- 5d ago
Clarisse Agbégnénou wins bronze at Lausanne Grand Slam in return after maternity leave
French judoka Clarisse Agbégnénou won four of five bouts to secure bronze in the -63 kg division at the Lausanne Grand Slam, competing five months after the birth of her second child.
- 6d ago
Emmanouil Karalis clears 6.20 metres in Zurich as Armand Duplantis wins with 6.25
Greece's Emmanouil Karalis set a national record by clearing 6.20 metres on his first attempt at the Zurich Diamond League, becoming the second pole vaulter in history to achieve the mark behind meeting winner Armand Duplantis.
- Aug 24
Duplantis wins Silesia Diamond League with 6.20m vault as Karalis takes second
Armand Duplantis cleared 6.20 metres on his first attempt to win the men's pole vault at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, defeating Emmanouil Karalis and Sondre Guttormsen.
- Aug 23
Young Boys beat Vaduz 4-2 at Wankdorf to take Swiss Super League lead
Young Boys claimed a 4-2 victory over FC Vaduz on Sunday, moving to the top of the Swiss Super League table behind second-half goals from Alvyn Sanches and Armin Gigovic.
- Aug 23
Five officials face negligent homicide trial in Pontresina over fatal 2017 Bondo rockslide
Swiss prosecutors accuse five regional officials and experts of failing to close Val Bondasca hiking trails before 3 million cubic meters of rock broke off Piz Cengalo in August 2017, killing eight hikers.
- Aug 22
Audrey Werro sets Lausanne meeting record in 800m as Letsile Tebogo wins 200m
Switzerland's Audrey Werro broke the women's 800-metre meeting record in 1:55.33 at the Lausanne Diamond League, while Letsile Tebogo won the men's 200 metres in 19.87 seconds.
- Aug 22
Audrey Werro wins Lausanne 800m in 1:55.33 for fifth straight Diamond League victory
Swiss runner Audrey Werro set a meeting record of 1:55.33 in the women's 800 metres at Athletissima, edging Femke Broeders-Bol by 0.08 seconds in Lausanne.
- Aug 9
Demi Vollering wins second Tour de France Femmes, first repeat champion since 2022 relaunch
Dutch rider Demi Vollering claimed her second Tour de France Femmes title on Sunday, beating Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma by 1 minute 18 seconds after a solo attack on the Col d'Èze in Nice.
- Aug 9
Swiss Super League matchday 3: Basel crushes Thun 4-2, Lugano routs FCZ 5-0, Sion stuns Vaduz late
Asane Sow led FC Basel past champion Thun with two goals and two assists, while FC Zürich collapsed 5-0 at Lugano and Vaduz surrendered a lead for the second week running.
- Aug 8
Lausanne fight back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with 10-man Young Boys
Lausanne-Sport came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with Young Boys, who had Edimilson Fernandes sent off in the 58th minute of their Swiss Super League round 3 match at the Tuiliere.
- Aug 8
33rd Zurich Street Parade begins in 33-degree heat with 30 Love Mobiles and over 800,000 expected
The 33rd Zurich Street Parade began at 2pm on 8 August 2026, with 30 Love Mobiles rolling along a roughly two-kilometre lakeside route in hot, sunny weather and authorities expecting over 800,000 attendees by evening.
- Aug 3
Lorena Wiebes storms to second straight Tour de France Femmes stage win in Geneva sprint
The Dutch sprinter extended her overall lead to 14 seconds after a controlled finish, with Elisa Balsamo and Marianne Vos trailing in her wake.
- Aug 2
Lorena Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes opener in Lausanne, takes first yellow jersey
The Dutch sprinter powered up the Côte de Saint-François to beat Kim Le Court and Demi Vollering, while Paula Blasi claimed the white jersey amid team-role tensions.
- Aug 1
Red Bull becomes major partner of FDJ United-Suez women's cycling team ahead of Tour de France Femmes
The energy drink brand announced a long-term partnership with the French women's cycling team on the day of the Tour de France Femmes Grand Départ in Lausanne, marking its first foray into women's professional cycling.
- Jul 31
Niewiadoma-Phinney conquers Mont Ventoux to seize Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey
Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney attacked 9 km from the summit of Mont Ventoux on stage seven of the Tour de France Femmes, winning by 1 minute 16 seconds and moving into the overall lead by 15 seconds over Demi Vollering.
- Jul 26
GC Zürich fans pull emergency brake four times on Intercity train in protest over cut of extra trains
Fans of Grasshopper Club Zürich pulled the emergency brake four times and set off a smoke alarm aboard an Intercity train on Saturday, protesting the Swiss Federal Railways' reduction of dedicated fan trains. The action halted the IC 81 between Zürich and Bern, disabled air conditioning, and required police and ambulance presence at Bern station.
- Jul 25
IOC rejects FairSquare complaint over Infantino's ties to Trump, citing independence of federations
The IOC Ethics Commission said it lacks jurisdiction over the human rights group's allegations that FIFA president Gianni Infantino violated political neutrality rules by supporting Donald Trump.
- Jul 25
CAS rejects Lechia Gdańsk late appeal, condemning club to I liga after five-point deduction; Paolo Urfer sarcastically congratulates PZPN chiefs
The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne refused to hear Lechia Gdańsk's challenge to a five-point deduction that ended the club's top-flight status. President Paolo Urfer apologised to fans and directed sarcastic congratulations at three PZPN officials, while the club faces a domestic and FIFA transfer ban.
- Jul 10
Swiss reach first World Cup quarter-final since 1954 as multicultural side eyes Sunday night clash
The Swiss national football team will contest its first World Cup quarterfinal since the 1954 tournament when it takes the field in the early hours of Sunday, 12 July 2026, at 03:00 CEST. The current generation, featuring Breel Embolo, Granit Xhaka and Denis Zakaria, is already the most successful Swiss men's side in history.
- Jul 9
Locarno Film Festival unveils 79th edition with record submissions and star-powered programme
The Swiss festival returns 5–15 August with 7,759 entries (a 22% jump) and a Piazza Grande lineup featuring Olivia Wilde, Petra Volpe and James Gray, while Isabella Rossellini collects a lifetime award.
