Photo: Reuters Another Australian Open and another lackluster performance from Croatia's tennis players. Ivan Ljubičić, seeded at #28 for the Aussie Open, fell to Slovak qualifier Lukas Lacko in five sets during first round play while Ivan Dodig was forced to retire early due to injury after taking the first set from Portugal's Frederico Gil, also in the first round. That … [Read more...] about Karlović Serve No Problem for Federer
Archives for January 2012
Cowboys Onto the Next Round
By 3 CommentsPhoto: Jutarnji The Croatian national handball team have qualified for the Main Round at the 2012 European Championships in Serbia with another 31-29 win; this time over Slovenia Wednesday night. In their opening round match, the Croatian Cowboys barely got by the Icelandic squad by the same score after being down one at halftime. Croatia's Ivan Čupić was the player of … [Read more...] about Cowboys Onto the Next Round
24 Hour CroatianSports Blackout
By 2 CommentsPhoto: BloggerMint.com Dear Friends and Followers of CroatianSports.com, During the past 24 hours, CroatianSports.com made the decision to go 'dark' in protest of the SOPA/PIPA bills trying to be passed by the United States Congress which would censor the internet. It was our intention to raise awareness to the issue worldwide even though this is currently only an … [Read more...] about 24 Hour CroatianSports Blackout
Don’t Call it a Comeback
By 5 CommentsThe 2012 Euro Men's Handball Championship kicked off today with a slew of matches. With the best match of the day Croatia and Iceland, the winners of silver and bronze medals from EHF 2010, sought to settle the score after their tie 2 years ago. Before the game, news broke that Iceland would be without their star right back Olafur Stefansoon, a man who hasn't missed … [Read more...] about Don’t Call it a Comeback
POKRAJAC INKS NEW DEAL WITH UFC
By 3 CommentsIgor “The Duke” Pokrajac must have impressed the UFC brass with his destruction of Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 140 because he has inked a new five fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championships. This is big news for the Croatian Top Team stand out. Pokrajac’s next fight or opponent is still unknown at this time. CroatianSports.com would like to congratulate Igor on his new … [Read more...] about POKRAJAC INKS NEW DEAL WITH UFC
CROATIANS AROUND THE UK
By 7 CommentsPhoto: AP After a promising 2-0 victory over Everton on Wednesday, which pulled Tottenham level on points with Manchester United and only three points behind leaders Manchester City, Spurs finally had the wind sucked out of their sails as they played Wolverhampton to a 1-1 draw from White Hart Lane Saturday afternoon. Croatian midfield magician Luka Modrić saved Spurs from … [Read more...] about CROATIANS AROUND THE UK
‘SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE’ @ 9PM(ET)/6PM(PT)
By 31 CommentsPart 1 Part 2 Join the 'Sunday Night Live' conversation at 9PM(ET)/6PM(PT) as we discuss possible Croatian soccer transfers, the upcoming Euro 2012 Handball tournament and talk with AllenInnovation from New York. … [Read more...] about ‘SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE’ @ 9PM(ET)/6PM(PT)
2011 CroatianSports.com MVP
By 8 CommentsWe thank our readers for understanding the hard work we put into this site every day in order to deliver Croatian sports to the English speaking world in an attempt to unite Croatians around the globe. It truly is a labor of love. CroatianSportsNation voted the entire CroatianSports.com TEAM the 2011 Most Valuable Player (MVP) in a landslide vote. From everyone that has … [Read more...] about 2011 CroatianSports.com MVP
BOGUT BACK IN AUSTRALIA
By 26 CommentsPhoto: The SportsBank.net CroatianSports.com will not meet up with Andrew Bogut this Saturday night in Los Angeles for his annual interview due to personal reasons. It is understood that nothing is wrong with Bogut himself, but he has travelled back home to Australia to be with his family. The seven-foot Milwaukee Bucks center is the only player currently in the NBA with … [Read more...] about BOGUT BACK IN AUSTRALIA