Croatia News - CroatiaPress.com

Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlovic has lost the semi-finals of the ABN Amro tournament in Rotterdam to Michael Llodra of France 7-5, 7-6 (4).
The 16 aces that Karlovic bombarded Llodra with did not stop the Frenchman from winning.
All the seeded players were beaten in the first two rounds, including the […]

Zagreb, February 23 (CP) – Arsenal striker and member of the Croatian national team Eduardo da Silva suffered a sickening ankle injury during a clash with Birmingham City’s Martin Taylor in the 3rd minute of the Premier League game.
The Brazilian-born Croatian international’s injury was so grave that no replays of the incident were shown on […]

Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlovic has advanced to the semi-finals of the €824,000 ATP ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.
Karlovic beat the German Mischa Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in just 54 minutes.
Karlovic is awaiting the winner of the Michael Llodra - Robin Haase match and is currently the highest-ranking player […]

Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – Troubled former Croatian tennis star Goran Ivanisevic has reported to the police following his return from Monte Carlo. He has been charged with bodily assault on a tabloid photographer whose camera he smashed.
Ivanisevic now faces a fine of 1,400 kuna ($270) or 30 days in jail.
The camera he smashed with […]

Zagreb, February 22 (CP) — At the ATP tennis tournament underway in Rotterdam, Croatia’s Ivo Karlović advanced to the quarter-finals on Thursday after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6:4, 6:4.
Karlović will face Mischa Zverev of Germany today.

Zagreb, February 20 (CP) — Two fairs open at the Zagreb Fairground today, the 17th International Sports and Boat Show and the International Fashion and Sports Clothing Fair.
According to organizers this year’s boat show will be the largest yet with over 512 exhibitors from 30 countries participating.

Zagreb, February 19 (CP) – Former Croatian top tennis player Goran Ivanisevic is to be questioned by police after he attacked a paparazzi in front of his Zagreb home on Monday.
The attack on a tabloid magazine photographer was reported to police and Ivanisevic has promised to speak to the police once he returns to Croatia, […]

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – Croatia’s top skier Ivica Kostelic came in second in the first ever FIS World Cup slalom race on his home turf at Mt. Sljeme overlooking Zagreb on Sunday, with Austria’s Mario Matt winning.
Kostelic was second in the first race, but Mario Matt was better than him in the second run, […]

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – Croatia’s tennis player Roko Karanusic has won the Belgrade ATP Challenger by beating German Phillip Petzschner 2-1.
This was Karanusic’s sixth attempt at winning a tournament and securing a second win of his career.
Karanusic had only words of praise for the organisation of the tournament and said he was lucky during […]

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – Apart from two official World Cup ski races, Zagreb’s Mt. Sljeme is to host a humanitarian race on Sunday afternoon in which world skiing legends like Janica Kostelic, Ingemar Stenmark and Alberto Tomba are to ski in a bid to raise money for charity.
The race has been organised as part […]