 | Defending champ France loses to Croatia in Nations LeagueDefending champion France lost its Nations League title and faced the dim prospect of relegation after losing at home to Croatia 1-0. |
 | Croatia Police open fire during soccer fan clash; 2 injuredTwo fans were thought to have been struck by bullets, but none of the injured, including the police officers, were in life-threatening condition, police said. |
 | Flying object crashes in Croatian capital, triggers blastPolice sealed off the area of the blast for investigation. |
 | Omicron variant fuels record number of infections in CroatiaA total of 8,587 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours in Croatia, which presents a 50% rise since last week, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said during a government session. |
 | Daniil Medvedev-led Russia wins Davis Cup after 15-year waitMedvedev capped his amazing year with a 7-6 (7), 6-2 win over Marin Cilic in the second singles match to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Croatia and its first Davis Cup title since 2006. |
 | Davis Cup: Croatia claim surprise win over Italy to reach semifinalsThe Italians were one of the favourites for the title but paid for Lorenzo Sonego's shock defeat by world number 279 Borna Gojo in the first singles rubber in Turin. |
 | FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Serbia, Spain secure slots for main tournament; Portugal stunnedSerbia bounced back to dominate the remainder of the first half and deservedly levelled when Dusan Tadic's strike squeezed in off the post after Dusan Vlahovic had hit the woodwork. |
 | India, Croatia share ideas on critical issues, says External Affairs Minister JaishankarExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there are a lot of common positions that India and Croatia share, including issues like Indo-Pacific and their resolve to fight terrorism. |
 | Croatia veteran Mario Mandzukic announces retirementThe 35-year-old announced his decision in a post on Instagram, which included a photo of a pair of boots, on Friday night. |
 | External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to visit three European nations from ThursdayJaishankar's first destination will be Slovenia where he is scheduled to attend an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU member states on Friday. |
 | Sandesh Jhingan's India teammates hoping his Croatia move opens up new avenuesJhingan will become the first India international footballer to play in the Croatian top-tier league Prva HNL after completing a move from ATK Mohun Bagan to HNK Sibenik. |
 | Sandesh Jhingan joins HNK Sibenik, to play in Croatia's top tier leagueNamed India's footballer of the year last month, Sandesh Jhingan is already in Croatia and watched Sunday's home win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. |
| Igor Stimac 'may consider' releasing Sandesh Jhingan for club football in CroatiaIndia will be travelling to Kathmandu later this month to play Nepal in two international friendlies in September. |
 | Luka Modric ends Ronaldo-Messi era to be crowned FIFA's player of the yearModric beat out Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Ronaldo, who along with Messi did not attend the glitzy awards ceremony in London. |
 | Luka Modric should win all that Leo Messi can't, says Ivan RakiticThe comment came after Modric was named as UEFA Best Player of the Year and earned a nomination for FIFA's 2018 Best Men's Player award. |
