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Croatia's Kostelic eyes 1st win on home hill [Jan 09, 2012] ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. Kostelic says "it will be hard to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic eyes 1st win on home hill [Jan 04, 2012] Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. [via YahooNews] More >>

Overall champion Kostelic hopes January is his month again, starting on home hill in Croatia [Jan 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic eyes first win on home hill [Jan 04, 2012] Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Croatia won?t block Serbia?s EU integration? [Dec 31, 2011] NOVI SAD -- There is no reason to fear that Croatia will, once it joins the EU, try to use the position to solve disputes with Serbia, Croat President Ivo Josipovi? says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ante Markovic, former Yugoslavia?s last prime minister, dies aged 87 [Nov 28, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatia?s state news agency says former Yugoslavia?s last Prime Minister Ante Markovic has died. He was 87. Markovic, a Croat, became Yugoslavia?s prime minister in March 1989, two years before the former communist country started unraveling along ethnic lines. Before he resigned in December 1991, Markovic tried to find a compromise between secessionists republics Slovenia ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croat man risks charges after explosive sex game [Nov 06, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) - A 50-year-old Croat, who had to get medical help after inserting an anti-aircraft shell in his anus, sparked a police probe and risks charges if similar weapons are found at his home, local media said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Ivica Kostelic voted skier of the year [Oct 20, 2011] Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic has been voted skier of the year. The international association of ski journalists says the 31-year-old Croat received more than a third of all votes for the Skieur d'Or, the annual award presented by the association. Kostelic beat out women's overall champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch, world super-G champion Christof Innerhofer and World Cup... [via YahooNews] More >>

Overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic of Croatia voted skier of year by ski journalists [Oct 20, 2011] SOELDEN, Austria ? Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic has been voted skier of the year. The international association of ski journalists says the 31-year-old Croat received more than a third of all votes for the Skieur d?Or, the annual award presented by the association. Kostelic beat out women?s overall champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch, world super-G champion Christof Innerhofer and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia?s EU membership ?good for Serbia? [Oct 14, 2011] BELGRADE -- Croatian President Ivo Josipovi? has said that Serbia could only benefit from Croatia's EU accession. The Croat president said Croatia would continue to politically support Serbia on its EU path. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia will ?continue to celebrate Operation Storm? [Sep 23, 2011] ?IBENIK -- Croat PM Jadranka Kosor says she will not allow anyone to say that Croatia should not celebrate the day the Croat military Operation Storm was launched. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croat PM charged with taking bribe [Sep 23, 2011] Ex-Croat PM charged with taking bribe [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia in protest over Serbian TV's program [Aug 08, 2011] According to a release from the ministry, strong condemnation and concern were voiced to a Serbian embassy official summoned to the Croat MFA today, over the broadcast of negative and unsubstantiated media content about Croatia, the Croatian government institutions and the Croatian economic subjects by the privately-owned TV Pink from Belgrade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Marin Cilic, Andreas Fognini reach semifinals of Croatia Open [Jul 29, 2011] UMAG, Croatia ? Fourth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic defeated Italy?s Andreas Seppi on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Croatia Open. Cilic cruised to victory, beating the seventh-seeded Seppi 6-1, 6-3 in just 72 minutes. He faced only one break point, winning 24 out of 29 points played on the first serve. ?I played great match,? he said. ?I had to work for every single point, especially in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Fourth-seeded Cilic reaches semis in home Croatia Open [Jul 29, 2011] UMAG, Croatia (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Croatia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic cruises past Seppi to Croatia Open semifinals [Jul 29, 2011] Fourth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Croatia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic reaches Croatia Open semis in 72 minutes [Jul 29, 2011] Fourth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi to reach the semifinals of the Croatia Open. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero through to 2nd round of Croatia Open [Jul 27, 2011] UMAG, Croatia ? Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain defeated Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina to advance to the second round of the Croatia Open on Tuesday. Ferrero ? coming back from wrist and knee injuries ? had overcome a slow start and rallied to go into the third set when Gonzalez retired because of a back injury at 3-6, 6-3, 1-1. Ferrero will play third-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ferrero, Starace, Haase into 2nd round of Croatia Open [Jul 26, 2011] UMAG, Croatia ? Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain advanced to the second round of Croatia Open when Maximo Gonzalez retired with a back injury. Ferrero lost the set before Gonzalez retired with the score 3-6, 6-3, 1-1 on Tuesday. Ferrero, who is returning from wrist and knee injuries, will play third-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic on Wednesday. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Ferrero into 2nd round of Croatia Open (AP) [Jul 26, 2011] Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain advanced to the second round of Croatia Open when Maximo Gonzalez retired with a back injury. Ferrero lost the set before Gonzalez retired with the score 3-6, 6-3, 1-1 on Tuesday. Ferrero, who is returning from wrist and knee injuries, will play third-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>