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Croatia, Japan draw even 1-1 in Davis Cup [Feb 10, 2012] Ivo Karlovic came to his side's rescue on Friday, beating Japanese number one Kei Nishikori as Croatia evened out the first day of the Davis Cup tennis World Group first round tie. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Japan draw even in Davis Cup [Feb 10, 2012] Japan and Croatia evened out the first day of the Davis Cup tennis World Group first round tie on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Japan tied in Davis Cup [Feb 10, 2012] HYOGO, Japan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Wins by Japan's Go Soeda and Croatia's Ivo Karlovic left the teams tied after Friday's play of the best-of-five, first-round Davis Cup series in Japan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tennis-Japan 1 Croatia 1 - Davis Cup first round latest [Feb 10, 2012] Davis Cup first round latest scores between Japan and Croatia in Hyogo on Friday [via YahooNews] More >>

Japan 1 Croatia 1 - Davis Cup first round latest [Feb 10, 2012] Davis Cup first round latest scores between Japan and Croatia in Hyogo on Friday [via YahooNews] More >>

Final place delights Skorovich as Croatia reflect [Feb 10, 2012] Sergei Skorovich was happy "not to play beautifully and win" after Russia's 4-2 semi-final defeat of Croatia, who were still proud of what they did for a record 14,300 crowd in Zagreb. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nishikori leads Japan vs. Croatia in Davis Cup [Feb 09, 2012] Kei Nishikori will be aiming to build on his success at the Australian Open when Japan takes on Croatia in this weekend's Davis Cup World Group tie. Nishikori, who became the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since the Open Era began in 1968, will face Croatia's Ivo Karlovic on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nishikori to lead Japan's return to World Group vs. Croatia in Davis Cup [Feb 09, 2012] Kei Nishikori will be aiming to build on his success at the Australian Open when Japan takes on Croatia in this weekend's Davis Cup World Group tie. [via YahooNews] More >>

Lacko, Berrer reach semifinals in Zagreb [Feb 03, 2012] Lukas Lacko of Slovakia beat seventh-seeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Zagreb Indoors on Friday. Lacko, who earlier ousted second-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia, will face the winner of the match between defending champion Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus. [via YahooNews] More >>

Top-seeded Ljubicic advances in Zagreb [Jan 31, 2012] Top seed Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia has beaten Slovakia's Karol Beck to advance to the second round of the Zagreb Indoors tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Novak looks to Croatia legacy [Jan 30, 2012] Croatia captain Tihomir Novak is sure the hosts can give a good account of themselves and is keen for his team "to do something that will be remembered in the futsal world". [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes to join EU in 2013, despite crisis [Jan 27, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday to join the European Union next year, shrugging off concerns over the economic turmoil in the bloc and fears that membership will compromise its hard-won sovereignty. Provided all 27 member states ratify its accession, the Adriatic state will enter the EU on July 1, 2013, more than two decades after breaking away from socialist Yugoslavia and fighting a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

ICJ gives Croatia until Aug. 30 to respond [Jan 26, 2012] THE HAGUE -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has authorized the submission by Croatia of a second pleading relating solely to the counter-claims by Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bosnian economy set to suffer from Croatia's EU entry [Jan 26, 2012] (SARAJEVO ) - Bosnia's struggling economy could take a hit from neighbouring Croatia's EU entry next year as Zagreb will likely have to ban Bosnian imports that do not comply with strict EU quality rules. [via YahooNews] More >>

London 2012 - Croatia shock France at Euros [Jan 25, 2012] Champions France failed to reach the semi-finals of a major event for the first time since 2004 when they lost 29-22 to Croatia in the Euros [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes on EU membership amid concerns [Jan 24, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday on joining the European Union, a move the government says offers the former Yugoslav republic its only chance of economic recovery despite turmoil in the 27-state bloc. Opinion polls suggest the binding national referendum should pass, but opponents have appealed to many by playing up fears that membership would end 20 years of Croatia's sovereignty and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes to join EU in 2013 [Jan 24, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted Sunday in favor of joining the European Union in 2013, shrugging off concerns over the economic turmoil in the bloc, according to preliminary official results of a referendum. [via YahooNews] More >>

After EU "Yes", Croatia needs reforms, tight budget [Jan 24, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's new centre-left government must focus on reforms to save the country's credit rating and boost the economy before joining the European Union in July 2013, after two-thirds of voters backed EU membership on Sunday, analysts said. They said there was some relief at the 66 percent referendum "yes" vote, but it was already broadly priced in, and investors wanted to see a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

After EU "Yes", Croatia needs reforms, tight budget [Jan 23, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's new centre-left government must focus on reforms to save the country's credit rating and boost the economy before joining the European Union in July 2013, after two-thirds of voters backed EU membership on Sunday, analysts said. They said there was some relief at the 66 percent referendum "yes" vote, but it was already broadly priced in, and investors wanted to see a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats say 'yes' to EU membership [Jan 23, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia's state referendum commission says a majority of Croats have voted in favor... [via YahooNews] More >>