Summer...
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Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri retires from international football
Xherdan Shaqiri has announced his retirement from international football. Former Bayern Munich, Stoke and Liverpool winger Shaqiri, 32, played 125 matches for Switzerland, with his last appearance coming in the quarter-final defeat to England at Euro 2024. Shaqiri scored 32 international goals and is the only Swiss player to have appeared at seven major tournaments,...
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A very special Suzuki available only in Switzerland
Suzuki Switzerland has launched nine variants of the GSX-S 1000 Evo, which are available exclusively in Switzerland. This is a special and very limited offer. For approximately 1,130 euros (1,100 francs), the standard version of the bike will be equipped with a rear conversion kit that includes a short license plate holder and a seat...
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Xherdan Shaqiri Calls Time On Switzerland Career After 125 Caps | Football News
Xherdan Shaqiri is Switzerland’s second most-capped player after Granit Xhaka on 130 caps.© AFP Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday after winning 125 caps with the Swiss national team. Midfielder Shaqiri, 32, who now plays with Chicago Fire in the United States, is Switzerland’s second most-capped player after...
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Indian sports wrap, July 15: Randhawa tied 7th in Swiss Senior; Jeev finishes tied 20th
SQUASH Anahat, Bawa in World Junior squash quarters Anahat Singh advanced to the World Junior Squash Championships quarterfinals for the third straight year in Houston on Sunday. The 16-year-old women’s National champion, seeded 5/8, beat Japan’s Akari Midorikawa (9/16) 11-6, 13-11, 11-2 in the fourth round and will take on Egypt’s Nadien Elhammamy (3/4) next....
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Nelson finds some joy in Switzerland
KEMBA NELSON, who was named an Alternate Person (AP) Reserve by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) to the women’s 4×100-metre relay squad to the Paris Olympic Games, was in good form yesterday at a World Continental Challenge meet in Switzerland. Nelson, a fifth-place finisher in the women’s 100 metres at the National Championships, finished...
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Neeraj Chopra to train in Turkey, Avinash Sable in Switzerland ahead of Paris Olympics 2024
The 30-member Indian athletics team for the Olympics will train at The Olympic Sports Center in Spala (Poland), Antalya in Turkey, and St Moritz in Switzerland. Indian men’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. (Photo: AFP) New Delhi: The Indian athletics contingent bound for the Paris Olympics is scheduled to train at three overseas training...
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Switzerland Sport Arbitration Court Confirms that Bulgarian Chess Federation 2022’s FIDE Application Was Not Considered to Necessary High Standards
The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland) has confirmed that the application of the Bulgarian Chess Federation 2022 (BFC 2022) for membership in the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was not considered under the necessary high standards for such a procedure in an international organization, said BFC 2022 Executive Drector Bozhidar Pelov in a...
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Inside England dressing room after Swiss game as bottles of £20 wine left behind
ENGLAND made sure to celebrate their quarter-final victory over Switzerland. The Three Lions reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after beating the Swiss after a penalty shootout. 3 England’s dressing room after the win over SwitzerlandCredit: Sport Bild/Torsten Rumpf 3 A couple of wine bottles were found in the coaching areaCredit: Sport Bild/Torsten Rumpf 3...
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Jersey thrash Switzerland by 167 runs in T20 World Cup qualifier
Having scored Jersey’s first T20 international century on Sunday, Harrison Carlyon had the opposite experience as he was bowled by Ali Nayyer for one off the fourth ball. It got worse for Jersey two overs later when Nayyer claimed Nick Greenwood’s wicket for five as he was caught at point to leave Jersey on 19-2...