Is Federer broken?

Roger Federer has come up once again short versus his nemesis Rafael Nadal. He hasn’t beaten him in over a year, and despite Nadal disputing an epic semi-final in Melbourne, was unable to win his 14th Slam at the Australian Open and equal Pete Sampras’ record. Versus Nadal, Federer is slowing getting a reputation for [...]

Human rights won’t get in the way of business

Swiss companies are like firms from all over the world: they are hoping to make it big in China. Many are hoping especially to strike gold at the Beijing Olympic Games by using the world’s largest sporting event to sell their products and services in one of the fastest growing international markets. They even have [...]

Federer is human after all

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer is not a robot. He has admitted to succumbing to a bout of mononucleosis – glandular fever – and blames the dread disease for his bad start to the year. (Who has he been kissing lately? I thought was a teenie illness.) His “horror” stretch includes losing to eventual champion [...]

Hamilton speeding to tax haven

British motor racing star Lewis Hamilton is set to join the growing number of Formula 1 drivers and other rich foreigners to settle in Switzerland- in the Geneva area according to Le Matin newspaper. The Mclaren driver says he wants to escape incessant attention at home, but he could also save millions in taxes. Hamilton [...]

Hingis retires on a “high” note

Switzerland’s former world number one tennis player Martina Hingis has retired – for the second time – from sport at the ripe old age of 27. This time it’s not injury – or bad shoes – putting paid to her ambitions, but a positive drug test. If a Wimbledon drug check is to [...]

I’m too sexy for my skis

Switzerland’s tourist industry is heading into the winter season flush with confidence, featuring a bare-chested ski instructor in its new marketing campaign. Switzerland Tourism’s advertising features a topless male ski instructor. A competition is part of the international campaign. Up for grabs is a weeklong ski holiday, including private ski instruction. Anyone taking part votes [...]

Some things never change

Traditional wrestling brought together hundreds of thousands of people recently in the Swiss city of Aarau. Two days of competition to decide who would be king of the sawdust ring and take home the bull.

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