Sports, page 26

• Footie fans' anger over road toll stickers' colour
  Rapid Vienna fans have said they will drive with motorway toll stickers the wrong way up on their car windscreens in protest over the stickers’ colours being the same as their fiercest rivals.
• Linz ditches Hannover 96 offer to rejoin Austria Vienna
  Former national team striker Roland Linz has revealed he has rejected an offer from a German Bundesliga club as his return to Austria Vienna was confirmed last night (Mon).
• Austrian wins notorious international dog sleigh race
  An Austrian has won what is regarded as one of the hardest dog sleigh races in the world.
• European Handball Champs host Austria 'did fantastic job'
  The European Handball Federation (EHF) has praised Austria for doing "a fantastic job" in hosting the European Handball Championships that ended on Sunday.

• Hirscher and Herbst shine in last races before Vancouver
  Austria’s male World Cup skiers had a successful weekend as Marcel Hirscher and Reinfried Herbst celebrated victories.
• Pacult signs new contract at Rapid Vienna
  Bundesliga vice champions Rapid Vienna have agreed with manager Peter Pacult on a contract extension, it was announced today (Fri).
• Rapid match ends early as players start to fight
  A friendly between Austrian vice champions Rapid Vienna and Swiss side FC Aarau was abandoned as players started to fight on the pitch.
• Vastic named Austria Vienna amateur team coach
  Ivica Vastic will return to Austria Vienna as manager of the Bundesliga team’s amateur team, it emerged today (Fri).

• Hirscher makes Kranjska Gora podium
  Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher was kept from celebrating his second World Cup victory by US star Ted Ligety in today’s (Fri) Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom.
• Austria end Handball Euro Champs with victory
  The Austrian national handball team managed to end their European Championship campaign with their heads held high by beating four-time Olympic champions Russia last night (Thurs).
• Wolfsburg target Red Bull coach Stevens
  German champions VfL Wolfsburg have set their sights on Red Bull Salzburg coach Huub Stevens, it has been reported.
• LASK Linz dump Salmutter and Cavlina
  LASK Linz bosses have thrown midfielder Klaus Salmutter and keeper Silvije Cavlina on the scrap heap, it emerged today (Thurs).

• Schladming race brings ORF big audience
  More than one and a half million people tuned in to watch the evening World Cup men’s slalom at Schladming yesterday (Tues), state broadcaster ORF said today.
• Austria ousted in European Championships
  Austria’s national handball team has no chance to advance in the European Championships after losing to Croatia last night (Tues).
• Herbst wins Schladming Night Race
  Austrian skier Reinfried Herbst celebrated his third victory this World Cup season in the Schladming Night Race in front of 50,000 fans yesterday (Tues) evening.
• Walchhofer in doubt for the Winter Olympics
  Austrian downhill ace Michael Walchhofer is in doubt for the Winter Olympics at Vancouver next month after suffering a knee injury in Saturday’s downhill at Kitzbühel.

• Fifty thousand expected in Schladming for night slalom
  Fifty thousand people including VIPs and President Heinz Fischer are expected to turn out to watch the 14th annual night men’s World Cup slalom at Schladming tomorrow (Tues).
• Austrian skiers have disappointing weekend
  Austrian skiers had a disappointing string of results in competition this weekend.
• Austria with all chances after Iceland thriller
  The Austrian national handball team caused heart-stopping moments by scoring three goals in the final 50 seconds of yesterday’s (Thurs) European Championships thriller against Iceland.
• Rapid sign Belarusian defender
  Bundesliga leaders Rapid Vienna have signed a teenager Belarusian defender, it emerged today (Thurs).

• 'Last Austrian hope' Koubek faces Verdasco at Australian Open
  Stefan Koubek will face Fernando Verdasco in the third round of the Australian Open after defeating Croat Ivan Dodig.
• Austria go down fighting to Denmark
  Austria’s national handball team put up a brave fight as they went down to reigning champions Denmark at the European Championships last night (Tues).
• Bammer last female Austrian at Australian Open
  Sybille Bammer is the last remaining female Austrian tennis player at the Australian Open after Tamira Paszek was beaten by German Julia Görges today (Weds).
• Vienna winter run series starts
  Runners preparing for the 18 April Vienna City Marathon (VCM) have the chance to get some practice in over the coming months as a winter running series starts in Vienna.

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