MUNICH (Germany) – Switzerland and Austria both remained perfect at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers, while Ireland and Romania both grabbed their first wins of the campaign in the opening day of the window. Switzerland took a giant step towards the Second Round of the Pre-Qualifiers as they knocked off Kosovo 75-43...
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Florida’s Leanne Wong at Saturday’s Swiss Cup – Florida Gators
The duo of Leanne Wong (above) and Oklahoma’s Fuzzy Benas placed ninth in Saturday’s Swiss Cup Zürich competition. Photo By: Lloyd Smith/USA Gymnastics Zurich, Switzerland – The U.S. duo of Florida senior gymnast Leanne Wong and Oklahoma’s Fuzzy Benas took ninth in Saturday’s 41st annual Swiss Cup Zürich competition. There was an elimination...
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Tournament 1: Champs of Portugal and Switzerland reach the Final
ANTALYA (Turkiye) – SL Benfica have been one of the feel good teams of the Basketball Champions League over the past two seasons, and they are one step away from making it three straight Regular Season appearances after defeating Rilski Sportist in the Semi-Finals of the Qualification Rounds. It was a dramatic finish to the...
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St. Vincent’s Vonovier helps coach Switzerland to bronze at FIBA EuroBasket 2024
This story first appeared on athletics.stvincent.edu. LATROBE, PA — Julien Vonovier, a junior majoring in sports management with a minor in data analytics at Saint Vincent College, put his classroom lessons to work this past summer as an assistant coach for Switzerland’s U16 basketball national team. Switzerland finished third in Division B of the International Basketball Federation...
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FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 milestone marked by Tissot countdown clock and logo launch
LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – With one year to go until the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 in Switzerland, the occasion was celebrated with the unveiling of the Tissot countdown clock and the competition logo at a special event held in the host city. The flagship youth tournament will take place in the city of Lausanne...
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Swiss take double Paralympic gold in wheelchair marathon as Games close
Switzerland won both Paralympic wheelchair marathons on Sunday while the Netherlands secured back-to-back women’s wheelchair basketball titles, denying the United States on the final day of competition. China finished top of the medals table in Paris, as they have for every Paralympics since Athens in 2004. They had 94 golds, followed by Britain with 49...
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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Swiss double in wheelchair marathons, Dutch women retain basketball title
Switzerland won both Paralympic wheelchair marathons on Sunday while the Netherlands secured back-to-back women’s wheelchair basketball titles, denying the USA on the final day of competition. China finished top of the medals table in Paris, as they have for every Paralympics since Athens in 2004. It had 94 golds, followed by Britain with 49 and...
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Swiss double in Paralympic wheelchair marathons, Dutch women retain basketball title
Paris: Switzerland won both Paralympic wheelchair marathons on Sunday while the Netherlands secured back-to-back women’s wheelchair basketball titles, denying the USA on the final day of competition. China finished top of the medals table in Paris, as they have for every Paralympics since Athens in 2004. They had 94 golds, followed by Britain with 49...
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Paris Paralympics close with a party after ‘historic summer’
Chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Olympics and Paralympics had created a “historic summer” (JULIEN DE ROSA) The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a “historic summer”. The Paralympic flame and cauldron were extinguished before...
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Preview: Denmark vs. Serbia – prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Sunday’s Nations League clash between Denmark and Serbia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Denmark return to Parken for another UEFA Nations League home clash on Sunday, when Serbia are the visitors to Copenhagen. Both sides will be pleased with their work on matchday one in what now looks a much...
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Estonia win the Division B title, with Switzerland also promoted
SKOPJE (North Macedonia) – Estonia are the proud winners of the FIBA U16 EuroBasket, Division B 2024 title after beating Romania 76-71 in Saturday’s Final. Meanwhile, Switzerland took the third promotion place beating Belgium in the decisive Third Place Game to seal their place in Division A next summer alongside the finalists. The MVP part...
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Deacs Defeat Swiss National Team, 52-41 – Wake Forest University Athletics
ATHENS, Greece – The Wake Forest women’s basketball team is coming home with a perfect 3-0 mark after defeating the Swiss National Team, 52-41, Friday afternoon in Athens, Greece. For the second consecutive game, the Demon Deacons leaned on its strong defense. They set the tone early in the game, limiting the Swiss to...