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Croatia Arrests Zadar Tycoon Over Graft Claims

Sinovcic, who is also president of local football club NK Zadar, was detained on Tuesday morning at his home in the town on Croatia's Adriatic coast.

Six others were also arrested in the same operation, five of them employees of the local tax administration office.

Croatian media have speculated that they are accused of embezzling some 1.3 million euro.

Sofia, Varna To Co-Host Volleyball European Championship 2015 With 2 Italian Cities

Bulgaria's Sofia and Varna will co-host the 2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship with Italy's Milan and Turin, transpired at a meeting in Milan on Wednesday, reports the Gong.bg website.

The two sports halls in Bulgaria, which will host the tournament are Sofa's Arena Armeec and Varna's Palace Of Culture and Sports, which is closed for renovations.

Mihajlovic to take part in CEI summit in Vienna

VIENNA - A summit of the Central European Initiative (CEI), presided by Austria this year, will be held in Vienna on Monday, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Construction, and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic as Serbia's representative.

Crvena Zvezda says goodbye to its fan Marko Ivkovic

BELGRADE - Crvena Zvezda basketball club said goodbye on Sunday to its supporter Marko Ivkovic who was murdered in Istanbul on November 21 ahead of the Euroleague match with Galatasaray.

"We did not know Marko Ivkovic but he knew Crvena Zvezda very well and loved it very much. Above all, and in a special way," the Belgrade basketball club said on its official website.

Đoković to lead Serbia in Davis Cup tie against Croatia

World's best ranked tennis player Novak Đoković will take the lead role in Serbia’s team in the Davis Cup tie against Croatia scheduled for March.

“Novak will lead 2010 champion Serbia in a home Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie against Croatia (March 6-8),” his official website has announced.

Djokovic to lead Serbia in Davis Cup tie with Croatia

BELGRADE - World number one Novak Djokovic will feature in Serbia's team in a home Davis Cup tie with Croatia in March, according to Djokovic's official website.

"Novak will lead 2010 champion Serbia in a home Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie against Croatia (March 6-8)," the website says.

Croatian fans chant fascist slogans in Italy

MILAN -- Supporters of Croatia's national football team on Sunday caused incidents during a UEFA qualifier played against Italy in Milan, that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Djokovic through to semifinals, cements ATP top spot

LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic has cemented his top spot in the ATP rankings till the end of the year, after advancing to the semifinals of the Masters tournament in London as the best placed player in Group A following a 6-2 , 6-2 win over Czech Tomas Berdych.

Croatia's 2015 Budget Cuts 390 Million Euro

Croatia's centre-left government has presented a rebalanced state budget for 2015, cutting the deficit by some 390 million euro from about 2 billion euro to 1.57 billion euro, or 3.9 per cent of GDP.

Finance Minister Boris Lalovac held talks with all ministers to see where cuts in spending were possible.

Djokovic dismantles Wawrinka

LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-0 at the ATP Finals in London on Wednesday to get within reach of the semifinals of the tournament.

This puts Djokovic a step away from securing the top spot in the ATP rankings at the end of the season, since he needs one more victory to do this.

Croatia Pushes Ahead With Writing Off Debts

Croatia's government, headed by the Minister of Social Policies and Youth, Milanka Opacic, is pushing ahead with drafting a decree that will scrap the poorest people's debts to banks, communal services and telecommunications firms.

Zimonjic, Pospisil triumph in Basel tournament

BASEL - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Vasek Pospisil of Canada triumphed in the Swiss Indoors Basel, after defeating the double comprising Croatia's Marin Draganja Henri Kontinen of Finland 7-6 (15-13), 1-6, 10-5 in the final match on Sunday.

The prize fund of the Swiss Indoors Basel amounted to EUR 1,915,060.

Photo Tanjug, M. Jelesijevic (archive photo)