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Arsovic wins silver in 50m rifle 3 positions event

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 15:50

KUWAIT CITY - Serbia's Andrea Arsovic won silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3x20) event at the 41th International Shooting Grand Prix in Kuwait on Wednesday.

After wining gold in the 10m air rifle event yesterday, Arsovic ended up second in today's event with 458.6 points in the final.

Coach confirms Djokovic will play against Croatia

Published by B92 on Tue, 01/20/2015 - 11:13

Coach confirms Djokovic will play against Croatia

KRALJEVO -- Serbia's tennis team coach Bogdan Obradovic has confirmed that Novak Djokovic will play a first-round match in the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Croatia.

Obradovic: Djokovic ready for match with Croatia

Published by Tanjug on Tue, 01/20/2015 - 10:00

KRALJEVO - Serbia's coach Bogdan Obradovic confirmed that the world's No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic will play a first-round match of the Davis Cup World Group against Croatia's team.

The Serbian team will also include Filip Krajinovic, Dusan Lajovic and Viktor Troicki who has recently triumphed in the tournament in Sydney and is in excellent shape, Obradovic added.

Arsovic triumphs in Ruse

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 01/19/2015 - 09:51

RUSE - Serbia's shooter Andrea Arsovic won the first place at the 21st International Air Rifle and Pistol Competition in the Slovenian city of Ruse on the second day of the tournament.

On Sunday, Arsovic had the best score of 209.2 points in an air rifle event, ahead of her compatriot Jelena Zivkovic, and Marta Zeljkovic from Croatia.

Arsovic starts season with victory, Serbia first in Ruse

Published by Tanjug on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 13:54

RUSE - Serbia's shooter Andrea Arsovic triumphantly began 2015, winning trophies in women's single and team events at the 21st International Air Gun Competition, in Ruse, Slovenia.

Arsovic finished first in an air rifle singles event with the score of 206.8 points on Saturday, ahead of the Croatia's Snjezana Pejcic (205.5) and Tanja Perec (185.0).

Hike in Swiss Franc Causes Panic in Croatia

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 10:50

A leap sudden leap in the value of the Swiss franc in relation to the euro has caused a knock-on effect Croatia, bringing bad news to Croats holding loans in the Swiss currency.

During a single day the franc rose by 15.8 per cent in relation to the kuna.

The kuna is linked to the euro, to which the Croatian national bank, HNB, tries to keep the kuna pegged.

Djokovic beaten by Karlovic in Doha ATP quarterfinal

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/08/2015 - 19:37

DOHA - World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic did not manage to qualify for the Doha ATP semifinal as he lost the quarterfinal match on Thursday to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic, 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.

Djokovic through to Doha ATP quarterfinal with ease

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 01/07/2015 - 18:08

DOHA - World's best tennis player Novak Djokovic qualified for the Doha ATP quarterfinal as he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in the second round match on Wednesday, 6-2, 6-1.

In the next round, Djokovic will cross rackets with Croatia's Ivo Karlovic who beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.

Croatia's Would-be Presidents Run Tight Campaigns

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 12/26/2014 - 12:13

Ahead of Sunday's election, Croatia's presidential candidates have tightened their belts in deference to the economic crisis.

The amounts of money being spent on their campaigns turn out to be markedly less than in the last presidential election.

Gift-Free Christmas For Many Croats

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 12/25/2014 - 09:45

With the economic crisis still very much present in Croatia, most people in the country are cutting down on seasonal expenses this Christmas - and over a quarter of those surveyed won't be buying a single present.

Serbia ousted from European Championship

Published by Tanjug on Sat, 12/13/2014 - 14:49

OSIJEK - World vice champions Serbia failed to qualify for the second phase of the 2014 European Women's Handball Championship after losing to Slovakia 23-21 (6-11) in their last group D match of the Preliminary Round in Osijek (Croatia) last night.

The team coached by Sasa Boskovic lost all the three matches it played in the group, from Montenegro, France and Slovakia.

Serbia's loses second match women's handball EC

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 12/11/2014 - 09:59

OSIJEK - Serbia lost to France 27-16 (11-3) in the second round of Group D of the women's handball European championships in Osijek, Croatia, on Wednesday.

This was Serbia's second defeat at this event, after losing to Montenegro 22-19 in the first round.

Turkish teams eye top spots in Europa League groups

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 12/10/2014 - 14:35

Two Turkish teams will be out tonight in the Europa League hoping to clinch the top spots in their groups.

Beşiktaş will host Tottenham Hotspur with the Group C leadership at stake, while Trabzonspor visits Legia Warsaw in Group L.

Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group

Published by B92 on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 10:32

Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group

PARIS -- The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B along with Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.

The draw took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.

Serbia to play Spain, Germany, Turkey at FIBA EuroBasket

Published by Tanjug on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 10:17

PARIS - The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B in Berlin, and will take on Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.

The draw ceremony took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.

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