Tennis legend Boris Becker has claimed he had a positive balance since starting to play poker.”I won more money than I lost so far,” he claimed today (Weds).The German added: “But I wont talk figures. Poker players dont do that. They are a bit superstitious.”Becker, who quit professional tennis 11 years ago, is currently in […]
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Police in Vienna have set up security levels similar to those for a state visit, as an international poker tournament begins in the city.Poker stars from all over the world are competing in the six-day European Poker Tour (EPT) at the Kursalon Hübner palace in the capital which starts today (Tues).Vienna polices special WEGA unit […]
Poker face Becker to gamble in Vienna
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Tennis legend Boris Becker will compete in a poker tournament in Austria next week, it has been announced.European Poker Tour (EPT) officials said today (Fri) the three-time Wimbledon champion will participate in the 500,000 Euro event taking place at the Kursalon Hübner palace in the centre of Vienna between 26 and 31 October.Organisers stressed they […]
By Mark TuttleScientists will be able to do a backup of the human brain including memories and thinking patterns within the next two decades, according to the computer scientist who was the first to predict the internet.Award-winning Raymond Kurzweil, 62, has notched up a string of pioneering computer inventions including voice recognition technology during his […]
Ivanovic on her way back to the top
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Former number one in the world Ana Ivanovic won her first WTA Tour title in two years in Linz yesterday (Sun).The 22-year-old Serb beat Swiss ace Patty Schnyder in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) in the final of the 220,000 US dollar Generali Ladies tournament.Ivanovic, who also triumphed in the 2008 edition of the event, was […]
Kevin Spacey attended an exclusive sneak preview event focusing on the latest creation by an up and coming Japanese designer in London on Sunday.The Hollywood star, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 1995 hit “The Usual Suspects”, came to see the “Stellar” installation by Tokujin Yoshioka which is […]
A Romanian woman broke her back in a freak accident at the Red Bull Flugtag competition in Bucharest yesterday (Sun).The 26-year-old was part of a team who made a piano-like flying machine which was pushed off a six-metre drop above the Dambovita River running through the Romanian capital.Her back was fractured after the object failed […]
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 […]
A controversial Catholic bishop has claimed he was “misinterpreted” after branding the Love Parade stampede “Gods punishment” but stressed he would still regard the event a “sin”.Salzburg Auxiliary Bishop Andreas Laun today (Mon) accused media of misinterpreting his statements made in a blog on a Catholic website last week.Laun said: “Love Parade equals sin […]
Demi and Ashton ‘to come to Austria’
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Demi Moore and Asthon Kutcher will come to Austria to attend a charity gala for their anti-child slavery foundation, it has been reported.Showbiz media claim today (Thurs) that the Hollywood couple will come to Pasching near Linz, Upper Austria, to take part in the 29 October event at the towns PlusCity shopping centre. The mall […]