Azarenka seals Paszek exit at Wimbledon

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The winning streak of Austria tennis sensation Tamira Paszek has come to an end. The 20-year-old from Vorarlberg lost against Belarusian ace Victoria Azarenka in straight sets (3-6, 1-6) in the quarter final of the ATP Grand Slam event at Wimbledon, London, Great Britain, yesterday evening (Tues). Paszek stood no chance against Azarenka, 21, in […]

Ex-tennis pro succumbs to cancer

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Former tennis player Lance Lumsden has died of cancer. The Jamaican passed away aged 70 in his homeland at the weekend, Austrian sport newspapers reported today (Mon). Lumsden had a huge fan base in Austria as a player as well as after his career when he tried himself as an actor, singer and entertainer. He […]

It will be a Bowl!

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The Austrian American football league season comes to a climax at 5pm, on Thursday 23 June 2011 when Swarco Raiders and The Raiffeisen Vikings battling it out to be crowned Austrian Bowl XXVII champions. Having finished first and third respectively in the league, Swarco Raiders Tirol and Raiffeisen Vikings secured a place in the grand […]

Arnautovic gains undesired fame in UK

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A disputed Austrian footballer has made an English newspaper’s top unwanted list. Marko Arnautovic is among the 26 players listed by The Guardian in its new “Europe’s most unwanted” chart. The 22-year-old joined German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for around seven million Euros after Italian giants Inter decided not to keep him for longer after […]

Football elite bound for Austria

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Austrian tourism officials hope some of Europe’s 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 […]

Polster to coach amateur team

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Toni Polster has been named new manager of an amateur football team competing in the fifth-highest league. Viennese side SC Wiener Viktoria said today (Weds) that the former goal machine will coach its senior squad next season. The club said the first training session was set to take place on 11 July. Polster most recently […]

Alaba two year deal at Bayern

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Austrian teenage sensation David Alaba has penned a two year contract extension at Bayern Munich. The new deal will keep the 18-year-old at the German giants until June 2015. The young starlet spent the second half of last season on loan at Hoffenheim also in Germany where he made 17 appearances – scoring twice. Bayern […]

Hoffer linked with Eintracht move

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Erwin Hoffer is about to join Eintracht Frankfurt, according to sport newspapers.The Austrian national team striker most recently played for 1. FK Kaiserslautern after the German Bundesliga club agreed on a one-season loan deal with Italian giants SSC Napoli where Hoffer experienced a tough time. Hoffer – who left Rapid Vienna in 2009 – is […]

Eto’o scores for mum

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Samuel Eto’o has revealed why he celebrates almost all of his goals comparably reluctantly.The Cameroonian national team star told the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper: “I always think of my mum after I’ve scored. She had to work hard to feed her family. I’m fighting as she did. You have to invest a lot if you want […]

Happy holidays for national team after German trauma

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The Austrian national team managed to make amends after having suffered a string of humiliating defeats in the Euro2012 qualification.The squad of Dietmar Constantini celebrated a 3-1 win against Latvia in Graz yesterday evening (Tues). The players clad in red-white-red had to put in some extra effort to please their fans after Pavels Mihadjuks took […]