Austrian skier Matthias Mayer of Austria has won the final World Cup downhill in Switzerland today, coming in ahead of Italy’s Christof Innerhofer and US skier Ted Ligety. Twenty-three-year-old Matthias Mayer is an Olympic champion who won a surprise gold medal in the men’s downhill at the Sochi Winter Games just a few weeks ago. […]
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Moniz linked with Wigan
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Ricardo Moniz might leave Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). The Dutchman – whose team won the Austrian Bundesliga and the ÖFB Cup last season – is rumoured to replace Roberto Martinez as manager of English Premiership side Wigan Athletic. Martinez is considering an offer by Liverpool, according to sport papers.
Bulls closer to cup glory
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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) have reached the ÖFB Cup final. The Bundesliga leaders beat second-league side Hartberg 1-0 yesterday (Tues). SV Ried, who won the ÖFB Cup last season, face FK Austria Vienna tonight (kickoff: 8.30pm). The final is scheduled for 20 May. Austrian Football Federation (ÖFB) officials have not yet decided where the match […]
Grugger ends career
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Hans Grugger quits professional skiing. The 30-year-old downhill specialist from Salzburg announced he decided to finish his career due to the manifold physical complications he still suffered from following serious accidents in World Cup competition. Grugger said he might become a ski instructor. News of his retirement comes just weeks after East Tyrolean Mario Scheiber, […]
Spain beat Austria in Davis Cup
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Davis Cup captain Clemens Trimmel has described the matches against Spain as an “immense experience”. Austria did not stand a chance against the Spanish Davis Cup team in Oropesa del Mar at the weekend. The quarter final battle was lost 1-4. Spain will face the United States in the semi final in September. Argentina’s tennis […]
Austrian tennis ace Jürgen Melzer has denied claims that the Austrian Davis Cup team has no chance against Spain. Melzer, 30, said yesterday (Tues) that the opponents are clear favourites to win this weekend’s quarter final clash – but also made aware that he beat David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro before. The matches will take […]
Scheiber throws in the towel
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Mario Scheiber has announced his resignation from professional skiing. The 29-year-old from East Tyrol – who looks back on doomed, injury-stricken years – said yesterday (Mon) that his right knee had failed to recover in the past weeks but got worse instead. Scheiber, who did not disclose his plans for the future, came fourth in […]
Schladming night-ski race 2012
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The Schladming ski resort in Styria will host the Ski World Cup Men’s Night Slalom tonight (Tuesday). The Planai mountain in Schladming in the Liezen district is a well known ski region and has a ski world cup slope that has been prepared for the event. Over 30,000 tickets have been sold in advance, the […]
Slalom World Cup given the go ahead
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The Slalom World Cup in Flachau in Austria has been given the go ahead. The FIS (International Ski Federation) declared the Hermann-Maier-World Cup course ready for the slalom competition at the start of next week this morning (Weds). Almost 70 centimetres of snow now lies on the course which will be sprayed over the coming […]
Melzer may open tennis academy
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Jürgen Melzer has revealed plans to set up a tennis training centre for youngsters after retiring. Austria’s number one in world tennis told magazine News: “I think those who intensively think about what to do after playing on a professional level kind of have given up the sport already. Nevertheless, I can say that I […]