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Swiss Open : Matteo Berrettini to play Dominic Thiem in semis at Gstaad
Gstaad (Switzerland) : Italy's Matteo Berrettini came back from the brink of defeat at the Swiss Open here on Friday, rallying past fifth seed Pedro Martinez 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 to reach the semifinals and extend his winning streak to 11…
FIFA bans Ivory Coast goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo on doping charges
Zurich : Ivory Coast goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo has been banned for 18 months after testing positive for a prohibited substance, FIFA announced on Monday.
The 33-year-old footballer from Bonoua returned a positive test for trimetazidine,…
India beat Poland 6-4 to clinch inaugural FIH Hockey 5s title
Lausanne : The Indian men's hockey team registered a thrilling 6-4 win against Poland to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s title here on Sunday. Bobby Singh Dhami (11', 19') and Mohammed Raheel (13', 17'), who finished as the top…
Volodymyr Zelensky compares Russia’s invasion with Sarajevo in 1914, Munich in 1938
Davos-Klosters (Switzerland) : Calling for "maximum" sanctions against Russia, including an oil embargo, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a live video address to the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos-Klosters told the…
TT World Rankings: Manika Batra achieves career-best position of 38
Lausanne (Switzerland) : India paddler Manika Batra achieved a career-best ranking of 38 in women's singles after she climbed 10 places in the latest ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings, released on Tuesday. The Olympian was ranked 48th in…
World champ Sarah Ourahmoune becomes Ambassador for Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022
Switzerland : The International Boxing Association (IBA) on Saturday announced that the 2008 AIBA World Boxing Light Flyweight Champion, Sarah Ourahmoune, will be the Ambassador for the upcoming IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in…
Roger Federer signs up to play Swiss Indoors in October
Basel (Switzerland) : The 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer will play in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland, later this year after signing up for the Swiss Indoors tournament, organisers said in a statement on Tuesday.The 40-year-old…
India men placed third in year-end hockey rankings; women in ninth spot
Lausanne: A historic bronze medal for the men's team and fourth place for the women's team at the Tokyo Olympics has ensured India ended 2021 with their best-ever positions in four decades in the year-end FIH rankings.India are ranked third…
UNITAR and AGFUND sign two agreements to accelerate Sustainable Prosperity and strengthen Health…
Geneva, Switzerland : The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) signed two agreements yesterday to scale up action on financial inclusion and women empowerment in…
Roger Federer becomes brand ambassador for Swiss tourism board
Tennis great Roger Federer has become an official brand ambassador for Switzerland Tourism (ST), the country's national tourism board."Roger Federer and Switzerland Tourism will together develop initiatives to promote Switzerland globally.…