Roadwork season gets underway now in Austria. Over the winter work on the roads stops because of the extreme cold that make it impossible to carry out repairs or new building. Concrete and tarmac for example can only be laid at certain temperatures. But the Austrians make up for that in spring and summer with […]
Black Wings Linz need one more victory to win this season’s EBEL Ice Hockey League title. The team of Rob Daum beat KAC 4-1 last night (Thurs). The next match of the best of seven final series – which is scheduled for Sunday (1 April) – could already be the last since yesterday’s winning side […]
KAC have won the first match of this season’s ECEL Hockey League final. The Carinthian club beat Black Wings Linz 3-2 last night (Thurs). The next match of the best of seven series will take place on Sunday (25 March).
Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) have managed to stay on top of the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The squad of Ricardo Moniz beat Peter Stöger’s Wiener Neustadt 2-1 yesterday (Weds). Second-placed Rapid Vienna crushed Kapfenberg (3-0) while SV Ried beat FC Admira 2-1. Sturm Graz – who won the title last season – defeated Wacker Innsbruck (1-0). […]
Marlies Schild took first place for the second time, in the second race this season in the first round of the women’s slalom world cup. The race took place in Courchevel, France over the weekend and marks Schild’s 30th victory in world cup slalom racing. “It is great,” said Schild who beat Tanja Putianien in […]
Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) have signed a Spanish defender while denying interest in a striker from the country. The Bulls said today (Tues) they secured the services of Chema Anton. The 22-year-old will join the Austrian vice champions from Betis Sevilla. RBS previously snared Swedish midfielder Rasmus Lindgren from Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam and Finnish […]
Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) are eyeing up a versatile striker currently playing for UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona, it has emerged. The Austrian Bundesliga vice champions are about to sign Jonathan Soriano who netted 32 times for Barca’s second team in Spain’s Segunda Division last year, according to sport newspapers. No other player scored […]
One of Austria’s best footballers of all time has launched a devastating attack on Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). Ex-AS Roma star Herbert Prohaska criticised the club yesterday (Thurs) for not letting midfielder Georg Teigl and defender Martin Hinteregger perform for Austria in the upcoming Under-20s World Cup. Prohaska – voted Austria’s Footballer of the 20th […]
Jürgen Macho could return to match action in England. The Austrian national goalkeeper is currently playing for Panionios in Greece’s top-flight Super League. Now Sky Sports reports that the 33-year-old was targeted by English Premiership side West Bromwich Albion. The club managed by former Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is currently looking for a new keeper […]
Austrian tourism officials hope some of Europes biggest clubs will draw the masses after Arsenal decided not to hold their pre-season training camp in the country for the first time in 10 years.Arsene Wenger, the French coach of the Premiership giants, was reportedly not in favour of touring Asia before the 2011/2012 season kicks off […]