The Local Switzerland

Take care around fireworks, Swiss told

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:20:12 +0200

Fireworks cause 250 accidents a year in Switzerland – half of them on August 1st, Swiss National Day.

Injury ends Swiss seed Bencic's Wimbledon

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:39:09 +0200

Swiss seventh seed Belinda Bencic is out of Wimbledon after retiring from her second round match with a wrist injury on Thursday.

Federer: tennis should have 'zero tolerance' for dopers

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:16:15 +0200

Roger Federer had no sympathy for Maria Sharapova, saying on Thursday he backs a "zero tolerance" stance against doping.

Swiss champ Federer pulls out of French Open

Thu, 19 May 2016 20:43:32 +0200

Roger Federer withdrew from the French Open on Thursday after failing to recover from a back injury, bringing to an end the 17-time major winner's run of 65 consecutive Grand Slams.

Injury forces Swiss star Bencic out of French Open

Wed, 18 May 2016 11:02:57 +0200

World number eight Belinda Bencic of Switzerland has been ruled out of the French Open at Roland Garros, tournament organizers announced on Tuesday.

Austrian triumphs over ailing Federer in Rome

Thu, 12 May 2016 18:13:14 +0200

Swiss third seed Roger Federer's Rome Masters bid ended with a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 third round defeat to Austrian 13th seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday.

Tennis: Federer back on form with win in Rome

Wed, 11 May 2016 16:53:19 +0200

Roger Federer made a winning return to the clay after last week's back pain, with the Swiss icon beating German teenager Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the Rome Masters on Wednesday.

Injury forces skiers to build igloo to survive

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:02:14 +0100

Three ski-tourers and their rescuers built an igloo to survive overnight in the mountains when one of the party became injured.

VIDEO: Cyclist survives 12-metre fall into lake

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:39:35 +0100

Professional cyclist Arnold Fiek was looking for an adrenaline rush when he took part in the Gran Premio di Lugano cycle race - but he probably wasn't imagining this.

Accidents claim almost 2,000 lives a year

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:39:44 +0200

A study released Wednesday by the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention found that about one million Swiss are injured in non-occupational accidents every year. Of those, 1,900 die from their injuries.