SV Ried have retained the top spot in the Austrian Bundesliga.The team of Paul Gludovatz beat Magna Wiener Neustadt 2-0 at home on Saturday while second-placed Sturm Graz only reached a goalless draw against struggling title holders Red Bull Salzburg yesterday (Sun).The Bulls are in sixth after just five victories so far this season. Rapid […]
More than 60 public transport staff have been attacked by fare dodgers in Vienna so far this year, Wiener Linien has announced.The public transport agency said today (Tues) 61 employees assigned to control tickets have been injured since January. The company added that 72 staff were harmed by violent fare dodgers last year.Wiener Linien explained […]
More than 10 million Euros of taxpayers money is being used to finance Viennas new 24-hour U-Bahn weekend service, it has been announced.Public transport agency Wiener Linien said today (Mon) the service which went into operation four weeks ago cost an overall 10.7 million Euros a year. It explained the new around the […]
A tram driver faces disciplinary procedures for working while being high on drugs.Vienna public transport agency Wiener Linien announced today (Thurs) the 25-year-old was suspended after a drug test showed he steered a line 71 tram under the influence of illegal substances yesterday. The company did not reveal what kind of drugs the man had […]
Magna founder Frank Stronach has claimed his decision to withdraw from day to day decision-making will not have unpleasant effects on his home provinces “car cluster”.The 77-year-old businessman recently decided to accept a multi-million payout for losing his voting rights at the Austrian-Canadian car parts maker.Stronach reportedly received around 800 million Euros after accepting his […]
A Burgenland pensioner died after falling off a tree yesterday (Tues).Police in Gols said today the man, 77, wanted to cut some of the trees branches in his garden. But after climbing onto a treehouse to cut the branches the roof collapsed sending him plunging five metres to the ground.The man, who was found lying […]
Bundesliga match action was overshadowed by a horrendous foul against Red Bull Salzburg keeper Eddie Gustafsson at the weekend.The Swede who captains the champions suffered a broken shin bone and calf bone when LASK Linz striker Lukas Kragl rammed his foot against his calf after he cleared a ball yesterday (Sun).The 33-year-old goalkeeper […]
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 […]
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 yesterdays (Sun) 1-0 triumph over the side of Franco Foda.But Karl Daxbacher, […]
Two men and a woman who stole 105 video games from Metro stores have been arrested.The two men, aged 47 and 58, and the woman, 42, had used counterfeit or illegally obtained keys to open locked display cases at the stores and take the video games, worth 10,000 Euros, on 24 and 25 March in […]