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A window of opportunity for Judo champion
ISABELLE Kopecny threw her dad into a window, and broke it, on her way to representing Australia in judo.
Her dad, Rudy, was always talking about the Japanese martial art – and he had some stories to tell, having represented Croatia in the sport as a young man.
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Turncoats spice up clash
Mate Dugandzic, who quit Victory to join its cross-town rival in March, will be suiting up in stripes for the first time tomorrow against the club at which he made his professional debut.
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Captain Dragan loses extradition fight
The High Court ordered Vasiljkovic’s surrender last year, but he launched an appeal in the Federal Court.
Today the court dismissed the appeal.
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Herd warned against playing games – Horvat
FORMER Socceroos defender Steve Horvat believes no player should be allowed to hold Australia to ransom, following revelations rising Aston Villa star Chris Herd could be stolen from under the noses of the national team.
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Rogers Cup: Petra Martic outmaneuvers Monica Niculescu in qualifying 2nd round – Rogers …
Petra Martic outmaneuvers Monica Niculescu in qualifying 2nd round – Rogers Cup 2011.
20-year-old Croatian, Petra Martic outmaneuvered the 23-year-old Romanian, Monica Niculescu; winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 during the qualifying second round of the Rogers Cup 2011 at the Rexall Centre, York University in Toronto, Canada.
Montreal: Tomic advances in Montreal
Australian Bernard Tomic has advanced to the second round of the ATP Rogers Cup in Montreal after a straight sets victory on Monday.
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Belmont family to bring home dead son
THE family of Belmont backpacker Daniel Reddie will bring his body home from Croatia this week.
Mr Reddie, 26, died on August 29 in Dubrovnik General Hospital from an infection of the heart valve, known as bacterial endocarditis.
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Montreal: Cilic advances to round two
Marin Cilic and Nikolay Davydenko are safely through to the second round in Montreal, following their straight-set victories over respective opponents Andreas Seppi and qualifier Flavio Cipolla.
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Karlovic outlasts Monaco in third-set tiebreaker
Ivo Karlovic beats Juan Monaco in a third-set tiebreaker to reach the Montreal second round on Monday. Karlovic awaits either Gilles Simon or Philipp Petzschner.
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Karlovic, Monaco square off at Montreal Masters
Ivo Karlovic and Juan Monaco will be going head-to-head for the first time in their careers when they do battle in the first round of the Rogers Cup on Monday.
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Alex Bogomolov Jr. battles past Marinko Matosevic into the main draw – Rogers …
Top seed Alex Bogomolov Jr. of USA survived the scare in the second set to beat tenth seed Marinko Matosevic of Australia in three sets 7-6(0), 4-6, 6-3 in the final qualifier at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Sunday. The American
took two hours and 24 minutes to win a marathon match.
Pletikosa joins Rostov
Croatian international goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa confirmed today he has signed for two seasons with Russian first division side Rostov after ending his contract with league rivals Spartak Moscow.
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Telling time for Tomic
Bernard Tomic is growing in confidence after Wimbledon.
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Australian’s mistery death in Dubrovnik caused by sepsis
An Australian holidaymaker’s mistery death in Croatia has been explained with sepsis that spread to all of his internal organs.
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Autopsy solves Belmont backpacker’s mystery death
Family members including Daniel’s brother, Luke, and uncle, Craig Roosje, flew to Croatia this week, and were informed of the test results by doctors and hospital officials.
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Fernando Verdasco Vs Marinko Matosevic ATP Washington Preview
Fifth seeded player, Fernando Verdasco will be squaring with Marinko Matosevic in the second round of the 2011 Washington Open.
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Marinko Matosevic ousts Amer Delic; moves to the main draws – Legg Mason …
Second seed Australian Marinko Matosevic scored a convincing two set 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over his eight seed opponent Bosnian Amer Delic to secure a place in the main draws of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington
D.C.
Dolgopolov beats Cilic in Croatia Open final
Aleksandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine won the Croatia Open for his first ATP title Sunday, defeating home favorite Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
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Marinko Matosevic ousts Michael Shabaz in straight sets in qualies – Legg …
Marinko Matosevic, the Australian, cleared his 1st round qualifier of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at Washington DC.
Marin Cilic Storms Into Semis In Umag
Croatian Marin Cilic sailed past Italian Andreas Seppi yesterday winning in two straight sets 6-1 6-3 at the ATP Studena Croatia Open in Umag.
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