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Davis Cup roundup: Croatia, Japan tied [Feb 10, 2012] Juan Monaco gave Argentina a 1-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Davis Cup when he defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Youzhny, Lacko advance to Zagreb Indoors final [Feb 05, 2012] Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Michael Berrer of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the Zagreb Indoors final. [via YahooNews] More >>

Youzhny reaches Zagreb Indoors final [Feb 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Michael Berrer of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the Zagreb Indoors final. [via YahooNews] More >>

Youzhny reaches Zagreb Indoors final [Feb 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ? Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Michael Berrer of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the Zagreb Indoors final. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatian jobless look to other countries [Feb 02, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Many of Croatia's thousands of unemployed are leaving the country for Canada and Germany, officials say. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hirscher trumps Kostelic for Zagreb slalom [Jan 09, 2012] Austria's Marcel Hirscher won Thursday's World Cup slalom here ahead of Germany's Felix Neureuther and home hero Ivica Kostelic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Austria?s Marcel Hirscher wins World Cup night slalom, takes lead in overall standings [Jan 05, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Marcel Hirscher won a World Cup night slalom Thursday in difficult conditions and took first place in the overall standings. The Austrian led after the first run on the Crveni Spust course, which rapidly deteriorated because of warm weather. He finished in a combined time of 1 minute, 51.84 seconds to beat Felix Neureuther of Germany by 0.29 seconds. In the standings, Hirscher ... [via YahooNews] More >>

European champion Spain to face Italy, Croatia, Ireland in Euro 2012 group stage [Dec 02, 2011] KYIV, Ukraine - Spain avoided its biggest challengers in the first round of the 2012 European Championship, leaving Germany and the Netherlands in the toughest group of the competition. [via YahooNews] More >>

Spain looking for repeat success in Croatia [Oct 04, 2011] Croatia will have a score to settle with Spain when they welcome the holders to Osijek on Thursday, while Germany and Turkey are aiming for a fourth successive qualifying victory this weekend. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S. Open Draw [Aug 25, 2011] Potito Starace, Italy, vs. Michael Berrer , Germany Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, vs. Ivan Dodig (32), Croatia Alexandr Dolgopolov (22), Ukraine, vs. Frederico Gil , Portugal [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel's tour of Croatia and Serbia to focus on economic ties [Aug 22, 2011] Belgrade and Zagreb are key partners for Germany, even if ties are sometimes complex. Chancellor Angela Merkel has several goals for her trip to Croatia and Serbia, but what do her hosts want and expect from her? [via YahooNews] More >>

Western & Southern Open Results [Aug 17, 2011] Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Florian Mayer , Germany, 6-1, 6-3. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky , Ukraine, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, def. [via YahooNews] More >>

German chancellor Merkel to visit Croatia [Aug 11, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit EU's next member Croatia on August 22, Foreign Minister Goran Jandrokovic announced Thursday. "Angela Merkel's visit confirms the exceptional relations between Germany and Croatia," the minister told Croatian state television HTV. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany Remains Perfect in Euro 2012 Soccer Qualifying; Italy, Croatia Win [Jun 04, 2011] Germany maintained its perfect record in qualifying for soccer?s 2012 European Championship. Italy and Croatia also won. [via YahooNews] More >>

German court official confirms Canadian Soccer League match-fixing allegation [May 10, 2011] TORONTO - A court official has confirmed that one of the accused in a massive match-fixing case in Germany testified he "had influence" over a 2009 Canadian Soccer League game between Toronto Croatia and Trois-Rivieres. [via YahooNews] More >>

MUNICH, Germany -- Third-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia edged Simone Bolelli of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (4) to advance to the ... [Apr 26, 2011] Cilic was the runner-up last year and pounded 11 aces to none for Bolelli to win the close match. Fifth-seeded Florian Mayer of Germany eased past qualifier Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-1, 6-2. [via YahooNews] More >>

ATP World Tour Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Results [Apr 11, 2011] Monday At The Monte-Carlo Country Club Monte Carlo, Monaco Purse: $3.66 million (Masters 1000) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles First Round Florian Mayer , Germany, def. Mikhail Youzhny (10), Russia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Viktor Troicki (11), Serbia, def. Jean-Rene Lisnard , Monaco, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Daniel Gimeno-Traver , Spain, def. Santiago Giraldo , Colombia, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Olivier Rochus , Belgium, def ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Petzschner gives Germany 3-2 win over host Croatia [Mar 20, 2011] Zagreb, Croatia (Sports Network) - Philipp Petzschner straight-setted 6- foot-10 Ivo Karlovic to lift Germany to a 3-2 victory over host Croatia in a best-of-five 2011 Davis Cup first-round matchup. [via YahooNews] More >>

ZAGREB, Croatia -- The International Tennis Federation confirmed Sunday that Ivo Karlovic of Croatia broke the world ... [Mar 20, 2011] He struck a 251 kilometre per hour (156 m.p.h.) serve in the fourth set of a doubles game of the Davis Cup series against Germany on Saturday, breaking Andy Roddick's previous record of 249 km/h (155 m.p.h.). [via YahooNews] More >>

Zagreb, Croatia (Sports Network) - Philipp Petzschner and Christopher Kas won a five-set doubles match Saturday to ... [Mar 20, 2011] Petzschner and Kas came back from a set down to earn a 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig and Ivo Karlovic, lifting Germany to the brink of the quarterfinals. [via YahooNews] More >>