Ski racer Urs Kryenbühl fell badly and has already had surgery. And with Jeong Sang-Bin, another player joins GC from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The most important sports news at a glance.
Football: Dusan Vlahovic for 70 million to Juventus
Is Juventus worth 70 million: Serbian Dusan Vlahovic.
(sda/dpa) Dusan Vlahovic has joined Juventus from AC Fiorentina. According to the Turin team, the transfer of the 22-year-old Serbian goalkeeper cost more than 70 million francs.
In addition, bonus payments of up to CHF 10 million have been agreed upon when sporting goals are achieved. Vlahovic, who has scored 20 goals in 24 competitive games this season, has been handed a contract that runs until 2026.
Alpine skiing: World Cup races on the Matterhorn already in autumn 2022
World Cup ski races on the Matterhorn can already be admired this year.
bsn. The idea of holding World Cup ski races at the foot of the Matterhorn is becoming reality faster than previously thought. The premiere was previously planned for autumn 2023, but Zermatt will now be the venue for two women’s and two men’s downhill runs this year. The men will hold their races on October 29th and 30th, the women on November 5th and 6th.
The move forward is not least due to the explicit request of the Ski World Association FIS; Because the new 3S cable car to the Klein Matterhorn will not be completed until spring 2023, the start of the men’s descent in 2022 will be at 3700 meters above sea level, 100 meters below the starting point intended for the original descent. The route leads from the start in Switzerland across the national border to Italy (ski destination Cervinia). Thus, both the Italian and the Swiss Ski Association are involved in the organization, as well as the FIS and the local organizers. The experienced team from the World Cup races in Val Gardena will take over the management of the race, because Zermatt and Cervinia still lack the necessary know-how.
Alpine skiing: Urs Kryenbühl fell badly and operated
(sda) Urs Kryenbühl fell badly in the Europacup Super-G in Saalbach-Hinterglemm on Thursday. The 28-year-old suffered a pelvic injury, a so-called rupture of the symphysis. Internal organs were not injured. Kryenbühl was transferred to Switzerland and operated on at the Hirslanden Clinic in Zurich.
Soccer: Jeong Sang-Bin is another player moving from Wolverhampton to Zurich
(sda) Permeability between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grasshoppers leads to another transfer. The Zurich side are getting 18-year-old South Korean offensive player Jeong Sang-Bin from England on a one-and-a-half-season loan.
Last season, Jeong made 28 appearances for Suwon Bluewings in South Korea’s top division. He also made his debut for the South Korean national team.
Football: Bastien Toma returns to Switzerland on loan
(sda) The Belgian first division club Genk is loaning Bastien Toma to FC St. Gallen until the end of the season. The 22-year-old midfielder and former Swiss U-21 international joined Genk from FC Sion in the summer of 2020 and has a contract until 2024.
Meanwhile, 24-year-old left-back Boubacar Traorè is definitely leaving FC St. Gallen. The Senegalese joins Metalist Kharkiv, leader of the 2nd Ukrainian division.
Ice hockey: The ZSC Lions leave Lausanne no chance
Have a lot of reason to be happy on Thursday: ZSC player Patrick Geering (left) celebrates with his teammates Denis Malgin and Sven Andrighetto (right).
ZSC Lions 5-1 Lausanne (3-0, 1-0, 1-1). – 7161 spectators. – Goals: 10. Marti (Noreau, Roe) 1-0. 14 Andrighetto (Malgin) 2-0. 17. Andrighetto (Malgin, Noreau / exclusions Sekac, Glauser) 3:0. 28. Phil Baltisberger 4-0. 46. Hollenstein (Andrighetto, Noreau / exclusion Frolik) 5:0. 60. (59.19) Sekac (Fuchs, Marti) 5: 1. – The ZSC Lions celebrate their eleventh win in the last twelve games. The home game against a hopeless and listless Lausanne is like a show run early on.
This is what we noticed: Zurich versus Lausanne, that meant duels with little love in the recent past. In the last duel in the Hallenstadion in November, Lausanne defender Mark Barberio, who has since been deported to Russia, broke the jaw of ZSC center Garrett Roe. And ZSC coach Rikard Grönborg first challenged his antipode John Fust to a boxing match – and then said: “He doesn’t have his team under control. It’s embarrassing. And he’s embarrassing too. He shouldn’t be a coach. It’s not just this one game. It’s a culture down there. A shame.” The day after these statements by the Swede, the ZSC sent an amazing communiqué with the headline: “Respect, the greatest asset in ice hockey”.
On Thursday evening, in the penultimate game before the Olympic break, the atmosphere was more relaxed. After 17 minutes, ZSC was leading 3-0 against an overwhelmed opponent, the game was decided early – and goalkeeper Ludovic Waeber, who was recently forced into the role of Jakub Kovar’s substitute, was only 41 seconds short of his third shutout of the season.
The performances by Kovar and Waeber, which have been excellent across the board in recent weeks, do not bode well for Lukas Flüeler. The three-time champion goalkeeper, who is retiring at the end of the season, is no longer relevant and a quiet farewell is imminent. The possibility of Flüeler gaining game practice with the GCK Lions farm team in the coming weeks has not yet been discussed internally.
Meanwhile, with regard to the coming season, the departure of the center Marcus Krüger is becoming apparent. According to Swedish media reports, the former NHL professional is to move to Djurgarden in Stockholm. After Canadian Olympian Maxim Noreau (moving to Rapperswil), he would be the second foreigner to leave ZSC. Only attackers Garrett Roe and Justin Azevedo are currently under contract – both until 2023. (Nicola Berger)
national league. Qualification. Thursday: Ajoie – Freiburg 1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 3, 0: 0). Bern – Zug 4: 1 (2: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1). Biel – SCL Tigers 7: 3 (1: 1, 4: 2, 2: 0). Rapperswil-Jona Lakers – Davos 0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2). Lugano 4-1 Ambri-Piotta (1-1, 1-0, 2-0). ZSC Lions 5-1 Lausanne (3-0, 1-0, 1-1). – Ranking: 1. Freiburg 39/82. 2nd train 40/80. 3. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 43/82. 4. ZSC Lions 42/79. 5. Biel 41/75. 6.Davos 41/68. 7.Lausanne 39/59. 8. Geneva/Servette 41/61. 9.Lugano 41/60. 10. Berne 41/53. 11. Ambri-Piotta 42/49. 12. SCL Tigers 42/32. 13. Ajoie 40/18.
Athletics: Del Ponte injured, Kambundji tested positive
Will start the indoor season late: Mujinga Kambundji (left) and Ajla del Ponte.
(sda) Ajla Del Ponte and Mujinga Kambundji both have to postpone their first appearance of the indoor season. The Ticino is slightly injured, while the Bernese tested positive for the corona virus earlier in the week.
Del Ponte sustained a small tear in his gluteus maximus and has been feeling handicapped in training for the past ten days. Instead of this weekend in Magglingen, last year’s European indoor champion over 60 m is now planning her first start on February 3rd in Ostrava.
At Kambundji, on the other hand, the first appearance is only postponed by two days. Instead of Friday in Karlsruhe, she will be at the start in Magglingen on Sunday.
Football: Fabian Frei extends with Basel until 2024
(sda) Fabian Frei extended his contract with FC Basel, which expired in the summer, until 2024. The 33-year-old midfielder is currently in his tenth season with the Basel team. Frei has won five championships with FCB and three cup winners. With 438 competitive games, he should soon replace Massimo Ceccaroni (452) as the club’s record player.