Rapid fined for riots at Europa League game

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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 […]

Final chance for Alaba

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Bayern Munich ace David Alaba is optimistic regarding his team’s chances of reaching the UEFA Champions League final. The Austrian national team star said after last night’s (Tues) 2-1 win against Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi final that Bayern were well prepared and knew what to expect from the Primera Division […]

Kröll suffers fracture

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Klaus Kröll has broken his leg in a motocross accident. The skier underwent surgery at a hospital in Krems, Lower Austria. His doctors say Kröll will be discharged within the coming days. The downhill specialist announced yesterday (Weds) he planned to undergo a rehab programme in the next six to eight weeks to get in […]

Teen loses leg after possible medical botch-up

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A surgeon reported himself to prosecutors after a teenager’s leg had to be amputated.A new expert’s opinion concluded that the medic may have failed to diagnose a circulatory disorder after the 15-year-old boy underwent a routine operation at the LKH Clinic in Bludenz, Vorarlberg, after a leisure time accident last month.Doctors had to remove his […]

Heather Mills optimistic after ski crash

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Former model Heather Mills has been injured in a skiing accident in Austria, it has emerged.The winter sport enthusiast announced on her Twitter account that she sustained the injury to her right leg as she skied at around 100 kilometres per hour (kph) in the Austrian Alps.The 43-year-old said the accident occurred in a 24-hour […]

Vienna man run down by U-Bahn loses leg

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Surgeons had to remove a man’s lower leg after he was run down by an U-Bahn underground train in Vienna yesterday evening (Mon), it has been reported.The 25-year-old was walking along the platform at the city’s Schweden Square (Schwedenplatz) station when he suddenly fell on the tracks, according to witnesses.The man was hit and run […]

Wrong leg amputation docs sentenced

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A doctor who faced several years in jail for mistakenly removing a woman’s healthy leg got away with just a fine yesterday (Mon).Suspended surgeon Raimund V., 61, was sentenced to pay a fine of 10,000 Euros and 5,000 Euros to the victim, a 91-year-old pensioner. His colleague Klaus B., 40, was fined 7,200 Euros for […]

Sturm present two new players

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Sturm Graz have signed two players shortly before the end of the summer transfer period.Club’s executive manager Oliver Kreuzer announced today (Thurs) he had agreed with bosses at German Bundesliga giants Werder Bremen on a loan deal for left-back Timo Perthel.Kreuzer – a former Bayern Munich defender – added that the squad would also be […]

Late Juve goal shocks Sturm

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Sturm Graz are rank outsiders in terms of entering the UEFA Europa League group stage after losing to Juventus 1-2 last night (Thurs).The team managed by Franco Foda conceded an early goal (Leonardo Bonucci, 16’) but also had several decent chances to score. Croatian centre-back Gordon Schildenfeld’s powerful header found the net eight minutes from […]

Train severs railway worker’s leg

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A railway employee lost a leg when he was run over by a slow-moving train in Carinthia yesterday (Weds).The 52-year-old from St. Veit an der Glan was engaged in repair and maintenance work at a Weißenstein chemistry firm’s railway system when he failed to observe an oncoming train.Christoph Posch, a spokesman for Federal Railways ÖBB, […]