Jürgen Melzer has praised Andy Murray’s “extraordinary performance” after being beaten by the Scotsman at the Australian Open last night (Sun).The 29-year-old Lower Austrian stood no chance against Murray who won the third round clash in an hour and 44 minutes (6-3, 6-1, 6-1).”I cant play any faster than that. Andy delivered an extraordinary performance. […]
A struggling Austrian Bundesliga team have the tallest squad in Europe, new figures show.The Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO) said today (Fri) that SV Mattersburg and Ukrainian Premier League club FC Volyn Lutsk have the tallest players on the continent with an average height of 186 centimetres.The PFPO added that its third Demographic Study of […]
An up-and-coming Austrian footballer has joined 2010 UEFA Champions League winners Inter.Christoph Knasmüllners agent Otto Hauptmann said today (Thurs) that the midfielders current club Bayern Munich had agreed with the Italian giants on a transfer.Knasmüllner, who joined the German Bundesliga champions from the youth department of Austrian Bundesliga Austria Vienna in 2008, will undergo medical […]
Marko Arnautovic has dismissed claims he considers teaming up with Steve McClaren again.The Austrian national team striker, who joined struggling German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen from 2010 Champions League winners Inter last summer, has been linked to VfL Wolfsburg.Wolfsburg boss McClaren coached the 21-year-old striker at Dutch side Twente Enschede some years ago, and German […]
VfL Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren has reportedly set his sights on Werder Bremen star Marko Arnautovic as Edin Dzeko is about to leave the club to join Manchester City.The 24-year-old Bosnian is expected to sign with the Premiership giants for around 35 million Euros later this week, and German sport press claim today (Weds) Arnautovic […]
By Richard WolfThomas Morgenstern has won the Bergisel-ski jumping challenge in Innsbruck today (Mon).It was the first time in his career that Morgenstern has won in Innsbruck.The 24-year-old Carinthian jumped 129.5 metres on the first and 126.5 metres on the second jump and is 9 metres in front of Adam Malysz from Poland. Norwegian Tom […]
Long distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie will compete in next years Vienna City Marathon (VCM), it has been announced.VCM organisers said today (Tues) the 37-year-old Ethiopian will be among the thousands of runners competing in the challenging 42.195 kilometre-run on 17 April 2011.Gebrselassie holds the Marathon world record at 2:03:59. The former 5,000 and 10,000 […]
Austria Vienna star Zlatko Junuzovic has been named Austrias Footballer of the Year.The 23-year-old midfielder, who first played for the national team four years ago, was chosen as Footballer of the Year by the managers of the 10 clubs competing in the Austrian Bundesliga.Christian Fuchs, who joined German Bundesliga side Mainz 05 from VfL Bochum […]
Scottish striker Michael Paton will not join Austrian Bundesliga club Wacker Innsbruck, according to reports from today (Thurs).Press and newspaper claims that the 21-year-old decided to battle for his place in the starting eleven of Scottish Premier League (SPL) side Aberdeen FC despite having spent a week-long trial at Wacker earlier this month.The daily Aberdeen-based […]
New York Red Bulls star Thierry Henry has rubbished rumours that he might play for a club in Europe again.The 33-year-old Frenchman, who joined the Major League Soccer (MLS) side from FC Barcelona earlier this year, told Austrian broadcaster ORF yesterday (Mon): “You wont see me in the colours of a European club ever again.”The […]