Serbia
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FIFA Cup: Brazil beats Serbia 1-0 in final World Cup warm-up
Football | Jun 07, 2014, 08:33 AM ISTSao Paulo: Striker Fred scored early in the second half to help Brazil defeat Serbia 1-0 in its final warm-up before the World Cup on Friday. Brazil was struggling and fans were jeering the team
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Serbia appeals to India for help after massive floods
India | May 27, 2014, 09:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Serbia today appealed to the Narendra Modi-led Indian government to help in its efforts to rebuild the country after it was ravaged by its worst floods in over a century.“We've been hit by
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Davis Cup: Serbia, Czechs are loaded for final
Tennis | Nov 05, 2013, 07:54 PM ISTSerbia: Host Serbia and the defending champion Czech Republic picked their best teams on Tuesday for the Davis Cup final at Belgrade Arena next week. Novak Djokovic, 5-0 in the cup this year, will lead
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Wozniacki reaches Luxembourg semis; Stephens out
Tennis | Oct 19, 2013, 06:54 AM ISTLuxembuorg : Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark held off Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Luxembourg Open.After both players struggled to hold serve at the start, Wozniacki
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Davis Cup: Serbia beats Canada to reach final
Tennis | Sep 16, 2013, 06:58 AM ISTBelgrade, Serbia: Serbia reached the Davis Cup final Sunday after Janko Tipsarevic won the decisive singles match against Vasek Pospisil to clinch a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Canada.Tipsarevic beat Pospisil 7-6 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6)
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Davis Cup: Serbia, Canada tied 2-2 in semi
Tennis | Sep 15, 2013, 08:29 PM ISTSerbia: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic in straight sets Sunday to bring Serbia level with Canada at 2-2 in their Davis Cup semifinals.Djokovic won 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-2 in a 2-hour, 8 minute match
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Jovanovski, Govortsova to meet for Tashkent title
Tennis | Sep 15, 2013, 07:08 AM ISTTashkent, Uzbekistan : Top-seeded Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia and unseeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus scored straight-set victories on Friday to meet in the Tashkent Open final. Jovanovski, who made the second round of all four
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Djokovic to face Pospisil in Davis Cup semifinals
Tennis | Sep 13, 2013, 06:35 AM ISTBelgrade, Serbia: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will open the Davis Cup semifinals against Vasek Pospisil on Friday when Serbia takes on Canada. In the other singles match drawn Thursday, Janko Tipsarevic will face Milos Raonic, Canada's
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Serbia holds funeral for Yugoslavia's last king
World | May 26, 2013, 11:24 PM ISTBelgrade, May 26: Serbia held a funeral on Sunday for Yugoslavia's last king, Peter II Karadjordjevic, who fled the country at the start of World War II and died in the U.S. in 1970.The former
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Djokovic lifts Serbia past US in Davis Cup
Tennis | Apr 08, 2013, 01:16 PM ISTBoise, Apr 8: Even an ankle injury couldn't stop world No. 1 Novak Djokovic from dominating Sam Querrey 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-0 to give Serbia an insurmountable 3-1 lead in this Davis Cup quarterfinal
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Czechs retain Fed Cup title with 3-1 win vs Serbia
Tennis | Nov 05, 2012, 10:58 AM ISTPrague, Nov 5: Lucie Safarova covered her face in disbelief, and the party was on.The Czech Republic's Fed Cup team danced on the court. The players and coaches formed a scrum. They hoisted the trophy
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Kuwait national team coach shot in Serbia
Football | Aug 26, 2012, 11:09 PM ISTBelgrade (Serbia), Aug 26: Police say Kuwait national team football coach Goran Tufegdzic has been shot in his native Serbia and is in critical condition.Police in the central town of Pozarevac said Sunday that Tufegdzic
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Jankovic to play Oudin in Aegon Classic final
Tennis | Jun 18, 2012, 04:45 PM ISTEngland, Jun 18: Former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia will play Melanie Oudin of the United States in the rain-delayed Aegon Classic final after both players won quarterfinal and semifinal matches on Sunday.The final
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Sweden beats Serbia 2-1 in pre-Euros friendly
Football | Jun 06, 2012, 01:28 PM ISTStockholm, June 6: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a second-half penalty to give Sweden a 2-1 win over Serbia on Tuesday in the host's final tuneup for the European Championship.Ibrahimovic calmly slotted the ball into the left
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Almagro reaches French QF by beating Tipsarevic
Tennis | Jun 04, 2012, 06:28 PM ISTParis, June 4 : The 12th-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on a wet and windy Monday to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third
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Serbia, Japan, South Korea secure Olympic berths
Other Sports | May 27, 2012, 08:06 PM ISTTokyo, May 27: Serbia, Japan and South Korea all secured berths for the London Games at a women's volleyball Olympic qualifying tournament on Sunday.Serbia beat Japan 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 15-9 in the final match
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Serbia beats Russia in Fed Cup semis
Tennis | Apr 23, 2012, 09:41 PM ISTMoscow, Apr 23: Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic won their reverse singles matches on Sunday to put Serbia into the Fed Cup final for the first time with a 3-2 win over Russia in the
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Czechs Tied 1-1 With Serbia In Davis Cup
Tennis | Apr 07, 2012, 10:00 AM ISTPrague, Apr 07: Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia saved three match points to overcome Czech opponent Radek Stepanek 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 in a heated Davis Cup encounter that ended in accusations of improper conduct.Tipsarevic
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Djokovic Proud To Receive Serbia's Top State Honor
Tennis | Feb 16, 2012, 11:30 AM ISTBelgrade, Serbia, Feb 16: Novak Djokovic says he felt even more indebted to his compatriots after receiving Serbia's top state honor from President Boris Tadic in a ceremony at the national assembly building on Wednesday.President
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Serbia Beats Sweden In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 12, 2012, 09:56 PM ISTSerbia, Feb 12: Janko Tipsarevic beat Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden in straight sets Sunday to send Serbia through to the Davis Cup quarterfinals against the Czech Republic.Tipsarevic won 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to give Serbia