GenevaLunch - Sports

Verbier chairlift, accident site

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:31:51 +0100

Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)

Child falls off ski-lift in Verbier

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:00:04 +0100

Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)

Cantonal police, Valais, Switzerland, Fre - A seven-year-old child from Britain fell off a four-seat chairlift in Verbier Friday, suffering head injuries and stomach pains. He was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Sion. The boy was with three children and first reports were that they were unable to close the bar properly, but this version of the story is contested by Televerbier, which operates the lifts. The child fell from a height of about eight metres, according to the police report, after riding the lift for 100 metres. A ski teacher and three other children were in the seat ahead of the foursome.

Verbier skier's death has freeride world in mourning

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:46:15 +0100

24 Heures, English Corner - Verbier 18-year-old extreme skier Neal Valiton tumbled to his death Wednesday afternoon in competition in Tignes, France, in front of a horrified crowd.

According to organizers it is the first death in 10 years of freeride competitions.

Rega air rescues near 10,000 mark

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:29:20 +0100

12 April 2007, Alpine peaks: with 1,514 mountain rescues a year, chances are someone on these peaks will be calling Rega today.

TSR, Fre - Rega, the Swiss air ambulance service, was called on 9,578 times in 2006, an increase of 6.4% over the previous year. The number of trips due to mountain sports accidents was up 9%, with July and September the busiest months of the year. Winter sports accidents alone increased by more than 11%.

Easter weekend thick with travellers, skiers

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:47:52 +0100

RSR, Fre - The four-day Easter weekend had people on the go, with record numbers of skiers in many resorts and 100,000 people going through the Gothard tunnel, a main European north-south route. Zermatt's overnight stays were up 3% over 2006 and Grindelwald registered 25,300 skiers, more than double the number this time last year.

The busiest travel time, reports RSR, was Thursday evening when the northern entrance to the Gothard had a 7 kilometre tailback. The busiest road in the Lake

Weekend sports: sailing

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:55:02 +0100

GenevaLunch - Valencia - The Alinghi team demonstrated their class in the preliminary races but will now have to wait to see which team will take the Louis Vuitton Cup and so win the right to challenge Alinghi in the America's Cup, 23 June - 7 July. Alinghi news

Weekend sports: golf

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:47:40 +0100

GenevaLunch - US Masters - The Augusta, Georgia course proved too much for the golf superstars. American Zack Johnson, a virtual unknown, played a steady round to take the green jacket, while Tiger Woods slipped up after leading the field. Johnson tied the highest-winning Masters aggregate, set in 1954.

Weekend sports: Formula One

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:41:28 +0100

GenevaLunch - Malaysian Grand Prix - McLaren-Mercedes scored a surprise double triumph, with Fernanado Alonso and Lewis Hamilton taking the top two places. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen took third while teammate Felipe Massa came in fifth.

Weekend sports: football

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:33:59 +0100

GenevaLunch - The English premiership was thrown open when Portsmouth beat Manchester United 2-1. Chelsea are now only three points behind after beating Spurs 1-0. Aresenal lost to West Ham 0-1. In Monday's games Newcastle against Arsenal was a no-score draw while Watford beat Portsmouth 4-2. BBC

Weekend sports: cricket World Cup

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:15:14 +0100

GenevaLunch - Australia dominated England, with a seven-wicket victory despite a century by Kevin Pietersen. Bangladesh beat South Africa with a fine display on a slow pitch. New Zealand beat Ireland.

Int'l sports roundup: golf

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:43:26 +0100

BBC - The US Masters is underway today in Augusta, Georgia. Can anyone beat Tiger Woods? Club rules for spectators include no phones, no cameras and no running.

Ten million requests for Euro 08 games force ticket lottery

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:41:21 +0100

TSR, Fre - The door slammed Saturday night, 31 March, at midnight on requests for tickets to the Euro 08 football championship games - with 10.3 million tickets requested by 589,000 people. UEFA will now hold a notarized lottery within two weeks for the 33% of the 1.05 million tickets available for this sale. Anyone who ordered tickets will be informed by the end of April whether or not they will have them.

UEFA says the orders were 18 times greater than four years ago for the games in Portugal and nearly as high as for the FIFA world championship (10.8m) in Germany in 2006.

Alinghi and other racers unveil their 2007 America's cup entrants (Photo: Ivo Rovira/Alinghi, copyright 2007)

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:30:23 +0100

Valencia, Spain, 1 April 2007. Unveiling Day. Public and teams visiting the Alinghi base to view the new boats from the Alinghi defender for the 32nd America's Cup: SUI100 in front and SUI91 behind.

Shape of things to come: Alinghi and other racers unveil their 2007 America's Cup entrants

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:10:58 +0100

swissinfo and Alinghi - Alinghi, Switzerland's entrant in the America's Cup sailing race in Valencia 23 June to 7 July 2007 showed the world the hulls and keels of its two new boats, as did the other 11 competitors.

Valencia, Spain, 1 April 2007. Unveiling Day. Public and teams visiting the Alinghi base to view the new boats from the Alinghi defender for the 32nd America's Cup: SUI100 in front and SUI91 behind.

Weekend sports: tennis

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:00:53 +0100

Gl and sources - Serbian teenager Novak Djokovic beat Argentinian Guillermo Canas 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Miami Masters. In the women's final Serena Williams came back from 6-0, 2-0 down to defeat Justine Henin 0-6, 7-5, 6-3.