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Dodig in hometown for Davis Cup [Mar 03, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, March 3 (UPI) -- Ivan Dodig, who won his first ATP title last month in Zagreb, returns to the same court when Croatia plays host to Germany in a Davis Cup first-round series. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatian leader condemns Zagreb riot [Feb 27, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Croatian President Ivo Josipovic Sunday denounced riots that broke out in central Zagreb Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, TAP pipeline sign MOU [Feb 25, 2011] BAAR, Switzerland, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Trans-Adriatic gas pipeline consortium said Friday it signed a memorandum with a Croatian pipeline operator to develop southern European markets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ancic retires from tennis [Feb 23, 2011] SPLIT, Croatia, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Mario Ancic, who was ranked as high as seventh in the world, said Wednesday he was retiring from competitive tennis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dodig downs Berrer for Zagreb title [Feb 06, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Ivan Dodig of Croatia took the Zagreb indoors tennis event championship Sunday, defeating German Michael Berrer 6-3, 6-4, in the final. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dodic downs Berrer for Zagreb title [Feb 06, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Ivan Dodig of Croatia took the Zagreb indoors tennis event championship Sunday, defeating German Michael Berrer 6-3, 6-4, in the final. [via YahooNews] More >>

Berrer to meet Dodig for Zagreb crown [Feb 06, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Michael Berrer of Germany drew Croatian Ivan Dodig in the final of the Zagreb Indoors tennis event after the pair won semifinal matches Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic among upsets at Zagreb Indoors [Feb 04, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Marin Cilic was one of three top seeds defeated Friday in quarterfinal action of the Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ljubicic sweeps into Zagreb quarterfinals [Feb 04, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Ivan Ljubicic won 60 percent of the points Thursday in advancing to the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cilic runs Zagreb winning streak to 11 [Feb 02, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Marin Cilic posted a straight-set victory Wednesday in second-round play of the Zagreb Indoor tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Petzschner wins at Zagreb Indoor [Feb 01, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- No. 7-seeded Philipp Petzschner advanced in straight sets Tuesday in first-round play at the Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Mayer wins third-set tiebreaker in Croatia [Jan 31, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- No. 5-seeded Florian Mayer needed to win a third-set tiebreaker Monday to get out of the first round of the Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic wins super combined [Jan 30, 2011] CHAMONIX, France, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Ivica Kostelic and fellow Croat Natko Zrncic-Dim took the top two spots in Sunday's World Cup men's super combined at Chamonix, France. [via YahooNews] More >>

Study: Ancient Croatia was farming gateway [Jan 11, 2011] ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Archaeologists digging in southern Croatia say the area was a hub for early farmers who spread their sedentary lifestyle from the Middle East into Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>