Two people were injured when a compressed air tank exploded at a diving club in Vienna-Penzing yesterday (Tues).Authorities said today a divers right hand was shredded by the blast as he filled a compressed air tank with oxygen, adding that the man suffered serious injuries to his lower body as well.His eight-year-old grandson, who was […]
Traffic jam sidelines Maierhofer
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A massive traffic jam kept Stefan Maierhofer from debuting for his new club yesterday (Tues).The 202-centimetre-tall striker arrived too late to join his MSV Duisburg teammates in the friendly against Cypriot side EN Paralimni in Windischgarsten, Upper Austria. The German second league team won the match 5-1. Both clubs are currently preparing in Austria for […]
Jovanovic leaves Rapid
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Milan Jovanovic has left Rapid Vienna after just one year with the 32-time league champions.Rapid bosses said today (Weds) they had mutually agreed with the Montenegrin centre-back to end the contract. Jovanovic, 27, joined the team coached by Peter Pacult on a free transfer from Russian club Spartak Nalchik last summer. The national team player […]
Pop star Christina Stürmer will be the first personality to be displayed at Viennas Madame Tussauds.Museum officials said today (Weds) the Austrian singers wax clone will be on show at the venue in the citys Prater amusement park from 17 August, with around 70 further statues to follow in spring when the museum officially opens.Stürmer […]
OMV earnings bubble over
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OMV managed to raise earnings and turnover in the first half of this year.The Vienna-headquartered oil and gas firm said today (Weds) turnover soared by 31 per cent to 11,015 billion Euros compared to the first six months of 2009. Analysts expected the companys turnover to increase by just 25 per cent year on year.The […]
Ex-Wacker star Grüner dies from cancer
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Former Wacker Innsbruck captain Theo Grüner lost a long battle against cancer yesterday (Tues).Officials at the Austrian Bundesliga club announced today the ex-midfielder passed away at Innsbrucks University Clinic yesterday afternoon at the age of 33.Grüner, who joined the club from Austria Lustenau in 2003, had to retire from professional football after being diagnosed with […]
A Carinthian woman has given birth to monovular triplets, it has emerged.Doctors at the Klinikum Klagenfurt hospital said today (Weds) the overjoyed mum and her girls were doing fine after last Fridays birth. They stressed that the chances of give birth to single egg triplets was one in 200 million.A spokesman for the clinic said […]
Linz lined up for national team comeback
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Roland Linz is to make a comeback in the Austrian national team after almost two years, it has emerged.Coach Dietmar Constantini called up the Austria Vienna star for the friendly against Switzerland set to take place at Klagenfurts Hypo Group Arena on 11 August. The 28-year-old striker most recently performed for Austria in a 2-2 […]
Boyce Avenue lined up for Vienna gig
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Boyce Avenue will perform in Vienna, it has emerged.Online music magazine Britishrock.cc revealed today (Mon) that the American rock band from Sarasota, Florida, are ready to rock the Szene Vienna on 10 November.Boyce Avenue were formed in 2004. The album “All We Have Left” is their latest release.This live music news come on the heels […]
Teen takes dad’s car for 550-km ride
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A 13-year-old boy went on a 550-kilometre joyride in his stepfathers car, it has emerged.The teen from Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, took his stepfathers Skoda Fabia to drive all across the province with a pal, 16, before abandoning the vehicle in neighbouring Hungary after running out of fuel at the weekend.The 55-year-old owner told police […]