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December 16, 2020 - Hajduk and HNS met on Tuesday in Split to discuss installing a new Poljud pitch, which should begin in May next year. An operational meeting was held on Tuesday at Poljud between representatives of HNK Hajduk, led by the President of the Management Board Lukša Jakobušić, and the Croatian Football Federation, led by the Executive Director Marijan Kustić. The topic of the meeting, which lasted a little less than an hour, was installing a new lawn on the main pitch of Poljud Stadium. The following conclusions were reached: "The common conclusion is that it is not…

December 15, 2020 - The Croatia women's handball team topped Germany in a decisive match for a spot in their first-ever European Championship semi-final!  Coach Nenad Šoštarić's side achieved historical placement in the semi-final of the European Championships in Denmark on Tuesday, which also automatically secures them a spot at the World Championships, which will be played in December next year in Spain. Croatia could advance to the semi-final in three scenarios tonight - with a win, draw, and even defeat, but not by more than one goal.  Croatia and Germany were equal at the start of the match, with…

December 15, 2020 - The Croatia water polo team will jump back into the European World League Qualifiers in Hungary next month before heading to Rotterdam for the highly anticipated Olympic qualifiers for Tokyo 2020.  Debrecen, a city in far eastern Hungary, will host the European World League Qualifying Tournament from January 8 to 10, 2021. It is a World League competition from the 2019/20 season, which was interrupted in March this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight national teams will travel to Debrecen, including Croatia, based on the previous order in the groups that have more or less come…

December 14, 2020 - Dinamo Zagreb meets Krasnodar in the last 32 of the Europa League competition.  The Europa League round of 32 draw was held in Nyon on Monday, in which Dinamo drew Russian club Krasnodar as its opponent in the knockout phase of the competition. As the winner of Group K, Dinamo had the seeded-status along with the other 11 group winners and the four best third-placed teams from the Champions League. As a seeded team, the Croatian champion will have the home-field-advantage so that the first match will be played in Russia on February 18, and the…

December 14, 2020 - Tin Srbic defended his silver medal on Sunday at the European Championships in Mersin, Turkey, winning another silver medal on the horizontal bar with a score of 14,600. And he wasn't the only Croatian gymnast to take home a silver medal.  It was the most successful European Championship for Croatian gymnasts because two more silver medals were won in Sunday's finals. Slobodan Kadic Namely, Filip Ude won silver on the pommel horse and repeated 2008 when he was also the European runner-up. In the same discipline, Robert Seligman took fourth place. Slobodan Kadic Aurel Benovic also won the…

December 14, 2020 - The 15th round of the Croatian First League was held on December 12 and 13, 2020. This round featured an exciting derby at Rujevica, which saw Rijeka and Dinamo draw, while Osijek and Hajduk suffered two heavy away defeats.  Gorica v. Osijek (4:1) Gorica and Osijek opened the 15th round on Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Velika Gorica.  Dieye was the first to score for Gorica in the 13th minute for the 1:0 lead, which was the result going into halftime. An equalizer by Mierez in the 49th gave Osijek hope before Kalik scored two goals…

December 13, 2020 - Former Croatia national team coach Otto Baric has died from COVID-19 at KB Dubrava. He was 87 years old. The former football coach was at Dubrava Hospital for seven days. As Index.hr was told, Baric was recovering well but struggled with complications from the virus over the last few days.  Otto Baric was born in Einskappel, Austria, on June 19, 1933. As a football player, "Her Otto," as he was called, played for Metalac and Lokomotiva, and after the end of his playing career, he became coach of Lokomotiva. Otto Baric led as many as 14 clubs and…

December 13, 2020 - The newly founded Croatian MMA Union was officially presented to the media in Zagreb by Dražen Forgač and Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipović. Gol.hr reports that after maintaining and improving the world of freestyle wrestling in Croatia for years without formal functions, former fighters Dražen Forgač, Zelg Galešić, and Igor Pokrajac decided to take things to a higher level and founded the Croatian MMA Union. "The motive for founding the Croatian MMA Union is that the situation on the MMA scene is currently such that the interest is great, the halls are full - especially with young…

December 11,  2020 - In the second match of the second round, Croatia struggles against favorite Norway (25:36). The Croatia women's handball team met the biggest favorite of the tournament, Norway, in the second match of the second round on Saturday in Kolding, Denmark.  On Thursday, the Croatia women's handball team achieved its fourth victory in its fourth appearance at the European Championships. Recall, in the 1st round match of Group II, Croatia defeated Romania 25:20, while Norway recorded a convincing victory against the Netherlands (32:25). Up until the match against Croatia, Norway scored 137 goals and conceded 90 in four…

December 12, 2020 - KK Split brings back Jugoplastika to their famous yellow jerseys this season in place of a team sponsor. KK Split announced on Friday evening that their jerseys would once again display the Jugoplastika name, after the general sponsor, the company Tommy, did not extend the contract with the club. Until further notice, the yellow jersey of the Split club will bear the name of the famous Jugoplastika, which was the European champion for three consecutive years and became the European basketball dynasty of the last century. 'Jugoplastika' is placed on the new jerseys under the Split…