Scotland will not be making any excuses for their opening Nations League defeat by Austria, says Kirsty Hanson.

The leader of the right-wing populist FPÖ in Austria, Herbert Kickl, congratulated Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on its improved result in Sunday's parliamentary election. "In the firewall" of the mainstream parties "there is now a huge hole,

OMV, a multinational energy company based in Vienna, has shifted to other options, including increasing its own output of natural gas, drilling for oil and experimenting with geothermal energy.

Despite a new boss in the dugout and plenty of fresh faces among the squad, Scotland's latest loss will feel all too familiar. Scotland's backline, albeit very young and inexperienced, gave the ball away cheaply and were far from convincing when it came to clearing their lines.

"To see Leah coming on with the debutants as well, coming off the pitch and affecting the game also is really positive." On leading Scotland: " Personally, it'll be a proud moment when I get the chance to reflect.

Austrian conservative and social-democrat negotiators have agreed to a budget consolidation that includes raising windfall taxes on banks and energy companies, according to the public broadcaster ORF.

Interim Scotland manager Michael McArdle has been speaking to the media as his side prepare to face Austria in their Nations League opener on Friday. Here are the main points: McArdle says the nine changes to the squad from the defeat to Finland are an attempt to "freshen up" ahead of a new campaign.

David Currie is joined by Lee Miller and Gemma Fay to look ahead to the weekend’s Premiership fixtures and preview Friday night’s Austria Scotland match as the SWNT kick off in the UEFA Women’s Nations League.

Two women have died in a knife attack on Thursday at a shopping center in the Czech Republic, officials said. Police say they detained a teenage suspect in connection with the stabbings in a store in the city of Hradec Kralove,

Austrian authorities are investigating the flow of money behind a large donation made to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to support its German election campaign, according to a joint investigation by the newspapers Spiegel and Standard.

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