Photo: TennisGrandstand.com 34 year-old Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlović has been hospitalized with viral meningitis, which is inflammation of the membranes in the brain and spinal cord. It was rumored that Karlović had suffered a stroke, however, wife Alsi has dismissed those reports for Yahoo! news. The 6' 10" Karlović has been bed ridden at a Miami hospital, where he … [Read more...] about Karlović in hospital with meningitis
Archives for April 2013
Real fall short of Madrid miracle
By 26 CommentsIn his first season at Real Madrid, Luka Modrić will not see the Champions League Final as Real Madrid go down 4-3 (aggregate) to Borussia Dortmund, despite beating the German club 2-0 Tuesday night in Madrid. Both sides missed key chances in the match before Frenchman Karim Benzema broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute.Ramos added one more late but it wasn't meant to be. … [Read more...] about Real fall short of Madrid miracle
Official: KHL Medveščak enters Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League
By 19 CommentsKHL Medveščak has announced on Monday that they will be joining Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2013/14 season. The KHL is Russia’s top-flight hockey league, and is widely considered to be the world’s second best league, after North America’s National Hockey League. The team will now be the seventh non-Russian team in the league, and will be the 28th team in the … [Read more...] about Official: KHL Medveščak enters Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League
HNL Week 29
By 19 CommentsResults for April 26-28, 2013 GNK DINAMO ZAGREB 1 - 0 NK SLAVEN BELUPO It has been 768 minutes since the current Croatian champions have given up a goal to an opponent. Goalkeeper Ivan Kelava has stood tall behind a solid defense and is now the holder of a new Prva Liga record for longest shutout streak. During Dinamo’s 1-0 victory at home against Slaven … [Read more...] about HNL Week 29
The Weekend Water Cooler (DO NOT DELETE) č ć š
By Leave a CommentHeadlines: Luka Modrić plays 85 minutes as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-0 Saturday Mateo Kovačić and Chelsea take on Manchester City Sunday in a pivotal Premiership match Ivan Perišić, Marcelo Brozović and Inter Milan face Crotone Sunday Andrej Kramarić goes silent as Freiburg shock Hoffenheim 3-1 Ante Rebić and AC Milan look to … [Read more...] about The Weekend Water Cooler (DO NOT DELETE) č ć š
Luka Mišetić to give speech in L.A.
By 53 CommentsLuka Mišetić, General Ante Gotovina's lead defense lawyer during the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia investigation in 2012, will appear at the Croatian-American Club in San Pedro, California (25 miles south of downtown Los Angeles) on Sunday, May 19th at 3pm. Upon appeal, the Chicago-born Northwestern graduate was able to change the Hague's original … [Read more...] about Luka Mišetić to give speech in L.A.
Dortmund stun Real Madrid 4-1
By 76 CommentsLuka Modrić returned from an injury scare on the weekend to start in Real Madrid's first leg Champions League semifinal against Borussia Dortmund Wednesday night in Germany. Dortmund blew away Los Blancos 4-1 with Polish striker Robert Lewandoski scoring all four goals, one from the spot. Modric played 69 minutes before being taken off for Angel Di Maria. It's shaping up to be … [Read more...] about Dortmund stun Real Madrid 4-1
Bayern crush Barca 4-0, on their way to Wembley
By 108 CommentsPhoto: Guradian.co.uk Bayern Munich didn't need the services of suspended Croatian frontman Mario Mandžukić Tuesday night in Bavaria as the newly appointed German champions dismantled Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals. Goals from Arjen Robben, Mario Gomez and a double from Thomas Muller would ensure a monumental victory going into next … [Read more...] about Bayern crush Barca 4-0, on their way to Wembley
CHAMPIONS!
By 44 CommentsIt took some help from Lokomotiva and Slaven Belupo, but Građanski Nogometni Klub Dinamo Zagreb clinched their eighth consecutive Prva Liga title, and 25th over all league title, on Sunday, April 21, 2013. Youngster Tin Jedvaj scored his first ever professional goal to achieve a 1-0 victory over Cibalia on Saturday, helping his team take all three points needed to claim the … [Read more...] about CHAMPIONS!