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(E) CROATIAN CONNECTION AT VIRGINIA TECH
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Croatians have a connection at Virginia Tech. First, Dinko Gudelj from Karlovac has been a star tennis player receiving scholarship in the early 1990s. He paved the way for Davor Dupljak, also from Karlovac, who was #1 tennis player at VT for a couple of years. There are 2 other students on soccer scholarships at VT from Croatia. One is Stanislav Licul who is Ph.D. degree and Toni Visnjic who is a junior. The Croatian
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(E) Joint bid Euro 2008 soccer from BH and Croatia
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VIENNA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Austria and Switzerland have put in an official bid to UEFA to co-host the Euro 2008 soccer championship, a statement from the two countries' football associations said on Thursday. The bid proposes to split the tournament between the two countries, with Austria and Switzerland hosting games at four stadiums each. Other candidates to host the championship are a joint bid from
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(E) Vlatko Markovic (Croatia) in UEFA race
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LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - French soccer great Michel Platini is standing for election to both the UEFA and FIFA Executive Committees, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday. Platini, 46, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25. &
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(E) Goran Ivanisevic and The Beatles
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LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic will warm up for the defence of his grand slam crown this summer on public park tennis courts in Liverpool. The enigmatic Croatian is to play in the inaugural Liverpool International Tournament, organisers announced on Monday. Ivanisevic will be top seed at the grasscourt event at Calderstones Park, in the leafy suburbs of
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(E) Ljubicic beat French veteran Cedric Pioline
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Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic beat French veteran Cedric Pioline 6-3 6-2 DUBAI (Reuters) - Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero needed just one set to ease into the second round of the $1 million Dubai Open Tuesday when his opponent retired injured. The
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(E) Ljubicic of Croatia topped defending champion
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Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia topped defending champion Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-4, 6-2 Wed Feb 27, 1:38 PM ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Second-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov (news - profile - photos) of Russia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open on
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(E) AGUIRRE NOT SCARED BY CROATIA
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Mexico AGUIRRE NOT SCARED BY CROATIA 15/02/02 Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre was surprisingly upbeat about his team’s chances in their World Cup opener against Croatia, despite El Tricolores recent 2-1 loss to Yugoslavia in a friendly in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday. The man responsible for Mexico’s turnaround over the last six months had previously stated he was ‘losing sleep’ over the
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(E) Hero's welcome
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Kostelic returns home to huge party in Croatia ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Drums, screams and applause erupted on the main square of Croatia's capital Monday as Janica Kostelic, who captured four medals -- including three golds -- at the Salt Lake City Olympics, arrived for a hero's welcome. People stayed away from their jobs and schools canceled classes
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(E) CROATIA AT THE OLYMPICS
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CROATIA AT THE OLYMPICS By Adam S. Eterovich Great honor has come to Croatia in Utah. The Battleship USS Utah was sunk at the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Chief Petty Officer Peter Tomich, Croatian American, gave his life saving his fellow sailors and was awarded America’s highest honor and awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery beyond the call of duty. No next of kin could not be found and this M
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