https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After the town of Porrentruy in canton Jura prohibited people from neighbouring France to use its municipal pool, another Swiss city, Basel, may follow suit. https://www.thelocal.ch/20250714/one-more-swiss-city-bans-foreigners-from-its-swimming-pools Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:16:17 +0200 one-more-swiss-city-bans-foreigners-from-its-swimming-pools An outdoor pool in Switzerland has reportedly banned most foreign nationals and many tourists for the summer period blaming them for outbreaks of anti-social behaviour. https://www.thelocal.ch/20250703/swiss-swimming-pool-restricts-foreign-bathers-over-summer-after-trouble Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:33:24 +0200 swiss-swimming-pool-restricts-foreign-bathers-over-summer-after-trouble The 16-team women's football tournament, to be held in eight Swiss cities, kicks off on July 2nd. Here's an overview. https://www.thelocal.ch/20250630/what-fans-need-to-know-about-the-womens-euro-2025-tournament-in-switzerland Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:57:02 +0200 what-fans-need-to-know-about-the-womens-euro-2025-tournament-in-switzerland Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer announced his retirement from international football on Monday after a 12-year career in which he made 94 appearances for the national side. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240819/swiss-goalkeeper-sommer-retires-from-international-football Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:33:14 +0200 swiss-goalkeeper-sommer-retires-from-international-football Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday after winning 125 Switzerland caps and becoming the only player to score in each of the last three World Cups and European Championships. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240716/shaqiri-ends-switzerland-career-after-125-caps Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:12:02 +0200 shaqiri-ends-switzerland-career-after-125-caps The body of British extreme kayaker Bren Orton, missing since May 16th, was found in southern Switzerland in Lake Maggiore on Thursday, Swiss police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240531/british-extreme-kayaker-found-dead-in-lake-maggiore Fri, 31 May 2024 02:05:52 +0200 british-extreme-kayaker-found-dead-in-lake-maggiore Switzerland has been rocked by the news that FIFA has amended its rules to allow the possible moving of its headquarters from Zurich. However, it’s hardly the only international sporting organisation based in Switzerland. Why is that the case? https://www.thelocal.ch/20240517/why-are-so-many-international-sporting-organisations-based-in-switzerland Fri, 17 May 2024 16:38:05 +0200 why-are-so-many-international-sporting-organisations-based-in-switzerland Have you heard of Schwingen? Switzerland's national sport involves jute shorts, sawdust, and a whole lot of wrestling, https://www.thelocal.ch/20240207/everything-you-need-to-know-about-schwingen-in-switzerland Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:19:06 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-schwingen-in-switzerland The Cricket World Cup is being hosted in India this year, lasting over a month from October 5th to November 19th. How can you follow the tournament if you live in Switzerland? https://www.thelocal.ch/20231018/how-can-i-watch-the-cricket-world-cup-in-switzerland Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:48:06 +0200 how-can-i-watch-the-cricket-world-cup-in-switzerland As the Rugby World Cup approaches its climax, here's how you can get in on the action in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20231012/how-to-watch-the-rugby-world-cup-quarter-finals-in-switzerland Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:38:16 +0200 how-to-watch-the-rugby-world-cup-quarter-finals-in-switzerland Traditional Swiss wrestling, known as "schwingen" in German, has been a male preserve for centuries -- the ultimate test of manhood for Alpine alpha males. But a growing number of women are trying to muscle their way into Switzerland's top homegrown sport despite opposition from some men. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230809/women-wrestlers-battle-for-equality-with-swiss-schwinger-kings Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:13:58 +0200 women-wrestlers-battle-for-equality-with-swiss-schwinger-kings Hundreds of runners braved a lung-busting ascent into the Alps in Switzerland's Glacier 3000 Run on Saturday, albeit on a shortened course due to summer heatwaves melting the ice. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220807/in-pictures-runners-take-on-swiss-glacier-race-despite-melt Sun, 07 Aug 2022 18:14:55 +0200 in-pictures-runners-take-on-swiss-glacier-race-despite-melt This Saturday and Sunday July 9th and 10th, over 170 cyclists from all over the world will compete in the annual Tour de France competition, part of which will take place in Switzerland. This is where you can watch the event. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220705/the-best-spots-to-watch-tour-de-france-in-switzerland Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:13:55 +0200 the-best-spots-to-watch-tour-de-france-in-switzerland Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has become part of a consortium which now owns English Premier League club Chelsea FC. But who is he? https://www.thelocal.ch/20220525/who-is-hansjorg-wyss-the-swiss-billionaire-who-part-owns-chelsea-fc Wed, 25 May 2022 18:12:39 +0200 who-is-hansjorg-wyss-the-swiss-billionaire-who-part-owns-chelsea-fc According to media reports, Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss is set to buy Chelsea FC, with the club put up for sale as a likely consequence of sanctions on Russia. But who is he - and is the sale likely to happen? https://www.thelocal.ch/20220304/who-is-hansjorg-wyss-the-swiss-billionaire-in-line-to-buy-chelsea-fc Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:52:37 +0100 who-is-hansjorg-wyss-the-swiss-billionaire-in-line-to-buy-chelsea-fc Hansjorg Wyss, one of Switzerland's richest men, said Wednesday he had been offered the chance to buy Chelsea, with the European football champions' Russian owner Roman Abramovich under growing scrutiny. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220302/swiss-billionaire-mulls-buying-chelsea-fc Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:43:43 +0100 swiss-billionaire-mulls-buying-chelsea-fc Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he will continue fighting fraud allegations, and does not fear his case possibly going to trial, he told a Swiss weekly in an interview published on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210822/swiss-ex-fifa-boss-blatter-not-afraid-of-going-to-trial Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:46:23 +0200 swiss-ex-fifa-boss-blatter-not-afraid-of-going-to-trial Sepp Blatter, the former world football chief, faces his final hearing with a Swiss prosecutor on Monday in a fraud probe surrounding a 2011 FIFA payment to Michel Platini. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210808/former-fifa-chief-blatter-faces-final-hearing-in-switzerland-in-payment-probe Sun, 08 Aug 2021 21:27:22 +0200 former-fifa-chief-blatter-faces-final-hearing-in-switzerland-in-payment-probe Switzerland has 12 medals - three of them gold - and counting, which is already one of the best results in history. For a diverse nation with a small population, why is Switzerland suddenly good at sports? https://www.thelocal.ch/20210802/why-is-the-secret-to-switzerlands-olympic-success Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:36:36 +0200 why-is-the-secret-to-switzerlands-olympic-success Around 250,000 people turned off the TV after France scored to make it 3-1, meaning they missed one of the best performances in Swiss football history. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210702/what-happened-when-switzerland-last-made-it-so-far-and-why-you-should-watch-to-the-end Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:27:05 +0200 what-happened-when-switzerland-last-made-it-so-far-and-why-you-should-watch-to-the-end