Somdev out of singles qualifiers at Vienna
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 12:18.
Vienna, Oct 25 : India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out in the second round of the singles qualifiers at the 650,000 euros Bank Austria Tennis trophy tournament.
Somdev, ranked 94th and second-seeded, lost 5-7, 1-6 to Romania's Marius Copil, ranked 305 here Sunday.(IANS)
Spain are contenders but not top favourites, says Xavi
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Mon, 05/31/2010 - 16:13.
Vienna, May 31 : Euro 2008 champions Spain are not the top title contenders to win the World Cup but have a chance to lift the trophy in South Africa, playmaker Xavi Hernandez said Monday. Read more »
After Kohl doping case, Austrian media call for stronger controls
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 10:39.Vienna - Following reports that Austrian Tour de France star Bernhard Kohl had tested positive for doping, local media on Tuesday criticized their country's authorities for their meek efforts to fight such illegal practices.
It was revealed on Monday that Kohl was the latest rider caught using the latest generation of the blood booster EPO, known as CERA (Continuous Erythropoiesis Receptor Activator), at retests of the samples gathered in July at the French race.
Kohl, 26, finished third overall at the Tour which was won by Spain's Carlos Sastre. Read more »
Inter Milan take lead ahead of city derby with AC Milan
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 09:35.
Vienna - With only three days to go before general elections, Austria's parliament passed several social spending bills which had been initiated by the Social Democratic Party (SPOe). Read more »
Austrian ex-hurdler banned for life after second doping case
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:55.
Vienna - Former hurdler Elmar Lichtenegger was banned for life Wednesday by the Austrian athletics federation for a second positive doping test.
The ban will apply to all international and national sport, the federation ruled.
Lichtenegger, 34, retired from athletics in December last year a few days after testing positive for the banned substance Norandrosteron, a metabolite of the anabolic steroid Nandrolone. Read more »
Sturm Graz fans to get bodyguards for future Eastern European trips
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 09:41.
Vienna - Sturm Graz fans are to get bodyguards to protect them on future trips to play Eastern European opponents, the resident of the Austrian club, Hans Rimmer, was quoted as saying by the APA news agency Tuesday.
The comment follows an incident involving Graz fans during an Intertoto Cup match away to Hungarian side Honved Budapest last Saturday. Read more »
Olympic EU medals table to fight EU-scepticism
Submitted by topnews on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 19:07.
Vienna - Media in the European Union should publish tables adding up all EU medals won in the Beijing Olympics in order to create a feeling of European identity, the European Commission's representative in Austria said Tuesday. Read more »
German players cry foul over refereeing decisions
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 05:14.Vienna - While German players were unanimous in their belief that Spain deserved their 1-0 victory in Sunday's Euro 2008 final in Vienna, they were equally unanimous that they had been hard done by by the referee.
The most outspoken was goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who was playing in his last European Championship game.
"In my opinion the performance of the referee was very disappointing. He was a referee who did not really fancy us Germans," the former Arsenal custodian said. Read more »
Spain had better quality, says Germany's Joachim Loew
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 02:41.Vienna
- Germany coach Joachim Loew said his side were beaten by a better Spain team in Sunday's Euro 2008 final.
"I think we have to recognize the greater quality of the Spanish team today," he said after the 1-0 defeat at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium. Read more »
Spain's Aragones: Coming second not good enough
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 20:56.
Vienna - Spain coach Luis Aragones said nothing but victory would be good enough in Sunday's Euro 2008 final against Germany.
"Nobody remembers the guy that comes second," he said on the eve of the game. Read more »
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