Wildlife fans got their first p-p-p-peek at this fluffy newborn King Penguin chick in Austria after he went on show for the first time in Vienna’s Schonbrunn Zoo. The chick -already 10 inches tall (25 cm) – has previously been hidden by the flaps of skin both parents use under their tummies to insulate their […]
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Top footy clubs will descend on Styria again this year for their pre-season training session. Up to 22 teams from 13 countries including English premier clubs West Bromwich and Fulham, Danish champs FC Copenhagen and Germany’s Bundesliga clubs Hertha BSC will base themselves in the Austrian province for the duration of the 18th Football Camp. […]
Bruno Spengler wins DTM in Spielberg
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BMW-driver and 2012 winner Bruno Spengler came first at the three day DTM Rally Championship in Styria this weekend. BMW took the top three places with Marco Wittmann finishing in second position and Timo Glock coming third. Spengler said: “The car was splendid during the whole race and the team really did a superb job.” […]
Jackson Fans Get Memorial To Hero
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A statue to Michael Jackson has gone on display in the middle of a tiny Austrian town so that fans can have a tribute to their hero. Councillors in Mistelbach in a wine growing region north of the Austrian capital Vienna approved the request by two local women for the 30 foot statue which will […]
Rapid Vienna have been handed a fine and will face playing a Europa League match behind closed doors following a flair fight between fans and pitch invasions by supporters last week at the first leg of the game in Greece between Rapid and PAOK Salonika. The first leg of the Europa League play-off was won […]
From Autumn 2013 a new cable car will be in use in Wagrain in the Pongau which will connect the town’s two ski resorts. Two weeks ago the construction work for the 14 million Euro project began after four years of planning. The new ski lift will transport 130 people at a time two kilometres […]
Englishman wins Vienna snooker competition
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Brit Simon Bedford has taken snooker fans by surprise by winning the second Vienna Snooker Open. The English underdog beat top seed Jamie Jones from Wales 5:2 to take the EUR 10,000 first prize. Northern Ireland’s Gerard Green came third while the four Austrians in the tournament, Sebastian Hainzl, Bernhard Müllner, Hans Nirnberger and Zi […]
Austria Wien beat British Premier League team West Ham 3-1 in a pre season friendly opener on Saturday in Vienna. A record 7150 fans came to the Generali Arena to watch Austria Wien take on the Premier League giants in the extreme hot temperatures in Vienna at the weekend. West Ham opened the scoring when […]
A statue to Michael Jackson is being put up in the middle of a tiny Austrian town by fans that live there as a tribute to their hero. Councillors in Mistelbach in a wine growing region north of the Austrian capital Vienna have officially approved the request for the statue which will go in the […]
Lara set for Lauda movie
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A German film star will play a leading role in an upcoming drama movie on rivalry between Formula One (F1) legends Niki Lauda and Briton James Hunt. Showbiz magazines and online newspaper Romanian Times report today (Tues) that Alexandra Maria Lara will star alongside Daniel Brühl in the planned film which may be called “Rush.” […]