How Bosnia's pioneering footballers are succeeding where the politicians failed

guardian.co.uk
Inspired by the talismanic Edin Džeko, the national side is the country's first truly multi-ethnic organisation

Ed Vulliamy
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 5 November 2011 21.10 GMT
A cold autumn mist seasoned with woodsmoke hangs over the stadium on what was no man's land during Sarajevo's four-year siege – the first Serbian machine-gun post was just behind the goal where the "maniac crew" of Željeznicar Sarajevo sing and the electronic scoreboard now stands. Tonight, it shows a result of 2-0 in favour of Željeznicar against Celik Zenica in the Bosnian cup....more....
read more: guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/05/bosnia-footballers-succeeding-politicians-failed

Basketball players return to Macedonia as heroes

se times
21/09/2011

The Macedonian national basketball team became the new sensation at the European championship in Lithuania.
By Marina Stojanovska for Southeast European Times in Skopje -- 21/09/11
Over 50,000 exhilarated fans gathered in Skopje's Macedonia Square on Monday (September 19th) to welcome the national basketball team back from the EuroBasket championship in Lithuania.

Five thousand fans waited for the players to arrive at the Alexander the Great Airport from where they were then transported to the square aboard a roofless double-decker bus....more...
read more: se times
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/09/21/feature-02

Import Helps Macedonia Find Unity

ny times
By DAVE SEMINARA

Published: September 15, 2011
A look at the scoring leader board at the European championships reveals some familiar names — Deng, Bargnani, Parker and Gasol, to name a few. But sitting fourth, averaging 20.9 points a game, is a previously obscure player from New Orleans playing for Macedonia — population two million — which earned a highly improbable berth Wednesday in the tournament’s semifinals with a 67-65 win over host Lithuania....more...
read more: ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/sports/basketball/american-mccalebb-helps-macedonia-surprise-at-european-championships.html?ref=macedonia

Beast would to wear electronic surveillance ankle belt

blic online
BOGDANOV REQUESTS HOME DETENTION

N. Šević

14. 07. 2011. - 00:02h
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Ivan Bogdanov (30), one of the ‘Red Star’ FC football fans leaders and the main hooligan in the incident in Genoa before ‘Italy-Serbia football match for Euro qualifications, charged with violent behavior ahead of ‘Partizan’-‘Red Star’ basketball match in 2006 yesterday made a proposal in the courtroom of the Higher Court in Belgrade via his lawyer that he is transferred from prison to home detention with electronic surveillance ankle belt....more....
read more: blic online
http://english.blic.rs/In-Focus/7834/Beast-would-to-wear-electronic-surveillance-ankle-belt

Serbia gets a new hero

se times
13/07/2011

For a country seeking to overcome the brutality of the past, Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon triumph resonates beyond the arena of sports.
By Bojana Milovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade – 11//07/11
Serbia's image in the eyes of the world has transformed.

Say the name of the Balkan country twenty years ago, and the connotations that sprang to mind usually had to do with nationalism, ethnic hatred and war. While the memory of those brutal times has not vanished, they are no longer what people automatically think of in relation to Serbia....more...
read more: se times
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/07/13/feature-02

Opération « Nolé » Djokovic

le monde.fr
07 juillet 2011

Le sport, c’est important. Surtout lorsqu’on est serbe. Foot, basket et, maintenant, tennis : chaque victoire importante est fêtée comme une reconnaissance internationale et reste une source inépuisable de fierté patriotique. Surtout pendant les longues années d’isolement international pour la Serbie, lorsque les succès sur la scène sportive sont venus remonter le moral en berne de toute une nation montrée du doigt....more...
read more: le monde.fr
http://balkans.blog.lemonde.fr/2011/07/07/operation-nole-djokovic/

On Srebrenica and Wimbledon

balkan insight
11 JUL 2011 / 13:35

Dejan Anastasijevic, Belgrade

As war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic engaged in courtroom theatrics at The Hague, most Serbians preferred to watch one of the new, acceptable faces of 21st century Serbia; tennis champion Novak Djokovic.

On July 11, tens of thousands are gathering in Srebrenica to commemorate the death of some 8,000 Bosniak men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb forces in 1995....more...
read more: balkan insight
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/blog/on-srebrenica-and-wimbledon

Two factories to be built in Serbia by Djokovic’s friend

blic online
PLANS BY DJOKOVIC’S FRIENDS

Nataša Latković

07. 07. 2011. - 00:02h
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BELGRADE - Billionaires Billy Ngok and Ron Burkle who came to Belgrade with Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic three days ago have already had a meeting with Serbian officials and made first agreements on investing in Serbia....more...
read more: blic online
http://english.blic.rs/In-Focus/7815/Two-factories-to-be-built-in-Serbia-by-Djokovics-friend

Investors in energy

blic online
BUSINESSMEN COME TO SERBIA WITH DJOKOVIC

Nataša Latković M. K.

