Redemption. Croatia redeemed themselves in a 12-11 nail biting win against Balkan rivals Serbia Thursday night in the Water Polo World Championships semifinal round. The two nations last met in the 2016 Rio Final with Serbia easily defeating the Barracudas. But the semifinal win will mean that Croatia will now face hosts Hungary in the championship match on Saturday … [Read more...] about Croatia Down Serbia 12-11; Will Play Hungary In Final
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Miocic Knocks Out dos Santos In 1st Round To Retain UFC Heavyweight Belt!
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In May of 2016, Croatian-American UFC fighter Stipe Miocic became the Heavyweight champion when he knocked out Fabricio Werdum in Brazil in the first round. Miocic then defended his belt in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, knocking out Alistair Overeem in the first round this past September. On Saturday, Miocic will face Junior dos Santos in Dallas, Texas at UFC 211. … [Read more...] about Miocic Knocks Out dos Santos In 1st Round To Retain UFC Heavyweight Belt!
What’s Your #2?
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In our current poll, CroatianSports.com asked you, "Outside of Soccer, what is your favorite Croatian sport to watch?" Roughly half of you voted for basketball (46%) with handball (17%) and water polo (13%) rounding out the top three. Bocce stole fourth spot with 12% while 10% voted for "Other." Primarily, CroatianSports.com is a soccer site. 90 percent of … [Read more...] about What’s Your #2?
Cowboys Crumble In Paris
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Croatia came back in the 2nd half to take the lead against Norway after trailing 12-10 at the break, but could not find a goal in the last five minutes of the match which would ultimately lead to an extra time session with the match notched up at 22-22 after 60 minutes. But what happened at the end of regulation was true drama. Croatia was awarded a penalty with no time … [Read more...] about Cowboys Crumble In Paris
Croatian Cowboys Hold Off Spain In Quarterfinal Win
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Handball is a tricky sport for most of us, especially in the diaspora. In North America, we don't play it growing up (or ever for that matter), but then again, we love all things Croatian; and Croatia has always been pretty damn good at the sport. So naturally, we follow it, try to learn the game and cheer on our boys when they go deep into tournaments. Well, that … [Read more...] about Croatian Cowboys Hold Off Spain In Quarterfinal Win
END OF A LEGENDARY CAREER
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The Croatian MMA and Kickboxing legend has officially called it a career and announced his retirement today. Filipovic is going out on a high note after dominating the Rizin Open Weight Grand Prix and winning the title on New Years Eve. CroCop had to defeat three opponents in less then 72 hours and two of them occurred on the same night. The 42 year old looked like a … [Read more...] about END OF A LEGENDARY CAREER
AND STILL UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!
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UPDATE Stipe Miocic has succesfully defended his heavyweight belt with a first round knock out of Alistair Overeem. Miocic used his boxing, wrestling and ground/pound to secure the victory from top control. Overeem did test Miocic's chin early but was unable to impose his will and the Cleveland born Croatian took over for an overall dominating win. More to follow … [Read more...] about AND STILL UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!
Croatia Lose 11-7 To Serbia In Gold Medal Game
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If you were upset the other night when Croatia lost to Serbia in the basketball quarterfinal. Don't worry. Retribution may be around the corner. And on a much larger stage. Saturday afternoon in Rio, Croatia will face hated rivals Serbia in the much anticipated men's gold medal water polo match. The Croatian Barracudas looked comfortable in both knockout round wins … [Read more...] about Croatia Lose 11-7 To Serbia In Gold Medal Game
Barracudas Going To Gold Medal Match With 12-8 Win Over Montenegro, Will Face Serbia
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The Croatian water polo team is headed to the gold medal match! After conceding three unanswered goals to Montenegro midway through the first quarter to level out the match at 3-3, the Barracudas took control of the match and never looked back with four goals from leading scorer Andro Buslje from five shots. Goalie Marko Bijac was solid in goal for Croatia making three … [Read more...] about Barracudas Going To Gold Medal Match With 12-8 Win Over Montenegro, Will Face Serbia
