Italian giants AC Milan have set their sights on a 15-year-old Austrian, it has been claimed.Sports press in Vienna reported today (Weds) that David Domej was invited to spend a weekend in Milan to have a look around the training and living facilities with his family by bosses of the Serie A leaders.AC Milan managers […]
Benjamin Raich failed to win bronze in todays (Mon) World Championship Super-Combined event by a fraction of a second.The Tyrolean skier came fourth, just 27 hundredths of a second behind Italian Peter Fill. Norwegian 2010 Olympic Games Super-G champion Aksel Lund Svindal won the event ahead of Fills compatriot Christof Innerhofer.At 12th Joachim Puchner from […]
Austrian national team star Paul Scharner is to get a new manager at his club.West Bromwich Albion bosses announced today (Fri) that former Fulham FC and Liverpool coach Roy Hodgson will take over from Roberto di Matteo who was sacked after the teams 0-3 defeat against Manchester City last Saturday.Hodgson and Liverpool parted company last […]
Anna Fenninger won todays (Fri) Womens Super-Combined World Championship race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.The 21-year-old skier from Salzburg, who debuted in the World Cup in 2006, claimed the gold medal ahead of Slovenian Tina Maze and Swede Anja Pärson.Elisabeth Görgl failed to win silver in the end, despite having led the field after the competitions downhill […]
Former Austria Salzburg star Ricardo Villar has joined FC Dallas.Schellas Hyndman, manager of the Major League Soccer (MLS) side, announced today (Thurs): “We’re very happy to have Ricardo as a part of FC Dallas. He’s a player that comes in with great experience, having played in Germany and Austria.”The FC Dallas boss praised the 31-year-old […]
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie and Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong may make a comeback in the Dutch national team against Austria.The Premiership stars were called up by manager Bert van Marwijk for the match against Dietmar Constantini’s team. The friendly is set to take place in Rotterdam next Wednesday (9 February).The 22-member squad […]
Emanuel Pogatetz may make a comeback to the Austrian national team.The Hannover 96 defender, who has been out of action for months recently due to injury, will feature on the teams 23-member squad for an upcoming friendly against the Netherlands. Dietmar Constantini’s team will face the 2010 World Cup finalists in Rotterdam on 9 February.Austria […]
Former Rapid Vienna star Mate Bilic is considering ending his career in his homeland, according to reports in Croatian papers today (Fri).The 30-year-old Sporting de Gijon ace is currently being targeted by Croatian top-flight club HNK Hajduk Split, according to the Croatian Times newspaper. Bilic played for the vice champions between 1997 and 2001 before […]
Former Rapid Vienna star Ümit Korkmaz has joined VfL Bochum, it has emerged.The German team who were relegated from the top-flight Bundesliga last season announced yesterday evening (Weds) that the 25-year-old attacking midfielder will join them from Eintracht Frankfurt on loan until the end of the current season. Bochum, who are managed by […]
Bernd Volcic, one of the best players of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL), will be sidelined for an indefinite period of time due to cardiac problems.Oberwart Gunners executive director Andreas Leitner announced today (Weds) doctors discovered cardiac arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation when the 34-year-old was hospitalised after the match against Traiskirchen (68-84) on Sunday.”He didnt […]