GenevaLunch » Sports http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Sports, football: Servette FC downs Basel!http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/21/sports-football-servette-fc-downs-basel/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/21/sports-football-servette-fc-downs-basel/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 06:34:44 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70368 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – They said it themselves: “to make the Europa League, the goal seemed unattainable not long ago” but Sunday troubled football club Servette defeated Basel 2-1 in a surprise finish, to earn their way into the league. Swiss champion Basel put out its B team and left its stars on the bench, but [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/21/sports-football-servette-fc-downs-basel/feed/ 0 Usain Bolt to race in Zurich 30 August (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/usain-bolt-to-race-in-zurich-30-august-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/usain-bolt-to-race-in-zurich-30-august-update/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:23 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70279 GenevaLunch.com Update 11:20  ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Two-time Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt will be running in the Weltklasse Zurich 30 August in the Zurich Diamond League athletics races, the organizers said Monday 14 May. The tickets went on sale this morning, 15 May (Ed. note: at 11:15 there are still tickets but they are going fast!) The race [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/usain-bolt-to-race-in-zurich-30-august-update/feed/ 0 Sports, football: Man City take Premier League in last minute thrillerhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-football-man-city-take-premier-league-in-last-minute-thriller/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-football-man-city-take-premier-league-in-last-minute-thriller/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 19:56:40 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=70189 GenevaLunch.com Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England – The English Premier League changed hands in the final seconds of the season when Manchester City scored two goals in extra time against QPR to move ahead of Manchester United, on goal difference. United won their game at Sunderland 0-1 with a Wayne Rooney goal but things were wilder at [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-football-man-city-take-premier-league-in-last-minute-thriller/feed/ 0 Sports, tennis: Federer triumphs while rivals get the blueshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-tennis-federer-triumphs-while-rivals-get-the-blues/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-tennis-federer-triumphs-while-rivals-get-the-blues/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 19:26:37 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=70187 GenevaLunch.com MADRID, SPAIN – Roger Federer won the ATP Madrid Open 13 May 2012 in a tournament where his biggest rivals cursed the blue clay courts. The Swiss star moved past Rafa Nadal into second place in the ATP rankings and matched the Spaniard’s record 20 ATP 1000 tournament wins. Nadal and Novak Djokovic had already [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-tennis-federer-triumphs-while-rivals-get-the-blues/feed/ 0 Geneva Marathon shows Ethiopian men at their finesthttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/06/geneva-marathon-shows-ethiopian-men-at-their-finest/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/06/geneva-marathon-shows-ethiopian-men-at-their-finest/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 19:56:35 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69961 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Three Ethiopians took the top slots in the men’s Geneva Marathon for Unicef, which ran 4-6 May, and Russian/French Yulia Vinokurova came in first in the women’s race. Some 1,200 “elite” runners joined the race this year, but the hugely popular event pulled in 6,700 runners in all categories, including 500 children. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/06/geneva-marathon-shows-ethiopian-men-at-their-finest/feed/ 0 Basel, the reluctant champ, takes the crownhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/basel-the-reluctant-champ-takes-the-crown/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/basel-the-reluctant-champ-takes-the-crown/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:31:59 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69720 GenevaLunch.com BASEL, SWITZERLAND – It took three times but FC Basel has finally accepted the crown as Swiss football champions, in one of the stranger sagas of trying to make it to the top. The club defeated Lausanne 3-1 but the bigger battle was with FC Luzern, which theoretically could have overtaken the Basel club but [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/basel-the-reluctant-champ-takes-the-crown/feed/ 0 Brit wins Tour de Romandie in windy ridehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/brit-wins-tour-de-romandie-in-windy-ride/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/brit-wins-tour-de-romandie-in-windy-ride/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:37:45 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69715 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – British cyclist Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de Romandie Sunday, finishing the six-day race by winning Sunday’s against-the-clock run under tough conditions. The final 16.5km leg was a loop downhill from Montana Village, just below the resort of Crans-Montan, to Mollens and back up the steep mountainside to Aminona, ending in Crans. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/brit-wins-tour-de-romandie-in-windy-ride/feed/ 0 Strong foehn winds challenge clock race for Tour de Romandie cyclistshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/29/strong-foehn-winds-challenge-clock-race-for-tour-de-romandie-cyclists/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/29/strong-foehn-winds-challenge-clock-race-for-tour-de-romandie-cyclists/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:30:27 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69681 GenevaLunch.com Two forest fires, 80 police calls in less than 24 hours in Valais LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Tour de Romandie racers face a tough challenge Sunday 29 April as they pump up the steep mountainside from Mollens to Aminona, after a descent from Crans-Montana, 16.5km with strong foehn winds gusting for their final day of [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/29/strong-foehn-winds-challenge-clock-race-for-tour-de-romandie-cyclists/feed/ 0 Glacier Patrol cut short by avalanche dangerhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/28/glacier-patrol-cut-short-by-avalanche-danger/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/28/glacier-patrol-cut-short-by-avalanche-danger/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:15:45 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69640 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The famed Glacier Patrol, one of the world’s toughest high mountain trail ski races, has been called off at Arolla due to the instability of the snow. There have been no accidents, the Swiss Army, which organizes the race reported early Saturday, but not all information about the skiers was in yet. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/28/glacier-patrol-cut-short-by-avalanche-danger/feed/ 0 The age of reason on the slopes is NOT from 26-45http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/27/the-age-of-reason-on-the-slopes-is-not-from-26-45/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/27/the-age-of-reason-on-the-slopes-is-not-from-26-45/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:28:26 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69614 GenevaLunch.com Foreign non-residents lax when it comes to safety gear BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Safety Council’s latest figures for the use of safety equipment on the country’s ski slopes and off-piste show good use up to age 17, then a dip after age 25 until age 46, when skiers and snowboarders suddenly put on their [...]

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