- 8h ago
Dutch football federation withdraws support for Gianni Infantino and calls for Amsterdam FIFA summit
The Royal Dutch Football Association withdrew confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday, proposing an international reform summit in Amsterdam ahead of the March 2027 election.
- 17h ago
Shooting at Aarau techno festival leaves one dead and five injured in Switzerland
Aargau cantonal police and German authorities launched a manhunt after gunfire at the Schachen racecourse in Aarau killed a 22-year-old woman and left five others hospitalised.
- 2d ago
Zurich police temporarily tolerate activist occupation at Lindenhof public square
Activists occupied Zurich's elevated Lindenhof park on Friday evening to protest European migration policy and rearmament, with municipal police temporarily tolerating the site on Saturday.
- 2d ago
Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell break world hurdles records at Zurich Diamond League
Brazil's Alison dos Santos clocked 45.80 seconds in the 400-metre hurdles and American Masai Russell ran 12.09 seconds in the 100-metre hurdles at the Letzigrund Stadium.
- 2d ago
Severe thunderstorms with six-centimetre hail hit northern Switzerland
A fast-moving cold front triggered destructive hailstorms, 142 km/h winds, and 46,000 lightning strikes across northern and western Switzerland on Friday morning, disrupting rail lines and knocking out power.
- 3d 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.
- 5d ago
Swiss Boeing 777 with 238 on board diverts to Azores after chemical odor in cabin
Swiss flight LX9 from Chicago to Zurich made an emergency landing at Lajes Airport on Terceira on Tuesday morning after crew reported a pungent smell in economy class, leaving six people with minor symptoms.
- Aug 24
Katzberg throws 82.92m and Paulino clocks 48.87s in Chorzow Diamond League meet
Olympic champions Ethan Katzberg and Marileidy Paulino secured victories at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzow, while Polish runners secured podium and qualifying spots.
- Aug 23
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin rejects FIFA presidential bid but demands Infantino resign
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has ruled out running for the FIFA presidency while warning Gianni Infantino that he will face an election challenger if he does not step down before the March 2027 vote in Rabat.
- Aug 23
Guinea landfill landslide in Conakry kills at least 30 people after heavy rains
A massive waste mound collapsed at the Dar Es Salam landfill in Conakry following torrential overnight rains, killing at least 30 people and injuring 22 others on the day the site was scheduled to close.
- Aug 23
Two men seriously injured after scooter hits tree in Embrach crash
A 38-year-old driver and his passenger sustained severe injuries on Saturday evening when their scooter left Winklerstrasse in Embrach and struck a tree.
- Aug 22
FC Basel beats FC Zurich 2-1 after late penalty and stoppage-time VAR review
Second-half goals from Kazeem Olaigbe and Zan Celar overturned an early deficit at the Letzigrund, securing Basel a sixth consecutive derby win over Zurich.
- 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 21
Five missing and eight injured after fire destroys residential building in Thusis
Firefighters deployed cranes to dismantle the collapsed roof of the Beverin property in Graubünden after a midnight fire forced 14 residents to flee and sent eight to regional hospitals.
- Aug 18
Lufthansa Airbus A380 damages Munich runway lights in early landing after San Francisco flight
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 with 351 passengers on board touched down before the runway threshold at Munich Airport on Monday evening, marking the second runway incident at the hub within 48 hours.
- Aug 17
FIFA dismisses COO Kevin Lamour following dispute over World Cup private investment plan
FIFA terminated the contract of chief operating officer Kevin Lamour on 17 August 2026 after he publicly opposed Gianni Infantino's commercial investment plans, prompting backlash from confederations and human rights groups.
- Aug 15
Shanghai ranking 2026: France holds four universities in top 100 as Paris-Saclay stays 13th
The 24th Shanghai ranking, published 15 August 2026, places Paris-Saclay 13th and keeps four French universities in the global top 100, while Harvard, Stanford and MIT retain the podium.
- Aug 15
Swiss women's relay wins first-ever medal with silver at European Athletics Championships in Birmingham
Switzerland's women's 4x100m relay team won the country's first-ever relay medal at a major championship, taking silver at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham despite a near-disaster on the final baton exchange.
- Aug 15
Italy leads European Athletics Championships with 17 medals as Riva takes marathon silver
Pietro Riva won silver in the men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, finishing seven seconds behind Germany's Amanal Petros, as Italy closed the competition leading the medal table with 17 total medals.
