Sturm Graz eye Real Madrid ace

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Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz have set their sights on an up-and-coming Real Madrid player, the Austrian press has claimed.Sports newspapers report today (Fri) that the club’s executive manager Oliver Kreuzer flew to Spain to check out the skills of centre-back Gary Kagelmacher.The 21-year-old Uruguayan with German roots – whose contract expires this summer – […]

Skydiver changes flights in spectacular manner

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Lifestyle

Daredevil skydiver Paul Steiner pulled off a breathtaking stunt as he somersaulted from one glider to another 2,000 metres in the air.The Salzburg-based extreme sports athlete first crawled from the cockpit of one Blanik L-13 glider above the Styrian Alps, before flipping himself under the wing to land on the second aircraft flying below.Steiner – […]

Okotie denies Red Bull talks

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Sports

Austria Vienna star Rubin Okotie rubbished reports claiming he was eyeing a move to champions Red Bull Salzburg.The 22-year-old said yesterday (Tues): “I want to stress that there have been no talks at all from my side or by my management with Red Bull Salzburg or other clubs.”The striker is sidelined after suffering articular cartilage […]

Vienna street to be named after ‘Tiger’ Zeman

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Sports

Vienna officials announced today (Tues) that a street will be named after Rapid Vienna legend Walter Zeman.A ceremony to mark the naming of the street in Donaustadt district will take place on Friday.Zeman is regarded as one of Austria’s best goalkeepers of all time. He played for Rapid between 1945 and 1961 and was called […]

‘Vienna mafia’ allegations as off-side goal serves up victory

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Sturm Graz fans accused referees of being bribed by the “Viennese mafia” as Austria Vienna beat their team thanks to an off-side goal.Third-placed Austria Vienna increased their chances to perform in the Europe League next season as Roland Linz found the net in yesterday’s (Sun) 1-0 triumph over the side of Franco Foda.But Karl Daxbacher, […]

Jantscher linked with Borussia Mönchengladbach move

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Sports

Sturm Graz star Jakob Jantscher is on the wish list of German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, a sports newspaper has claimed.German weekly kicker reports in its new edition that club Borussia Mönchengladbach coach Michael Frontzeck had set his sights on the midfielder.The national team ace’s contract with Sturm Graz – who are currently fourth in […]

Bundesliga’s top four in lockstep

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Bundesliga leaders Red Bull Salzburg defended their six-point advantage to Rapid Vienna by crushing Mattersburg 6-1 on Saturday.The team of Huub Stevens left the Burgenland side no chance as six different players found the net.”We need to leave that behind and show some morale in Salzburg,” Mattersburg coach Franz Lederer said in regard to next […]

Eighteen cats poisoned in Burgenland town

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General News

Police in St. Andrä am Zicksee in the province of Burgenland are hunting an animal torturer who has killed 18 cats over the past five weeks.Cops said today (Thurs) they had started an investigation after a resident discovered bait. They said the cat killer had placed pieces of sausage and ham covered with rat poison […]

OSCE to monitor presidential election

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Politics

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will send election observers to Austria for the first time since World War II to monitor next month’s presidential elections.The body announced last night (Tues) it planned to send a ten-member team of experts to Austria to check structural aspects like press coverage and party financing […]

Danish press hammer team over loss to Austria

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The Danish media have slammed the country’s football team after Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Austria.Online sports newspaper sporten.dk called the team’s defence “as weak as soft, soggy bread”.Daily Berlingske said Arsenal star Nicklas Bendtner’s goal and the debut of Ajax Amsterdam talent Christian Eriksen were the only positive points in a match played in front […]