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March 21, 2021 - National team coach Hrvoje Horvat reveals the future of Croatia handball.  In its 26 years on the world stage, Croatia handball has participated in 35 of 37 major competitions and won 14 medals. The Olympic handball tournament in Tokyo is the second big competition without Croatia, 21 years after Croatia failed to qualify for Sydney.  Hrvoje Horvat took over the team after Lino Červar resigned after the World Championship in Egypt. A month and a half later, with only three days of preparation, Croatia failed to turn the story around and missed out on the Olympic Games…

March 21, 2021 - Croatian Greco-Roman wrestler (up to 77 kg) Božo Starčević advanced to the finals of the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and thus secured a spot in Tokyo! HRT reports that the current best Croatian wrestler and the fourth-ever Croatian wrestler to compete in the Olympic Games (Rio 2016) will fight for gold in Budapest against Russian wrestler Alexander Chekhirkin, who defeated Bulgarian Aik Mnatsakanian in points in a controversial semifinal (7-6). Starčević defeated the Czech wrestler Oldrich Varga in points in the semifinal (3-1). He was better than the Pole Mateusz Lukasz Wolny and led a…

March 20, 2021 - French skier Alexis Pinturault is the winner of the giant slalom, while the fantastic Croatian skier Filip Zubčić wins second at Lenzerheide! With this victory, Pinturault won the Small Crystal Globe in the giant slalom, but also secured the Big Crystal Globe intended for the overall World Cup winner, on his 30th birthday! Filip Zubčić had an excellent performance in the last giant slalom of the season, who, after ranking third place in the first run, finally won the second place, 20 hundredths of a second behind Pinturault. Frenchman Mathieu Faivre came in third with only a…

March 19, 2021 - KK Split continues to ride a wave of success in the ABA league! It has only been 4 weeks since coach Mile Karakaš took over his position on the sidelines from Ivica Skelin but what a difference he has made so far. Before today’s game, the Split basketball team was to be looked for somewhere in the middle to bottom third in the tables of their competitions. Burak Canboy However, a fresh wind is sweeping through between the walls of Sports Center Gripe lately. In the Croatian Premijer Liga, the team from Split has risen to…

March 19, 2021 - Croatian footballers Luka Modrić and Mislav Oršić were brilliant in UEFA competitions this week, earning them Player of the Week recognitions! What a week it was for Croatian football and footballers.  Mislav Oršić played a fantastic match in the sensational Dinamo comeback against Tottenham on Thursday night at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb.  Praise came from all sides; even the great Gary Lineker congratulated Oršić on the hat-trick after the game.  "Blimey. Spurs have blown it. No words... other than to say what a hattrick from Mislav Orsic." Oršić's 10/10 match not only brought Dinamo a historic…

March 19, 2021 - The Europa League draw on Friday revealed that it will be Dinamo against Villarreal in the quarterfinal! The Europa League quarterfinal draw was held in Nyon on Friday afternoon. Croatian champion Dinamo is among the eight clubs that will compete in the quarterfinals.  Arsenal, Manchester United, Roma, Granada, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, and Ajax also reached the quarterfinals. There were no restrictions in the quarterfinals and all clubs could play each other. The pairs were drawn by former Arsenal and City player Gael Clichy. After the draw for the quarterfinals, a draw for the semifinals was held. Quarterfinal…

March 19, 2021 - The Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, received the President of the European Football Federation, Aleksandar Čeferin, and the President of the Croatian Football Federation, Davor Šuker, at Banski dvori in Zagreb to discuss football infrastructure in Croatia.  HNS reports that Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić and the Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac. The HNS delegation was accompanied by the Executive Director Marijan Kustić and the Head of the International Department and Licensing Ivančica Sudac. HNS The meeting topic was…

March 18, 2021 - In a wild comeback, Dinamo tops Tottenham thanks to an Oršić hattrick and books a spot in the Europa League quarterfinal! The match ended 3-0 after extra time at Maksimir Stadium on Thursday night.  Croatian champions Dinamo met Premier League side Tottenham in the Europa League round of 16 return match at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb on Thursday. In the first match in London, Tottenham won 2-0 with goals from Harry Kane. Dinamo's backline changed compared to the first game. From the first minute, Franjić started instead of Leovac. On the other side, Son was not…

March 18, 2021 - The Nexe handball team recorded a 36:32 victory at home in Našice against Macedonian club Vardar in the 5th round of the SEHA League Group B.  Motor leads the table with 9 points from three games, followed by Nexe with nine points from five games, and Vardar with six points from four games. In last is Vojvodina who recorded four defeats in four matches. Slobodan Kadic Slobodan Kadic In the clash of these two teams in Skopje, the hosts celebrated 27:26, so Wednesday's victory in Našice could prove crucial in the fight for second place in…

March 17, 2021 – Numerous football and handball teams, as well as many other athletes, have been traditionally preparing for sports competitions in western Istrian towns. That Istria is a perfect destination for sports preparations is recently even evidenced by the Qatar national parachute team preparing in Porec for the World Cup in Russia. In recent days, many people from Poreč have been able to notice the flight of purple and white parachutes in the sky above their city. Namely, the Qatar national parachute team is preparing in Poreč for the World Cup in Russia under the leadership of Slovenian…