Sport
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
HOO: Croatia and China Continue to Cooperate in Sports
ZAGREB, Sept 15, 2020 - A video conference was held at the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) on Tuesday reaffirming that Croatia and China continue to cooperate in sports, notably between the Croatian Table Tennis Federation and the Chinese Embassy in Croatia. The cooperation, established in 2018, includes sponsorship and exchanges of the coaching staff, which is very important for Croatian table tennis because it has the world's biggest table tennis power as its partner, the HOO said. Speaking via video link, Chinese Ambassador Xu Erwen recalled Croatia's recent sports successes, adding that Croatia and China did not cooperate only in table…
Monday, 14 September 2020
HNS Confirms: Spectators Return to Croatian Football Leagues from September 18
September 14, 2020 - The Croatian Football Federation has confirmed that spectators will return to Croatian football leagues from September 18, 2020. The Executive Board of the Croatian Football Federation has decided to allow spectators at stadiums from September 18, so long as they meet several conditions to ensure maximum protection of spectators and all actors in the COVID-19 pandemic. A limited number of spectators will be able to attend the matches of the HT First League, the Croatian Football Cup, the 2nd HNL, and the First HNL for juniors, cadets, and pioneers, up to 30 percent of the capacity…
Monday, 14 September 2020
70th Hanzekovic Memorial, A Symbol of Zagreb Sports, Begins Today
September 14, 2020 - The jubilee 70th Hanzekovic Memorial will be held in Zagreb on Monday and Tuesday this week. Held since 1951, it is the oldest sports event in Croatia and honors the tragically deceased athlete Boris Hanzekovic. Index.hr reports that 'Hanzek' has been a Zagreb sports symbol for seven decades. Neither war nor politics, nor financial problems, nor the coronavirus have stood in its way for 70 years. Even today, when the sporting world is more uncertain than ever, athletics live on by the Sava. The 70th edition of the Hanzekovic Memorial will be held on Monday and Tuesday…
Monday, 14 September 2020
HNL Round 4 Recap: Dinamo Tops Hajduk in Eternal Derby at Poljud
September 14, 2020 - The 4th round of HNL was played from September 11 to 13, 2020. This round featured the Eternal Derby at Poljud, where Dinamo was better than Hajduk, while Osijek crushed Rijeka 3:0. Slaven Belupo v. Sibenik (0:0) Slaven Belupo and Sibenik opened the 4th round in Koprivnica on Friday, September 11, 2020. Krstanovic missed a penalty just before the half, and the game went without goals. Belupo is currently in 8th place with 3 points, while Sibenik is in 9th with one point. Osijek v. Rijeka (3:0) Osijek and Rijeka met on Saturday, September 12,…
Friday, 11 September 2020
Liverpool FC Take Croatian National Football Shirt Design For Next Season
Friday 11 September 2020 - “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” as Liverpool FC take Croatian National Football Shirt design for the next Premier League You might have thought that the UK Premier League champions were all but finished with Croatian football. This summer they let go Dejan Lovren from their ranks, shipping the Croat off to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for a price widely thought to be €12 million. However, your thoughts may well have been wrong. Recent images reveal that their ties with Croatia are not so nearly over, as Liverpool FC take Croatian National Football Shirt…
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Mate Pavic Wins US Open Doubles Title against Nikola Mektic!
September 10, 2020 - In the first-ever US Open doubles final that featured two Croatian players, Mate Pavic wins the title against Nikola Mektic. On the opposite sides of the court on Thursday evening was Nikola Mektic and Dutchman Wesley Koolhof, against Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares. Mektic and Koolhof were the 8th-seed of the tournament, while Pavic and Soares were 5th. In the final match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Pavic and Soares were more successful, beating Nikola Mektic and Koolhof 7:5, 6:3. It took just 47 minutes for Pavic and Soares to win the first…
Thursday, 10 September 2020
HNS Discusses Returning Spectators to Stadiums, Possible from 5th Round of HNL
September 10, 2020 - Big football news today, as HNS discusses returning spectators to stadiums in the Croatian league. 24 Sata reports that about two months after the Croatian Football Federation decided that spectators could not visit stadiums "to minimize the risk of spreading the coronavirus at matches" and bring last season's competition to a successful end, fans should fill the stands of HNL stadiums soon. "We have a working group that will propose the return of spectators to the stands, one third as allowed with the prior approval of the County Civil Protection Headquarters and, of course, with compliance with…
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
US Open: Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic to Meet in Doubles Final!
September 9, 2020 - Croatia's last two representatives Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic will meet in the doubles final of the US Open! For the first time in his career, Nikola Mektic will play in the final of a Grand Slam tournament in the men's doubles competition! After the semifinals of Wimbledon 2017 and Roland Garros 2018, the Zagreb native took a step further in New York. Mektic and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof surpassed the 3rd seed, American Rajeev Rama and British Joe Salisbury in the semifinal match in two sets - 7:6 ( 3), 6:4. The key moment of the…
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
UEFA Nations League: France Tops Croatia 4:2 at Stade de France
September 8, 2020 - Croatia and France met in Paris on Tuesday evening for the second round of the Nations League A group. In the 2018 World Cup rematch, France tops Croatia 4:2. Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic changed half of the starting lineup from the match against Portugal. Melnjak was thus moved to left-back and debutant Uremovic to the right. Lovren played in the heart of the defense, accompanied by Duje Caleta-Car, while Perisic and Brozovic returned to the first 11. Modric and Rakitic were not included in this Nations League campaign. France coach Deschamps also changed his starting eleven,…
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Zlatko Dalic and Ivan Perisic Address Press Ahead of France Rematch
September 8, 2020 - Zlatko Dalic and Ivan Perisic addressed the press ahead of the Nations League rematch against France on Tuesday evening in Paris. Ivan Perisic has fond memories of the Stade de France. Perisic played for the first time for the Croatia A national team at Saint-Denis on March 29, 2011, in a friendly match that ended without goals in front of seventy thousand spectators. Tonight, he and the Vatreni will replay the World Cup final in Russia, unfortunately without spectators. The Nations League meeting between France and Croatia begins at 8:45 pm. Slobodan Kadic "When you play…
Monday, 7 September 2020
Euro 2021 Qualifiers: Croatia U-21 Squad and Czech Republic Draw 0:0
September 7, 2020 - In the Euro 2021 qualifier tonight, the Croatia U-21 Squad and the Czech Republic drew 0:0. The Croatia U-21 national team drew against the Czech Republic in the 6th round of qualifications for the European Championship, which will be played next year in Slovenia and Hungary. With a victory, Croatia would catch up with the Czech Republic and Greece and finish with a chance to qualify for the Euro. However, with this draw, they remained five points behind the first-placed Czech Republic and three points behind second-placed Greece. The match saw plenty of fouls, and the…
