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But new coach Rolf Fringer is clearly a Knup fan and included him in his 19-man squad on Thursday.
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Switzerland failed to progress beyond the opening group phase in Euro 96.
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Squad:
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Goalkeepers - Marco Pascolo (Cagliari), Pascal Zuberbuehler (Grasshoppers).
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Defenders - Stephane Henchoz (Hamburg), Marc Hottiger (Everton), Yvan Quentin (Sion), Ramon Vega (Cagliari) Raphael Wicky (Sion).
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Midfielders - Alexandre Comisetti (Grasshoppers), Antonio Esposito (Grasshoppers), Sebastien Fournier (Stuttgart), Christophe Ohrel (Lausanne), Patrick Sylvestre (Sion), David Sesa (Servette), Ciriaco Sforza (Inter Milan) Murat Yakin (Grasshoppers).
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Strikers - Kubilay Turkyilmaz (Grasshoppers), Adrian Knup (Galatasaray), Christophe Bonvin (Sion), Stephane Chapuisat (Borussia Dortmund).
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ATHLETICS - IT'S A RECORD - 40,000 BEERS ON THE HOUSE.
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BRUSSELS 1996-08-22
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Spectators at Friday's Brussels grand prix meeting have an extra incentive to cheer on the athletes to world record performances--a free glass of beer.
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A Belgian brewery has offered to pay for a free round of drinks for all of the 40,000 crowd if a world record goes at the meeting, organisers said on Thursday.
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It could be one of the most expensive rounds of drinks ever.
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The meeting is sold out already.
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Two world records are in serious danger of being broken at the meeting--the women's 1,000 metres and the men's 3,000 metres.
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GOLF - GERMAN OPEN FIRST ROUND SCORES.
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STUTTGART, Germany 1996-08-22
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Leading first round
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scores in the German Open golf championship on Thursday (Britain
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unless stated):
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62 Paul Broadhurst
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63 Raymond Russell
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64 David J. Russell, Michael Campbell (New Zealand), Ian
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Woosnam, Bernhard Langer (Germany), Ronan Rafferty, Mats
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Lanner (Sweden), Wayne Riley (Australia)
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65 Eamonn Darcy (Ireland), Per Nyman (Sweden), Russell Claydon,
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Mark Roe, Retief Goosen (South Africa), Carl Suneson
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66 Stephen Field, Paul Lawrie, Ian Pyman, Max Anglert
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(Sweden), Miles Tunnicliff, Christian Cevaer (France),
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Des Smyth (Ireland), David Carter, Lee Westwood, Greg
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Chalmers (Australia), Miguel Angel Martin (Spain),
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Thomas Bjorn (Denmark), Fernando Roca (Spain), Derrick
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Cooper
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67 Jeff Hawksworth, Padraig Harrington (Ireland), Michael
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Welch, Thomas Gogele (Germany), Paul McGinley (Ireland),
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Gary Orr, Jose-Maria Canizares (Spain), Michael Jonzon
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(Sweden), Paul Eales, David Williams, Andrew Coltart,
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Jonathan Lomas, Jose Rivero (Spain), Robert Karlsson
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(Sweden), Marcus Wills, Pedro Linhart (Spain), Jamie
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Spence, Terry Price (Australia), Juan Carlos Pinero (Spain),
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Mark Mouland
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SOCCER - UEFA REWARDS THREE COUNTRIES FOR FAIR PLAY.
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GENEVA 1996-08-22
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Norway, England and Sweden were rewarded for their fair play on Thursday with an additional place in the 1997-98 UEFA Cup competition.
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Norway headed the UEFA Fair Play rankings for 1995-96 with 8.62 points, ahead of England with 8.61 and Sweden 8.57.
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The rankings are based on a formula that takes into account many factors including red and yellow cards, and coaching and spectators' behaviour at matches played at an international level by clubs and national teams.
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Only the top three countries are allocated additional places.
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The UEFA Fair Play rankings are: 1.
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Norway 8.62 points
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2. England 8.61
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3. Sweden 8.57
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4. Faroe Islands 8.56
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5. Wales 8.54
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6. Estonia 8.52
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7. Ireland 8.45
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8. Belarus 8.39
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9. Iceland 8.35
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10. Netherlands 8.30
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10. Denmark 8.30
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10. Germany 8.30
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13. Scotland 8.29
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13. Latvia 8.29
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15. Moldova 8.24
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16. Yugoslavia 8.22
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16. Belgium 8.22
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18. Luxembourg 8.20
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19. France 8.18
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20. Israel 8.17
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21. Switzerland 8.15
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21. Slovakia 8.15
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23. Poland 8.12
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23. Portugal 8.12
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25. Georgia 8.10
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26. Ukraine 8.09
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26. Spain 8.09
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26. Finland 8.09
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29. Macedonia 8.07
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30. Lithuania 8.06
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31. Austria 8.05
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32. Russia 8.03
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33. Romania 8.02
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33. Turkey 8.02
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35. Hungary 7.98
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36. Czech Republic 7.95
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37. Greece 7.89
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37. Northern Ireland 7.89
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39. Italy 7.85
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40. Cyprus 7.83
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41. Armenia 7.80
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42. Slovenia 7.77
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43. Croatia 7.75
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44. Bulgaria 7.73
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45. Malta 7.40
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CRICKET - POLICE COMMANDOS ON HAND FOR AUSTRALIANS' FIRST MATCH.
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COLOMBO 1996-08-22
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Armed police commandos patrolled the ground when Australia opened their short tour of Sri Lanka with a five-run win over the country's youth team on Thursday.
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Australia, in Sri Lanka for a limited overs tournament which also includes India and Zimbabwe, have been promised the presence of commandos, sniffer dogs and plainclothes policemen to ensure the tournament is trouble-free.
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They are making their first visit to the island since boycotting a World Cup fixture in February because of fears over ethnic violence.
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Australia, batting first in Thursday's the warm-up match, scored 251 for seven from their 50 overs.
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Ricky Ponting led the way with 100 off 119 balls with two sixes and nine fours before retiring.
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The youth side replied with 246 for seven.
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