Five Croatian bodybuilders have been suspended for doping as court procedures against a former Austrian sports manager continue.An Austrian doping control laboratory’s analysis of samples taken during a competition in Sisak, Croatia, from Marijan Mesec, Miroslav Kolobaric, Mirsad Skaljic and Robert Horvat last May confirmed that the athletes took illegal substances.Strongman Robert Meznaric was found […]
A driver stuck in a traffic jam died after he plunged over a bridges handrail yesterday (Thurs).The German got out of his car to get some fresh air in massive traffic congestion on Styrias A9 motorway near Pürgschachen.The 30-year-old man decided to sit down on a bridges handrail and died instantly after falling 30 […]
Melzer may face Federer
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Jürgen Melzer could be up against five-time US Open champion Roger Federer in the round of the final 16 of the upcoming Grand Slam event, drawings have shown.The Lower Austrian faces Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of the 22.7-million-US dollar tournament. If Melzer who reached the 2010 French Open semi finals beats […]
Jelavic wants Rapid to lose
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Former Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic has revealed he wants his ex-teammates to lose their crucial UEFA Europa League qualifier against Aston Villa tonight (Thurs)The Croat told Scottish media today: “I have to hope that my old team loses, but this is football.”Jelavic, 24, stressed that Villa must knock out the 32-time Austria league champions […]
Sturm present two new players
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Sturm Graz have signed two players shortly before the end of the summer transfer period.Clubs executive manager Oliver Kreuzer announced today (Thurs) he had agreed with bosses at German Bundesliga giants Werder Bremen on a loan deal for left-back Timo Perthel.Kreuzer a former Bayern Munich defender added that the squad would also be […]
The company running Vienna International Airport (VIA) may launch legal action against firms hired to build a controversial new terminal, it has emerged.Flughafen AG said today (Thurs) it was negotiating with its legal team over whether to call for compensation from companies hired to build Skylink, a terminal that was set to open in 2008. […]
Leaked Natascha Kampusch police interview protocols seem to confirm that authorities attempted to cover up police blunders.Greens MP Peter Pilz, who published police documents regarding the abduction of Kampusch, said the top secret information was evidence of a scandal involving police and high-ranking politicians.The documents seem to confirm previous speculations that investigators failed to follow […]
Organisers of the Frequency Festival are in hot water after a firm assigned to clean up after last weekends mega event has been accused of illegally employing most of its staff.A special unit formed by finance ministry officials and police found out that 48 of the 53 workers hired by the company to clean up […]
One man was injured when a pensioner fearing a burglary shot at a group of friends trying to put up a poster to surprise his birthday-celebrating wife.Police in St. Georgen in Upper Austrias Vöcklabruck district said today (Thurs) the 78-year-old had fired several shots in the direction the noise was coming from in his houses […]
Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has spoken out against the construction of additional minarets in Austria.The right-winger said on state-owned TV channel ORFs “Sommergespräche” (Summer Talks) series last night (Mon): “We say yes to houses of prayers, but no to minarets and muezzins.”Straches statement comes after Anas Schakfeh, president of the Austrian Islamic Denomination […]