News staff and wire services Free agent forward Filip Zadina signed a two-year contract with Hockey Club Davos of the Swiss National League, the Switzerland team announced Monday. A first-round draft pick and sixth overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 2018, Zadina posted 41 goals and 50 assists for 91 points in 262 career...
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Switzerland defender Fabian Schär ends international career at 32 to focus on playing for Newcastle
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In Olympic rematch, 800m champion Wanyonyi pulls away from Canada’s Arop at Lausanne event | CBC Sports
Fresh off his silver medal at the Paris Olympics, Canada’s Marco Arop returned to the track and finished second in the men’s 800-metre event on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland. In a rematch of Paris, Olympic champion Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi was able to hold off Arop down the stretch, this time with a more sizeable margin. Wanyonyi...
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Duplantis clears 6.15 meters in first pole vault event since world record at Paris Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Armand Duplantis was just excellent instead of record-breaking on Wednesday in his first pole vault competition since that stunning show at the Paris Olympics. Duplantis cleared 6.15 meters on his third and final attempt despite strong gusts of wind blowing in off Lake Geneva as the sun set on a balmy...
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Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer ends national-team career after 94 games
ZURICH (AP) — After a decade as Switzerland’s No. 1 goalkeeper, Yann Sommer retired from the national team on Monday at age 35 to focus on playing for Inter Milan. Sommer’s decision announced by the Swiss soccer federation will likely see Gregor Kobel of Borussia Dortmund step up as the first-choice ’keeper. Sommer went to...
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Former Sporting Lagos Attacker Becomes An Instant Hit In Switzerland
Former Sporting Lagos Attacker Becomes An Instant Hit In Switzerland Sampson Adedeji With less than six months in Switzerland, former Sporting Lagos attacker Paschal Durugbor Onyekachi has become an instant hit in the Swiss League, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The lanky attacker joined Sporting Lagos from the Nigeria National League side 1472 FC on a free transfer...
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Olympic golf leaderboard: Women’s scores, results from Round 3 at Le Golf National
It’s onto the final round of women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics. And following a day of golf that saw quite the movement and change across the leaderboard, Friday’s Round 3 set up what should be an entertaining and big final round of golf at Le Golf National on Saturday — including the possibility...
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Swiss Metraux grabs 2nd-round Olympic women’s golf lead as home star Boutier stalls | CBC Sports
Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux led the Olympic women’s golf contest after Thursday’s second round, propelled by a sensational front-nine holes, while French overnight leader Celine Boutier was among those to suffer on a testing course. The 27-year-old Swiss enjoyed two eagles and four birdies in a bogey-free front nine holes to reach 10 under par for...
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Canada’s Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes rally to win spot in Olympic beach volleyball gold-medal match | CBC Sports
The Canadian women’s beach volleyball team will play for gold at the Paris Olympics after defeating Switzerland 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 in semifinal play at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Thursday. After dropping the opener, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson saved a match ball against Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner in the second set before forcing a...
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US women eliminated by Switzerland in Olympic beach volleyball shocker
The U.S. has suffered an unexpected heartbreaker on the Paris sand. U.S. beach volleyball world champions Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng were defeated in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday night (21-18, 21-19) by Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli and Nina Brunner in an early quarterfinal exit. The defeat marks the first time the U.S....
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Seine River appears to claim another Olympian as Swiss triathlete has stomach infection
Another day, another sick Olympian who spent time in the Seine River. Triathlete Adrien Briffod of Switzerland suffered a stomach infection following the men’s event that took place on Wednesday. According to 7 News, Swiss officials confirmed the sickness but said that it was “impossible to say” if the Seine River was to blame. The Seine...