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Croatia Mayor Promises Tudjman Monument by Year's End

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 15:16

Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic said that a big monument to Croatia's first President, Franjo Tudjman, will be finished by the 19th anniversary of his death in December.

Kosovo Accuses Bosnia of Delaying Basketball Players' Visas

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 11:05

Elvira Dushku, the secretary-general of Kosovo Basketball Federation, FBK, said on Wednesday that the participation of its youth basketball players in a European championship in Sarajevo was under threat due to visa issues.

Serbian under 18 basketball team become European champions

Published by B92 on Mon, 08/06/2018 - 09:44

Serbia beat Latvia 99-80 (32-20, 22-21, 25-24, 20-25) to defend the FIBA U18 title won last year - the nation's fourth in total.

The team, lead by coach Aleksandar Bucan, includes Pavle Kuzmanovic, Altin Islamovic, Luka Cerovina, Bogdan Nedeljkovic, Marko Pecarski, Bogdan Rutesic, Zoran Paunovic, Arijan Lakic, Toma Vasiljevic, Dalibor Ilic, Uros Trifunovic, and Filip Petrusev.

Serbian water polo team become European champions

Published by B92 on Mon, 07/30/2018 - 09:16

The team, led by coach Dejan Savic, will be welcomed in Belgrade o Monday evening, togeter with young Serbian tennis player Olga Danilovic, who just won her first WTA title in Moscow.

Serbia's water polo squad late on Saturday beat Spain 12-10 after extra time in the final game, to defend the title and extend its domination on the continent for two more years.

Serbian water polo team to defend European title

Published by B92 on Fri, 07/27/2018 - 13:40

Serbia, the defending European champions, beat Croatia, the current world champions, 9-7 in the first semifinal game late on Thursday.

In the final on Saturday evening, Serbia will play against Spain, who progressed past Italy.

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Croatian Rightists Target Media Critics of Sporting Nationalism

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 14:24

Media criticism of the nationalist flavour of Croatia's World Cup celebrations has angered right-wing fans - who have compiled a list of journalists that are reporting «negatively» about Croatia and are supposedly staining its reputation.

The black list of allegedly unpatriotic reporters has circulated on social networks and right-wing websites.

Croatian Soccer Coach Feted in Bosnian Hometown

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 08:15

Thousands of people feted the coach of soccer World Cup finalists Croatia, Zlatko Dalic, in his hometown of Livno in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, as celebrations of the team's feats in Russia continue.

That same day, Dalic was shortlisted for the Best FIFA Men's Coach award, and superstar midfielder Luka Modric was nominated as FIFA's Player of the Year.

Greece into water polo quarterfinals in men and women

Published by Kathimerini on Sun, 07/22/2018 - 20:56

The men's national water polo team has reached the quarterfinals of the European Championships in Barcelona after an emphatic win over Germany on Sunday. The women's team is also in the last eight of the competition.

The players of coach Thodoris Vlachos recovered from their group loss to Croatia on Friday to defeat Germany 13-5 in the play-offs for the quarterfinals.

Russian tourist kills Ukrainian in Alanya over World Cup game

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 07/18/2018 - 12:16

Andrey Sova, a Ukrainian tourist lost his life in Turkey's popular holiday destination Alanya, due to punches and kicks he received during a fight with a Russian tourist that broke out over a World Cup game between Russia and Croatia on July 7.

Nationalist Singer Joins Croatia Players at Homecoming Party

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 07/17/2018 - 12:45

Marko Perkovic ‘Thompson’, a nationalist who has sung for war crimes defendants, partied with Croatia’s footballers on their homecoming bus and was invited to sing during celebrations of their World Cup second-place success.

Croatia Economy Eyes Windfall From World Cup Success

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 07/17/2018 - 07:38

The Croatian football team's dazzling success in Russia will strengthen Croatia as a brand, Maja Vrataric, a PR expert from Grizli agency, explained to BIRN.

"The World Cup finals on Sunday were broadcasted in every country of the world, which means a lot for our country's visibility," Vrataric said.

Serbian president on working visit to France

Published by B92 on Mon, 07/16/2018 - 14:10

The press office of the Serbian president announced this, Tanjug reported on Monday.

During the working visit, Vucic and Macron will discuss bilateral relations, in particular economic cooperation between the two countries, the situation in the region - with particular focus on the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue - as well as Serbia's European integration.

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