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March 3, 2021 - The first two rounds of the Croatian Cup quarterfinals were held on Wednesday. Rijeka and Dinamo are the first two Croatian clubs to secure their spot in the semifinals.  The current Croatian Cup titleholders celebrated 2:1 on the road against Osijek in the first quarterfinal match of this year's Croatian Cup. Rijeka's Robert Murić scored the leading goal in the 7th minute for 1:0. Osijek equalized in the 14th minute thanks to captain Mile Škorić. In the 35th minute, Rijeka goalkeeper Nevistić saved Mierez's penalty. The winning goal for Rijeka was scored again by Murić from…

March 2, 2021 - Hajduk tops NK Zagreb 3:0 in the final Croatian Cup round of 16 match on Tuesday.  Hajduk beat Zagreb 3:0 at Veslačka Street Stadium in Zagreb on Tuesday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Croatian Cup, where they will play away against Gorica later this month.  Like other clubs in the lower leagues, NK Zagreb does not have a license to play league matches, so they readied for the match against Hajduk by playing friendlies. On the other hand, Hajduk entered the match coming off two league victories in the past two weeks, both against…

ZAGREB, 2 March 2021 - Croatia's professional tennis player Donna Vekić on Monday announced a humanitarian tennis tournament in Osijek for 6-7 April, and the proceeds will be collected for building public tennis courts in Osijek-Baranja County. The first edition of the fundraising Premier Tennis Show was held in Osijek last year at the height of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vekić, who is currently recovering in Geneva from a knee surgery, addressed a new conference in Zagreb via video link and tennis player Borna Ćorić also joined the video meeting from Rotterdam. Donna Vekić's father Igor Vekić said…

March 2, 2021 - The brilliant Bojan Bogdanović hits 7 threes for the third time this season. The Croatian basketball player has never had more than two games with 7 or more made threes until this year. Index.hr reports that Utah Jazz lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 124:129 in last night's game despite one of the best performances of this season by Croatia star Bojan Bogdanović, who finished the match with 31 points. Utah was one step away from creating a big turnaround, coming back from a 17-point deficit to only -1, but ultimately recorded their eighth defeat of the…

March 1, 2021 - Goran Tomić has been named the new coach of Rijeka! The former Lokomotiva coach arrives at Rujevica after Simon Rožman left the club on Saturday. Recall, Rijeka suffered a 0:1 defeat to Hajduk in the 23rd round of the HNL on Saturday.  Goran Tomić came to Rujevica on Sunday. The Šibenik native, who did a top job with Lokomotiva last season, finishing 2nd in the HNL with a spot in the Champions League, recently lost his engagement in China, and ideally fits into the "long-term solution" Rijeka is after. In the Cup final last summer, Tomić lost…

March 1, 2021 - Zlatko Cico Kranjčar, former Croatia national football team coach and father of football player Niko Kranjčar, has died. Jutarnji List and Index.hr reported that legendary Croatian football player and football coach Zlatko Cico Kranjčar has passed away. He died at KBC Merkur after a short and severe illness. Zlatko Kranjčar's health deteriorated about ten days ago in Zadar, where he ended up in the hospital. He was urgently transferred to Zagreb, but doctors were unable to save his life. Cico Kranjčar began his professional playing career in 1973 at Dinamo Zagreb, where he played until 1983. He…

ZAGREB, 1, March 2021 - The 2021 European Championship in Shooting will take place in the eastern Croatian city of Osijek from 20 May to 6 June, and the Croatian Armed Forces will support local authorities in the organisation of the event. Recently, Defence Minister Mario Banožić signed an agreement with the local authorities whereby the Croatian army undertakes to offer assistance in the preparation of the championship in the Pampas shooting complex. Addressing the contract-signing ceremony, the director of the organising committee, Zroan Ćelić, said that about 1,500 athletes plus 500 persons in their teams would arrive in Osijek for…

March 1, 2021 - The 23rd round of the Croatian First League was held from February 26 to 28, 2021. In this round, Osijek comes back to beat Varazdin, and Hajduk records another win at Rujevica against Rijeka.  Varazdin v. Osijek (2:3) Varazdin and Osijek opened the 23rd round on Friday, February 26, 2021, in Varazdin.  Peco scored the first goal of the match in the 16th minute for 1:0 Varazdin, which Herrera increased to 2:0 five minutes later. Varazdin could not hold onto their lead for long, with an Osijek penalty in the 52nd minute (Mierez) bringing them back in…

ZAGREB, 28 February 2021 - Following an appeal by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), UEFA has donated €200,000 to help clubs and football organisations in the City of Zagreb and Zagreb County following a 22 March 2020 earthquake. For weeks after the magnitude 5.5 tremor, the HNS collected data on the damage to the football infrastructure, which was reported by a dozen clubs and organisations. The UEFA Fair Play and Social Responsibility Committee considered the HNS appeal and decided to donate €200,000 to the HNS for the reconstruction of the infrastructure. The HNS will give the money to the clubs and organisations which…

February 28, 2021 - Coach Simon Rožman (37) resigned after Rijeka's defeat to Hajduk (0:1) at Rujevica in the 23rd round of the HNL on Saturday. The club's management accepted his resignation. "Simon Rožman is no longer the coach of Rijeka. After the defeat to Hajduk, Rožman offered, and the HNK Rijeka management accepted his resignation, and the model of terminating his contract will be agreed upon. Rožman arrived in Rijeka at the end of September 2019, after which he won the Croatian Cup in 2020. This season placed in the Europa League group stage, where he achieved remarkable results…