Australian boxer Danny Green has put his money on the line to fight reigning light heavyweight world champion Croatia’s Stipe Drews (left) in Perth, Australia on Sunday December 16th, 2007.
Category: Sports
Niko Dzapo Croatian BMX racer ranked 1st in cruiser class in California
Niko is ranked 1st in cruiser class and 2nd in expert class in California. He will represent California in Columbus, Ohio at the Columbus Convention Center for the President’s Cup. Only the top 15 riders for each class from each state can qualify for this race.
Croatia advances at the XVIII Women's World Handball Championships
Having won both of their preliminary matches against Kazakhstan and Argentina, the Croatian Women’s Handball team advances to the next round of the XVIII Women’s World Championships being held in France.
Basketball players from Croatia and Bosna-Herzegovina in the US
Toni Kukoc (left) played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks. Have you ever stopped and wondered how many players there are from Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina at the university level in the United States? It is an impressive list.
How to build a decent team? Follow Croatia's lead
Croatia would have deserved a victory by several more goals. This may have been the greatest display from a visiting nation to Wembley in modern times A nation of 4.7 million people had produced a side that made England, with a population of 10 times that size, look ponderous. The 3-2 result was a sort of …
In 1880 local Croatian young men began to play football in Zupanja
In 1880 local Croatian young men began to play football in Zupanja. Since there were only nine of the Englishmen who came to Croatia several years before as experts for exploitation of oak forest, they invited local boys to join them. There is the first written record of local young men playing English football and having genuine Englishmen as tutors and team-mates.
Croatia 3, English Retailers -$1.2 billion
It’s not just English soccer fans who will be gloomily slumped over their pint glass after a loss against Croatia in a qualifying match took the English team out of the Euro 2008, the quadrennial European championship. The Defeat will cost British retailers an estimated GBP600 million = $1.2 billion.
Spectacular win 3-2 by Croatia over England at Wembley on Nov 21, 2007
So why is a sport victory so important? It is important because you can not easily corrupt 11 people on the field and if you try, it is obvious. At the moment when Croatia had nothing to lose, since we already qualified for the Euro 2008, our national pride and sportsmanship was, where it should be.
Croatia surprise Poland to move up rankings in Rugby
Poland suffered a surprise 14-15 defeat at home to Croatia in Division 2B of the European Nations Cup (ENC) on 27 October, which also sees them drop four places to 35th place in the latest IRB World Rankings.
Toronto Croatia wins Canadian Soccer League championship series title 2007
Toronto Croatia didn’t score a goal in the second leg of their Canadian Soccer League championship series with the Serbian White Eagles. It turns out they didn’t need one, meaning Croatia’s 4-1 victory in Saturday’s first leg was enough to give the Mississauga, Ont.-based team the title.
TENNIS ATP Basel, St. Petersburg, Lyon. 5 Croatians 5 Victories
Ivan Ljubicic passed the first round with a victory over Sam Querrey in Lyon, France. Karanusic and Karlovic easily won their opponents in Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Ivo won with 6:3 and 6:2 and Ancic and Cilic won in St. Petersburg, Russia. Our boys are doing great. 5 matches and 5 victories.
Ace-king Karlovic pounds out third title of season in Stockholm
Croatian Ivo Karlovic fired 27 aces to lift his third title of the season on a different surface as he won the indoor Stockholm Open. Along with impeccable Roger Federer, Karlovic is the only other play in the ATP to own titles on three contrasting surfaces during the campaign.
Croatia stays on the top and beats Israel 1-0 in Euro 2008 qualifying
Zagreb, Croatia: Eduardo Da Silva scored the lone goal Saturday to lead Croatia over Israel 1-0 in European Championship qualifying. It was Eduardo’s 10th for Croatia in 10 qualifying matches. Croatia remains at the top of Group E with 26 points, three more than England. Coach Bilic (left) celebrates with a dance.
Karlovic dumps out Hewitt to advance into semifinals
Seventh seed Ivo Karlovic sent former world number one Lleyton Hewitt packing from the Japan Open with a 7-6 (5) 7-6 (6) victory over the fourth seed. The Croatian number two counted on 25 aces to overcome Australia’s Hewitt, and in-so-doing became only the fourth player to hit 1,000 aces in one season.
Croatia Advances at World Cup of Pool
Ivica Putnik lines up his shot at the World cup of Pool. Croatia stunned the 16th seed Russia with an upset victory.
EURO 2008 Soccer Croatia wins Andorra 6-0, Estonia 2-0 to stay on top
Croatia wins Andora and Estonia as 6th team in the world Croatia wins Andorra 6-0 to stay on top and No 6 in the world Wed 12 Sep 2007 ZAGREB, Sept 12…
Ivan Ljubicic, Ace Leader
A tough competitor IVAN LJUBICIC, ACE LEADERBy Katarina TepeshNew York, September 6, 2007 – On court, Ivan Ljubicic, has a potent serve and a very reliable backhand, often ending points with a…
A new star was born – Blanka Vlasic – intelligent and sexy
Blanka Dances with Relaxing and Positive Energy for Gold. Collection of videos.
Croatia's Blanka Vlasic wins GOLD at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka
Blanka Vlasic, Croatian high jumper, confirmed her status as the premier athlete in the women’s event with an easy victory at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic has won 12 out of the 13 outdoor competitions she has entered this year 2007.
Croatia celebrates in Sarajevo – beats BiH 5-3
Mladen Petric (left), celebrates Croatia’s 5-3 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina after yesterday’s friendly in Sarajevo.