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April 29, 2021 - The Croatia handball winning streak continued on Wednesday night after defeating Slovakia in Varaždin. After Hungary and Spain, the Croatia men's senior national team also beat Slovakia in the EHF EURO Cup (32:24) and continued their winning streak. In three competition games, Croatia has recorded three victories. There will be a rematch in Varaždin tonight.  SLOVAKIA: T. Paul 4/12, M. Žernovič 7/31, P. Hruščak - / -, T. Rečičar - / -, M. Briatka 1/2, J. Prokop 3/6, T. Urban 6/7, L. Duriš 2/4, L. Pechy 1/4, M. Kovačech 1/3, T. Bornar 1/1, L. Urban 2/2, D.…

April 28, 2021 - The Croatia Rally will be part of the WRC calendar for the next two years, confirmed the Croatia Rally Organizing Committee president, Daniel Šaškin. Thanks to the successful organization of the Croatia Rally, held last week, the WRC and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) have offered a fixed contract for at least two more years in which the Croatia Rally would be included in the World Rally Championship calendar. "This kind of world event is a great opportunity to extend the tourist season and a fantastic promotion of Croatia around the world. I hope that everyone…

April 27, 2021 - The 2021 Sudamja program in May will not feature the famous 19th Sveti Duje Legends Regatta on the Split waterfront. Instead, the famous rowing event has been moved to September.  Namely, the 19th International Sveti Duje Regatta will not be held for the second year in a row due to epidemiological measures. This rowing regatta has established itself as a recognizable sports and tourist attraction that greatly contributes to the international promotion of Split and the University of Split. On the first day on the race track in Spinut, spectators have the opportunity to see the clash…

April 27, 2021 - The 31st round of the Croatian First League was held from April 24 to 26, 2021. This round featured the 'Eternal Derby,' in which Dinamo defeats Hajduk 2:0, while Rijeka and Osijek draw in the other highly anticipated mid-week match.  Sibenik v. Slaven Belupo (2:0) Sibenik and Belupo opened the 31st round on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Sibenik. Juric opened the scoring for Sibenik, making it 1:0 in the 8th minute. Curic increased Sibenik's lead to 2:0 six minutes later. The second half saw no goals from either side.    Sibenik is currently in 6th…

ZAGREB, 26 April, 2021 - Belgian Thierry Neuville, who came in third in Croatia Rally, the third round of the World Rally Championship (WRC), will donate €4,000 for the reconstruction of the building of the General Hospital "Dr Ivo Pedišić" in Sisak. Neuville has shown that in addition to being an excellent rally driver, he is also a great humanitarian as he joined the international humanitarian campaign "Together to the Finish Line", which was launched at the end of March by the Croatia Rally organising committee with the support of the WRC and the Croatian Red Cross as the project…

April 26, 2021 - Croatia handball and Ivano Balić are together again as the new assistant coach will guide the national team to new victories this week at the EHF EURO Cup.  The Croatia handball team gathered this morning in Zagreb ahead of the EHF EURO Cup matches against Slovakia and Hungary. On April 28 (Wednesday) and April 29 (Thursday) in Varaždin, the national team will play two matches against Slovakia and then travel to play Hungary in Veszprem. There are many new names on coach Hrvoje Horvat's list, and the most resounding is the reinforcement in his coaching staff.…

ZAGREB, 26 April, 2021 - Current world champion Sebastien Ogier of France has been fined HRK 8,000 for causing a traffic accident and leaving the scene contrary to a policeman's orders, Zagreb police said on on Sunday, adding that Ogier expressed regret and apologised. Ogier won the first edition of Croatia Rally, the third round of the World Rally Championship held in Zagreb. He was also fined €7,000 by the International Automobile Federation for causing a crash on Zagreb Dubrovnik Avenue at 7.15 am on Sunday and for running a red light. Ogier was fined €5,000 and given a conditional suspension of one…

April 25, 2021 - The European Throwing Cup, which consists of Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, and Javelin Throw, will be held in the biggest Croatian Adriatic city of Split on 8 and 9 May. The organization of the event, which will bring together 564 athletes from 44 countries, was discussed recently by Tourism and Sports Minister Nikolina Brnjac and the Croatian Athletics Federation president, Ivan Veštić. Veštić said that the purpose of hosting the competition was to make Split a popular European destination for track and field events. He informed the minister that the shot put event would be held at the historical Salona venue dating back…

April 25, 2021 - The current and seven-time world champion Frenchman Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) won the first edition of the Croatia Rally, the third World Rally Championship, on Sunday. Just before the last gear, the Welshman Elfyn Evans (Toyota) had a 3.9-second advantage over Ogier but made a mistake in the last turn of the rally and lost the victory by only six-tenths of a second. Ogier thus reached the 51st triumph in his career. Evans finished in second place (+0.6), and third place went to Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), who drove great in reverse gear, but at one point spun on…

April 25, 2021 - The world motorsport elite gathered in Zagreb to celebrate 115 years of dedicated work to auto racing in Croatia. More than a century of continuous commitment to the development and promotion of motorsport in Croatia briefly turned Zagreb into the capital of auto racing on Saturday evening.  A gala dinner to celebrate 115 years of organized auto racing in Croatia gathered the leading people of world motorsport in Zagreb. Organized by the Croatian Car and Karting Association (HAKS) and president Davorin Štetner, the president of the World Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt, the former Formula 1 world…