06. 07. 2011. - 00:02h
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Billionaires Ron Burkle, Novak Djokovic’s manager and Billy Ngok, ‘Sergio Tacchini’ owner, who came to Belgrade yesterday plan to invest in Serbia. As ‘Blic’ learns they are seriously interested to invest in energy sector and even had some talks on the matter....more....
read more: blic online
http://english.blic.rs/In-Focus/7810/Investors-in-energy

Djokovic improved image of Serbia, politicians to follow him

blic online
HOW MUCH NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S SUCCESS HELPS SERBIAN FOREIGN POLICY

Tamara Spaić

05. 07. 2011. - 00:02h
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Fantastic success by Novak Djokovic might help Serbian foreign policy but only if it continues fulfilling all undertaken obligations and working diligently on change of laws at least as much as the famous tennis player has been working to make his dream come true. This is actually the message by politicians from the EU and world media editors who yesterday spoke for ‘Blic’....more...
read more: blic online
http://english.blic.rs/In-Focus/7805/Djokovic-improved-image-of-Serbia-politicians-to-follow-him

Djokovic Entices Investors in Serbia

balkan insight
06 JUL 2011 / 14:16

Billionaires Ron Burkle, Novak Djokovic’s manager, and Billy Ngok, owner of Sergio Tacchini, visited Belgrade on Tuesday and expressed plans to invest in Serbia.

Belgrade Blic
The two men are believed to be interested in investing in Serbia's energy sector, and have reportedly already held talks on the matter.
“It is true that Burkle and Ngok want to help Novak’s Serbia and invest in the energy sector,” said Goran Djokovic, Novak’s uncle and director of the Serbia Open ATP tournament....more...
read more: balkan insight
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/djokovic-entices-investors

Belgrade Celebrates Djokovic's Wimbledon Victory

balkan insight
05 JUL 2011 / 11:10

Belgrade organised a hero’s welcome for the first Serbian man to have won Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic.

Bojana Barlovac Belgrade
Traffic in Belgrade came to a standstill for three hours on Monday night as more than 100,000 people gathered in front of parliament to welcome the Serbian “king of tennis”, Novak Djokovic....more....
read more: balkan insight
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/belgrade-celebrates-wimbledon-victory-of-its-tennis-king-djokovic

Novak Djokovic receives hero's welcome in Belgrade after winning the Wimbledon 2011 title

telegraph
Serbia
Around 100,000 Serbian tennis fans gave Novak Djokovic a hero's welcome in Belgrade after the 24-year-old arrived home to celebrate winning his first Wimbledon title.

8:10AM BST 05 Jul 2011

Djokovic, who leapt to the top of the ATP rankings after reaching the Wimbledon final, was greeted by a deafening roar as he arrived in an open-top bus which took hours to reach the Serbian parliament square from the airport....more...
read more: telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/serbia/8617278/Novak-Djokovic-receives-heros-welcome-in-Belgrade-after-winning-the-Wimbledon-2011-title.html

Montenegrin Basketball Player Murdered in Casino

balkan insight
01 JUL 2011 / 12:50

Montenegrin police have confirmed that basketball player Ljubomir Jovanovic was killed late last night in the centre of the town of Cetinje by shots fired by an unknown attacker.

Drazen Remikovic
The killing took place late on Thursday evening. According to preliminary Montenegrin police information, the tragedy occurred in casino “Lutrija”, located on Balsic’s market in downtown Cetinje.

read more: balkan insight
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegrin-basketball-player-murdered-in-casino

Đoković wins 7th tournament of season

b92.net
Society

Monday 16.05.2011
00:00
Source: B92

ROME -- Novak Đoković has extended his unbeaten run this ATP season to 37, beating world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in a second tournament final in the space of one week....more...
read more: b92.net
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=16&nav_id=74355

FM watched Đoković-Nadal final in Rome

b92.net
Politics

Monday 16.05.2011
13:57
Source: B92

BELGRADE -- Serbians across the country yesterday celebrated yet another victory achieved by Serbia's star tennis player, Novak Đoković....more...
read more: b92.net
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=16&nav_id=74364

Time for Paris to be conquered

blic online

Novak edging closer to No 1 spot

Zoran Kecman

10. 05. 2011. - 00:02h
Komentara: 0

BELGRADE - Novak Djokovic is the Serbian invictus, the invincible one. The Serbian tennis star is exceeding all expectations from tennis experts and is shooting towards the world’s number one perch in the ATP rankings. ...more...

read more: blic online
http://english.blic.rs/Sports/7628/Time-for-Paris-to-be-conquered

Đoković triumphs at Madrid Masters

b92.net
Society

Sunday 8.05.2011
22:34
Source: B92

MADRID -- Novak Đoković extended his unbeaten run to 32 matches this ATP season when he beat Rafael Nadal in the Madrid Masters final....more...
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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=08&nav_id=74225

Đoković sets best winning streak in tennis in 25 yrs

b92.net
Society

Friday 6.05.2011
10:01
Source: Tanjug

MADRID -- Serbia's top ranked tennis player Novak Đoković is through to the quarter finals of the Masters Series tournament in Madrid....more....
read more: b92.net
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=06&nav_id=74177

Đoković triumphs at Serbia Open

b92.net
Society

Monday 2.05.2011
14:51
Source: Tanjug

BELGRADE -- Serbia's best tennis player Novak Đoković triumphed at this year's ATP tournament Serbia Open in Belgrade....more...
read more: b92.net
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=02&nav_id=74110