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  Top-seed Kerber wins Linz opener after false start

  Tennis | October 10, 2013 6:41 IST

  Linz, Austria: Top-seeded Angelique Kerber overcame a poor start to beat Monica Niculescu of Romania 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Generali Ladies on Wednesday.   The 10th-ranked German struggled for rhythm and

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  2-time champion Ivanovic beats Wickmayer in Linz

  Tennis | October 09, 2013 6:28 IST

  Linz, Austria: Ana Ivanovic started her quest for a third Generali Ladies title by defeating Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-2, 6-4, while second-seeded Sloane Stephens overcame a slow start to beat Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia

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  Voegele defeats Zakopalova in 1st round in Linz

  Tennis | October 08, 2013 6:40 IST

  Linz, Austria: Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland won the last eight games to beat Klara Zakopalova of Czech Republic 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 Monday and advance to the second round of the Generali Ladies.   Voegele failed to

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  Austria could miss 2 regulars in World Cup qualifiers

  Football | October 01, 2013 17:21 IST

  Vienna: Austria captain Christian Fuchs and defensive midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger are doubtful for the team's decisive World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Faeroe Islands.The pair is struggling with injuries but has been included in the

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  Alleged NSA post in Austria becomes state affair

  World | September 14, 2013 12:04 IST

  Vienna:  Vienna's a fabled city for spying—and now its cloak-and-dagger legend has a 21st-century twist.A stately villa in a leafy district of the Austrian capital is at the center of a ruckus over whether the

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  Man in Austria arrested for setting up museum with 56 human skulls

  World | July 16, 2013 17:33 IST

  Vienna, Jul 16:  Police in Austria's Burgenland have arrested 47-year-old man, who had set up a museum in his home with 56 human skulls and 55 bones, on display, mainly femur. State broadcaster ORF said

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  Austria Wins Doubles To Reduce Spain's Lead To 2-1

  Tennis | April 08, 2012 13:52 IST

  Castellon, Apr 8: Austria kept its Davis Cup campaign alive with a hard-fought doubles victory over Spain on Saturday, reducing the defending champions' lead to 2-1 in the quarterfinals.Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach overcame a

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  Austria Beats Russia To Reach Davis Cup Quarters

  Tennis | February 13, 2012 10:43 IST

  Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Feb 13: Jurgen Melzer eased past Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 Sunday to help Austria reach the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1995.Melzer's victory

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  Melzer Gives Austria 1-0 Lead Over Russia

  Tennis | February 10, 2012 23:06 IST

  Wiener Neustadt (Austria), Feb 10: Jurgen Melzer battled past Igor Kunitsyn 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Friday to give Austria a 1-0 lead against Russia in the first round of the Davis Cup.Melzer had

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  Pop Star Healthy, Home For Christmas

  Hollywood | December 22, 2011 16:53 IST

  Vienna, Dec 22: Austria's state broadcaster says British pop star George Michael has been released from a Vienna hospital and will be able to celebrate Christmas at home.The 48-year-old was being treated for pneumonia. Broadcaster

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  Schwarzenegger Inaugurates His Museum In Austria

  Hollywood | October 07, 2011 16:14 IST

  Thal, Austria, Oct 7: Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for young people aspiring to success: “Stay hungry.”Schwarzenegger invoked the title of one of his early films Friday in an inspirational speech formally inaugurating the museum

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  Germany Calls Up Bender For Poland Game

  Football | September 04, 2011 15:59 IST

  Berlin, Sept 4: Germany coach Joachim Loew has called up Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender for this week's friendly against Poland.The German football federation said Loew called up the 22-year-old Bender on Sunday—a day after

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  Celina Enters Into Wedlock With Hotelier In Austria

  Bollywood | August 31, 2011 15:56 IST

  Mumbai, Aug 31:   Actress Celina Jaitley has announced that she hitched up with longtime beau and Dubai-based hotelier Peter Haag at a 1000-year old monastery in Austria.Celina announced on micro-blogging site twitter that she tied

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  Egypt Defeats Austria To Advance In U-20 World Cup

  Football | August 05, 2011 10:26 IST

  Cartagena, Colombia , Aug 5 : Mohamaed Ibrahim scored three goals as Egypt defeated Austria 4-0 on Thursday to advance to the second round of the Under-20 World Cup.After Mohamed Ghazi opened the scoring in

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  Arnold Schwarzenegger Misses Austria, And Schnitzel

  Hollywood | June 21, 2011 17:08 IST

  Vienna, Jun 21 :  Under fire back home in California, Arnold Schwarzenegger is rediscovering the simple, gentler pleasures of Austria, the country of his birth.In Vienna for an environment conference, the former governor of California

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  Germany Beats Austria 2-1 In Euro Qualifier

  Football | June 04, 2011 17:43 IST

  Vienna, Jun 4: Mario Gomez scored in the 89th minute to give Germany a 2-1 victory over Austria on Friday and a sixth win from as many matches in 2012 European Championship qualifying.The Bayern Munich

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  Austria Reports 2 Cases Of New Delhi Superbug Gene

  World | August 27, 2010 17:05 IST

  VIENNA : Austria's health ministry is reporting two cases of a new gene that allows bacteria to become a superbug. The ministry says experts at the medical university in the southern city of Graz detected