Croatia
8 Apr 2019
The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) organised International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tour M25 events, which include the Tombim Abuja Open, Dayak Championship and DSL Open, will serve off today with Tombim Open at the Tennis Complex of Abuja National Stadium. This series, according to NTF President, Dayo Akindoju aims to catch up with Egypt that…
15 Nov 2018
The group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League will wrap up with 46 matches across Europe from today to November 20, with promotion, relegation and a place in the Finals up for grabs. Spain could become the first team to secure a place in the Finals from League A when they play away…
10 Oct 2018
Chile’s Nicolas Jarry achieved a stunning upset by outlasting fifth-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia, 2/6; 7/6 (6); 7/5 to move into the third round of the on-going Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. Also the sixth seeded Domini Thiem of Austria fell to Matthew Ebden of Australia 6/4; 6/7 (8); 7/6 (4). Earlier in the day, the…
6 Oct 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo, embroiled in rape allegations, scored for Juventus in Saturday's Serie A game against Udinese. The Portuguese forward lashed in the second goal for the Italian champions after 37 minutes from the left following a cross from Croatia's Mario Mandzukic. It was his fourth this season for Juventus, with the 33-year-old celebrating wildly with…
18 Sep 2018
France defeated Spain 3-2 while Croatia sent out the United States also 3-2 in the semifinals of this year’s Davis Cup competition. The matches were keenly contested affairs, which held over three days by tradition. France won the first match rubber (match) when Benoit Paire took out Pablo Carreno-Busta 7/5; 6/1; 6/0 in under two…
15 Aug 2018
Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic announced his international retirement on Wednesday one month after starring in the World Cup final.
15 Aug 2018
Croatian World Cup hero and star striker Mario Mandzukic has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32, the country's national soccer federation said Tuesday.
21 Jul 2018
“Be HUMBLE or you will STUMBLE”- Rick Warren The FIFA World Cup 2018 ended recently with France carrying the ‘Cup’ but Croatia carried the ‘World’. Though France won the Cup but Croatia won the hearts of many. With a population of 4,163,698 (approximately 4 million) as of Monday, July 16, 2018, based on the latest…
16 Jul 2018
Tens of thousands of Croatians gave a heroes' welcome to their team in Zagreb on Monday after the squad returned from Russia following their World Cup final defeat.
16 Jul 2018
Do you need a hug? Look no further than the Queen herself. Away from the trophy win at the just concluded Russia 2018 World Cup, there was another spectacular series of events captured on camera and it was done by no other person that the Croatian president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović showed us she is definitely…
16 Jul 2018
Croatian media on Monday hailed their team as heroes after the small country's historic success in reaching the World Cup final where France beat them 4-2.
15 Jul 2018
French fans dared to dream of a World Cup victory on Sunday as they prepared to watch the final on a sunny summer weekend after a tournament that has lifted spirits and led to a rare sense of national unity.
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