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#Stuttgart #Open #Iga #Swiatek #returns #clay #dominant #win">Stuttgart Open 2026 — Iga Swiatek returns on clay with a dominant win Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-sets victory over Laura Siegemund on Wednesday in Stuttgart in her opening match of the clay-court season and first under new coach Francisco Roig.
The former World No. 1, whose previous outing was a surprise early exit at the hands of compatriot Magda Linette at the Miami Open last month, saw off home hope Siegemund 6-2, 6-3 in the last 16.
Swiatek parted ways with Wim Fissette following her second-round loss in Miami before linking up with Roig, who was part of Rafael Nadal’s coaching team for many years.
The six-time Grand Slam champion has struggled for form so far this season, failing to reach a semi-final.
But Swiatek looked at home back on clay, the surface on which she has won 10 WTA titles including four French Open trophies, easily swatting aside Siegemund.
The Pole, who received a first-round bye as the third seed, broke serve five times in total as Siegemund never threatened an upset.
Swiatek will face either Alycia Parks or Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals.
Andreeva claimed a battling 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win in the first round to eliminate reigning champion Jelena Ostapenko, while American Parks defeated Germany’s Noma Noha Akugue in straight sets.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-sets victory over Laura Siegemund on Wednesday in Stuttgart in…
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#Ice #hockey #coach #fired #false #COVID19 #vaccine #certificate #Winter #Olympics">Ice hockey coach fired for using false COVID-19 vaccine certificate at Winter Olympics
A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he’d been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China’s travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics has been fired.
In a statement late Monday, head coach Patrick Fischer said he made a “serious mistake in this matter” by traveling to Beijing with the Switzerland men’s team using false paperwork.
The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation initially supported him, saying the case was closed because he had admitted to his mistake. But that changed Wednesday with news of his dismissal.
“The case is legally closed but has triggered a public debate about values and trust, which the federation takes very seriously,” federation president Urs Kessler said in a statement.
“From today’s perspective, our initial assessment — that the matter was concluded — was too short-sighted. This is about values and respect, that are fundamental to Swiss Ice Hockey and which Patrick Fischer did not uphold in 2022.”
Fischer had said before he was fired that “I’m very sorry if I’ve disappointed people with this situation.”
“I was in an extraordinary personal crisis because I didn’t want to be vaccinated,” he added. “At the same time I certainly didn’t want to let my team down at the Olympic Games.”
Swiss public broadcaster SRF said it confronted Fischer with documents showing he was fined nearly 39,000 Swiss francs ($50,000) by local authorities in 2023 for document forgery after buying the certificate on social media. SRF said he went public with his admission shortly after.
Switzerland hosts the world championship next month. Fischer was already due to step down after that.
Jan Cadieux, Switzerland’s former under-20 coach who had already been announced as Fischer’s replacement beginning next year, will take over in the new job immediately, the federation said.
Fischer was one of Switzerland’s most successful hockey coaches. He’d been in the post since 2015 and took the team to three Olympics as well as winning three world championship silver medals.
His team reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Olympics, where COVID-19 testing was a requirement and the NHL stayed away because of the pandemic.
Ahead of the 2022 Olympics, China had some of the strictest COVID-19 rules in the world. It insisted any athletes heading to the Games had to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or sit out a three-week quarantine in a hotel, as Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer did.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he’d been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China’s travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics has been fired.
In a statement late Monday, head coach Patrick Fischer said he made a “serious mistake in this matter” by traveling to Beijing with the Switzerland men’s team using false paperwork.
The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation initially supported him, saying the case was closed because he had admitted to his mistake. But that changed Wednesday with news of his dismissal.
“The case is legally closed but has triggered a public debate about values and trust, which the federation takes very seriously,” federation president Urs Kessler said in a statement.
“From today’s perspective, our initial assessment — that the matter was concluded — was too short-sighted. This is about values and respect, that are fundamental to Swiss Ice Hockey and which Patrick Fischer did not uphold in 2022.”
Fischer had said before he was fired that “I’m very sorry if I’ve disappointed people with this situation.”
“I was in an extraordinary personal crisis because I didn’t want to be vaccinated,” he added. “At the same time I certainly didn’t want to let my team down at the Olympic Games.”
Swiss public broadcaster SRF said it confronted Fischer with documents showing he was fined nearly 39,000 Swiss francs ($50,000) by local authorities in 2023 for document forgery after buying the certificate on social media. SRF said he went public with his admission shortly after.
Switzerland hosts the world championship next month. Fischer was already due to step down after that.
Jan Cadieux, Switzerland’s former under-20 coach who had already been announced as Fischer’s replacement beginning next year, will take over in the new job immediately, the federation said.
Fischer was one of Switzerland’s most successful hockey coaches. He’d been in the post since 2015 and took the team to three Olympics as well as winning three world championship silver medals.
His team reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Olympics, where COVID-19 testing was a requirement and the NHL stayed away because of the pandemic.
Ahead of the 2022 Olympics, China had some of the strictest COVID-19 rules in the world. It insisted any athletes heading to the Games had to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or sit out a three-week quarantine in a hotel, as Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer did.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he’d been vaccinated…
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Regardless of age, it can be a handy tool for anyone who wants to spend a little less time scrolling. The Shorts tab won’t show any videos once you hit your limit, just a notification that you’ve “reached your Shorts feed limit.” In our tests, hitting the time limit also removes Shorts from the Home screen, so by setting the timer to zero you can ignore Shorts entirely if you want. To turn on the timer, go to the settings in the YouTube app and select “time management” then toggle on the Shorts feed limit and select a time for it.
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YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes.
The feature was expanded in January to give parents some control over how long their kids spend scrolling through Shorts, with an option for zero minutes “coming soon.” According to YouTube spokesperson Makenzie Spiller, the option to set the timer to zero is now “live for all parents, and is currently being rolled out to everyone,” including users with regular adult accounts.
Regardless of age, it can be a handy tool for anyone who wants to spend a little less time scrolling. The Shorts tab won’t show any videos once you hit your limit, just a notification that you’ve “reached your Shorts feed limit.” In our tests, hitting the time limit also removes Shorts from the Home screen, so by setting the timer to zero you can ignore Shorts entirely if you want. To turn on the timer, go to the settings in the YouTube app and select “time management” then toggle on the Shorts feed limit and select a time for it.
YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes.
The feature was expanded in January to give parents some control over how long their kids spend scrolling through Shorts, with an option for zero minutes “coming soon.” According to YouTube spokesperson Makenzie Spiller, the option to set the timer to zero is now “live for all parents, and is currently being rolled out to everyone,” including users with regular adult accounts.
Regardless of age, it can be a handy tool for anyone who wants to spend a little less time scrolling. The Shorts tab won’t show any videos once you hit your limit, just a notification that you’ve “reached your Shorts feed limit.” In our tests, hitting the time limit also removes Shorts from the Home screen, so by setting the timer to zero you can ignore Shorts entirely if you want. To turn on the timer, go to the settings in the YouTube app and select “time management” then toggle on the Shorts feed limit and select a time for it.
YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on…
