A Swede who died trying to scale the K2 is to become a dad posthumously, an Austrian climber has revealed.Upper Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner said in a radio interview yesterday (Sun) she heard that the girlfriend of Fredrik Ericsson, a Polish doctor, is expecting a baby.Kaltenbrunner and Ericsson were members of a group of climbers who […]
Dinamo star fuels Austrian hopes
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Austrian football officials are carefully examining the career of an Austrian-born teen in the Croatian top-flight league.Mateo Kovacic, who was born in the Upper Austrian city of Linz, is regarded as one of the biggest promises of Croatian football. The talented midfielder became the youngest player ever to score in the countrys HNL league on […]
Austria lost their final match of this year against Greece despite having dominated for most of the 90 minutes last night (Weds).Dietmar Constantini’s team immediately put pressure on the Euro2004 champions back four and were awarded a penalty just five minutes into the game. Austria Vienna defender Florian Klein however failed to take advantage of […]
A public discussion over gay people in Croatian football sparked by controversial quotes of a Rapid Vienna legend has worsened as the vice president of a top-flight club said homosexuals “are for ballet”.Zdravko Mamic, vice president of champion team Dinamo Zagreb, said today (Weds): “I wouldnt want gay people in my team either.”His statement, made […]
Shamed Fiorentina star Adrian Mutu will not be part of the Romanian team taking on 2006 world champions Italy in a friendly in Austria tomorrow (Weds).Manager Razvan Lucescu decided not to call up the 31-year-old striker who recently made a comeback following a nine-months suspension for doping, according to a report by the Romanian Times.The […]
Ried keep the lead
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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 […]
No gay footballers, says Markovic
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A Rapid Vienna fan favourite has caused outrage among homosexuals by claiming that there were only “normal people” on his team.Croatian Football Federation President Vlatko Markovic, who played for Wiener Sportklub in the 1960s before managing Rapid in the 1985/1986 season, said in a newspaper interview: “As long as I head the football federation, there […]
Ivanisevic impressed by Muster and Nadal
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Croatian tennis legend Goran Ivanisevic has revealed his admiration for players Thomas Muster and Rafael Nadal.The 2001 Wimbledon champion commented on Musters ambitious return to professional tennis, saying: “He was one of the best in the world. I was always impressed by his fighting spirit. ( ) I admire him.”Ivanisevic, who will clash with the 43-year-old […]
Melzer named Sportsman of the Year
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Tennis ace Jürgen Melzer has been awarded Austrian Sportsman of the Year.The 29-year-old, who reached the semi final at this years French Open, was honoured as best Austrian athlete of 2010 in a ceremony held in Vösendorf near Vienna last night (Weds). He succeeds ski jumper Wolfgang Loitzl.Skier Andrea Fischbacher was named Austrian Sportswoman of […]
Haider-Maurer set for Salzburg
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BA Trophy finalist Andreas Haider-Maurer will compete in this years ATP Salzburg Indoors, it has emerged.The 23-year-old, who was beaten by fellow Lower Austrian Jürgen Melzer in the Vienna tournaments final on Sunday, is ready to participate in the tournament which will take place at the Salzburgarena between 13 and 21 November.Organisers of the event […]