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ATP World Tour Delray Beach International Championships Results (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 27, 2010] Friday At Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center Delray Beach, Fla. Purse: $500,000 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Quarterfinals Jarkko Nieminen , Finland, def. Benjamin Becker (3), Germany, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Ernests Gulbis , Latvia, def. Leonardo Mayer , Argentina, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Ivo Karlovic (2), Croatia, def. James Blake (7), United States, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Doubles Quarterfinals Bob ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Vietnam beats Croatia at billiards event in Germany (Thanh Nien Daily) [Feb 26, 2010] Vietnamese billiard players Dang Dinh Tien and Duong Anh Vu beat two Croatians in the 3-cushion billiards event at the Billiard World Team Championship in Viersen, Germany on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Delray Beach International men's singles results (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 26, 2010] Delray Beach International men's singles second round results on Thursday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * 2-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) beat Daniel Brands (Germany) 7-6(8) 7-6(6) * 7-James Blake (U.S.) beat Robin Haase (Netherlands) 6-3 6-1 4-Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 7-5 4-6 7-5 Mardy Fish (U.S.) beat Mischa Zverev (Germany) 6-2 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen (Finland ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Friday's Women's Slalom Start List (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 26, 2010] 1. Sarka Zahrobska , Czech Republic . 2. Susanne Riesch , Germany . 3. Tanja Poutiainen , Finland . 4. Kathrin Zettel , Austria . 5. Maria Riesch , Germany. 6. Sandrine Aubert , France . 7. Marlies Schild , Austria. 8. Ana Jelusic , Croatia . 9. Maria Pietilae-Holmner , Sweden . 10. Lindsey Vonn , Vail, Colo. 11. Christina Geiger , Germany. 12. Fanny Chmelar , Germany. 13. Anja Paerson , Sweden ... [via YahooNews] More >>

ATP World Tour Barclays Dubai Championships Results (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 24, 2010] Wednesday At Dubai Tennis Stadium Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $2.233 million (WT500) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Michael Berrer , Germany, def. Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, 6-3, retired. Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, def. Stefan Koubek , Austria, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Jurgen Melzer , Austria, def. Tommy Robredo , Spain, 6-3, 7-5. Marcos Baghdatis , Cyprus, def. Somdev Devvarman ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Dubai Championships men's singles results (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 24, 2010] Dubai Championships men's singles second round results on Wednesday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * 7-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat Bjoern Phau (Germany) 7-6(2) 6-4 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 3-6 6-4 6-2 Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) beat Somdev Devvarman (India) 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Stefan Koubek (Austria) 6-2 7-6(6) Juergen Melzer (Austria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Dubai Championships Results (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 24, 2010] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Results Wednesday from the Dubai Championships, a $1.6 million ATP World Tour tournament played on hard courts at the Aviation Club (seedings in parentheses): Singles Second Round Michael Berrer , Germany, def. Nikolay Davydenko (4), Russia, 6-3, retired Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, def. Stefan Koubek , Austria, 6-2, 7-6 (6) Jurgen Melzer , Austria, def. Tommy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Karlovic, Becker advance at Delray Beach (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 24, 2010] Second-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and third-seeded Benjamin Becker of Germany won first-round matches at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Seventh-seeded James Blake, a 2008 Delray Beach finalist, fought until after midnight to take a 6-1, 3-6, 5-3 lead over fellow American Taylor Dent. [via YahooNews] More >>

Karlovic, Becker advance at Delray Beach Int'l (Sports Illustrated) [Feb 24, 2010] DELRAY BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Second-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and third-seeded Benjamin Becker of Germany won first-round matches Tuesday at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. [via YahooNews] More >>

Memphis Championships women's singles results (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 16, 2010] Memphis Championships women's singles first round results from the United States on Monday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result) * Valerie Tetreault (Canada) beat Monica Niculescu (Romania) 6-3 6-4 * Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands) beat Julia Schruff (Germany) 2-6 6-1 6-2 * Ajla Tomljanovic (Croatia) beat Kristina Kucova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-4 * Michelle Larcher de Brito (Portugal) beat Madison ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Latest medals table (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 14, 2010] Olympic Games latest medals table on the second day of events in Vancouver on Sunday. Rank Country G S B Total 1. U.S. 1 1 2 4 2. South Korea 1 1 0 2 3. France 1 0 1 2 4. Netherlands 1 0 0 1 4=. Switzerland 1 0 0 1 4=. Slovakia 1 0 0 1 7. Germany 0 1 0 1 7=. Poland 0 1 0 1 7=. Canada 0 1 0 1 7=. Norway 0 1 0 1 11. Croatia 0 0 1 1 11=. Austria 0 0 1 1 11=. Russia 0 0 1 1 [via YahooNews] More >>

Enter the infrared (Greeley Tribune) [Feb 14, 2010] I'm pursuing infrared photography with newly discovered 35 mm European films: Rollei IR, ISO 400, made in Germany, and Efke IR 820, ISO 200, made in Croatia. They come the closest to the sorrowfully discontinued Kodak High Speed Infrared HIE film, which gave us a wonderful "aura" for my black and white photographs. On Jan. 29-31, I enjoyed experimenting with the two films while attending a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic Repeats At Zagreb Indoors Champion (OfficialWire) [Feb 08, 2010] Marin Cilic captured his fifth ATP singles championship Sunday, winning the Zagreb Indoors in Croatia for the second straight year. Cilic, who was the event's top seed, won in three sets, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 over Michael Berrer of Germany. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defending champ Cilic wins Zagreb Indoors (Fox Sports) [Feb 07, 2010] Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia successfully defended his Zagreb Indoors title by beating Michael Berrer of Germany in three sets. Cilic won 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in two hours and 38 minutes Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic outlasts Berrer, defends Zagreb Indoors title (CBS Sports) [Feb 07, 2010] Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia defended his 2009 title, defeating Michael Berrer of Germany in three sets to win Zagreb Indoors ATP tournament on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defending champ Marin Cilic wins Zagreb Indoors (USA Today) [Feb 07, 2010] Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia successfully defended his Zagreb Indoors title by beating Michael Berrer of Germany in three sets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Zagreb Indoors men's singles result (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 05, 2010] Zagreb Indoors men's singles quarter-final result on Friday (prefix denotes seeding). Michael Berrer (Germany) beat 4-Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 6-4 6-3 [via YahooNews] More >>

Third seed Jurgen Melzer advances at Zagreb Indoors (ESPN) [Feb 02, 2010] Third-seeded Jurgen Melzer has defeated Daniel Brands of Germany 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Zagreb Indoors tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

ATP World Tour PBZ Zagreb Indoors Results (AP via Yahoo! Sports) [Feb 02, 2010] Monday At Dom Sportova Zagreb, Croatia Purse: $623,600 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Indoor Singles First Round Jurgen Melzer (3), Austria, def. Daniel Brands, Germany, 6-4, 6-3. Olivier Rochus , Belgium, def. Igor Kunitsyn , Russia, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Ivan Dodig , Croatia, def. Evgeny Korolev (8), Russia, 7-6 (9), 6-4. Mikhail Kukushkin , Kazakhstan, def. Mischa Zverev , Germany, 6-4, 6-3. Viktor Troicki ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Melzer advances at Zagreb (Slam! Sports) [Feb 01, 2010] Third-seeded Jurgen Melzer has defeated Daniel Brands of Germany 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Zagreb Indoors tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>