Sorin Ionescu, 39, from Transylvania in Romania has been arrested in the southern Austrian city of Graz after he bit a 23-year-old Turkish man in the neck when the pair got into an argument. Police said both were drunk and the Turkish man had to be hospitalised with neck injuries after the biting attack from […]
FK Austria Vienna will not compete in the Europa League next season. The team of Ivica Vastic lost against Sturm Graz 1-3 yesterday (Thurs). Newly promoted FC Admira reached third place despite a 0-2 defeat against Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). Rapid Vienna beat Wacker Innsbruck 2-0. The match between Mattersburg and Kapfenberg also ended 2-0. […]
Rapid Vienna failed to narrow the gap to leaders Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). The 32-time league champs only reached a 1-1 draw against title holders Sturm Graz on Sunday. RBS defeated SV Ried 2-0. Kapfenberg won against FK Austria Vienna 1-0 while Mattersburg lost 1-2 to FC Admira. The match between Wacker Innsbruck and Wiener […]
Rapid Vienna missed the chance to benefit from Red Bull Salzburg’s (RBS) mediocre performance. RBS only reached a 2-2 draw against Sturm Graz on Saturday. Rapid failed to beat FK Austria Vienna the next day (0-0). Ried defeated Mattersburg 2-0. The matches between FC Admira and Innsbruck (1-1) and Wiener Neustadt and Kapfenberg (0-0) ended […]
The Danish man who together with an accomplice kidnapped his son by force from his ex-wife in Austria and then managed to evade an international arrest warrant as he fled over 1,000 miles back to Denmark is unlikely to have to hand the boy back. Dane Thomas Sörensen had used an accomplice to pin down […]
Rapid Vienna’s mission of winning the Bundesliga for a 33rd time has been shattered by a setback. The Green-Whites lost against Walter Kogler’s Wacker Innsbruck 1-2 on Sunday. Marcel Schreter scored both goals for the Tyrolean side. Atdhe Nuhiu netted for Peter Schöttel’s team. Leaders Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) reached a 2-2 draw against FC […]
Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) and Austria Vienna have caught up with Rapid Vienna at the weekend. RBS beat Rapid 3-1 on Saturday before Austria Vienna – who are coached by ex-Sturm Graz captain Ivica Vastic – celebrated a 2-1 win over FC Admira. All three teams now count 38 points. ÖFB Cup champs SV Ried […]
Graz Mayor Siegfried Nagl has said he understands the “anger” of Styrian public servants. Civil servants working for the province of Styria and its capital Graz were informed their salaries would not rise next year despite agreement on federal political level that wages should be increased by 2.95 per cent. Social Democratic (SPÖ) Minister for […]
A pulmonary specialist has highlighted high fine dust rates’ negative effects on humans’ physical condition. Sylvia Hartl told the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper today (Thurs) physically robust people would have less difficulties coping with the situation in eastern Austria’s industrial areas like Graz and Vienna these days. However, the expert warned that those who felt burning […]
A Styrian politician is in hot water after failing to declare over 100,000 Euros in cash visiting Venezuela. Weekly magazine profil revealed that Andreas Grauf, the mayor of Pirka near Graz, had 110,000 Euros in the inner pocket of his jacket when he arrived in the South American country in May. According to the European […]