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Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2: Start time, TV channel, live stream, undercard for TONIGHT’S mammoth Wembley rematch
OLEKSANDR USYK and Daniel Dubois's blockbuster rematch will unfold TONIGHT - and it is not to be missed. The Greenwich gladiator Dubois has been unstoppable of late, most recently humiliating British hero Anthony Joshua to retain his IBF...

Health Concerns Stop Former Iowa State Champion From Wrestling, but Fans Give Full Support
The Ranking Series is ending up as a prelude to September’s World Wrestling Championships. Not many surprises at Budapest as 2025 Asian Champion Takara Suda and 2024 World Silver medalist Yoshinosuke Aoyagi showed us why Japan would be medal...

Al Jazeera Balkans’ Closure Adds to Regional Media’s Woes
The closure of Al Jazeera Balkans will have far-reaching consequences for the region’s media sector, first, because a large number of highly qualified media professionals are being left without work. It is estimated that Al Jazeera Balkans...

Croatia beats Greece to secure World Championship quarter-final spot
by croatiaweek July 16, 2025 in Sport (Photo credit: HVS/Aniko Kovacs) Croatia’s men’s water polo team have secured a direct spot in the quarter-finals of the World Championships in Singapore after topping Group D with a perfect record. In a...

Local Artists Open Dual Show At Mattawoman Creek Art Center
Right: Jay Anderson with “Dumas 1934 County Fair” | Left: Pam Callen with “Mostar et al” MARBURY, Md. — On July 13, the Mattawoman Creek Art Center (MCAC) held a reception to inaugurate shows featuring work by two local artists. Painter Pam...

Closure of Al Jazeera Balkans is a major blow to media freedom and pluralism in the region
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners joined the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) in expressing deep concern and solidarity with over 200 journalists and media workers affected by the sudden announcement of the closure of Al Jazeera...

ART! Liz Collins: Motherlode at RISD Museum
Image, top: Liz Collins, Power Portal, 2022–2024. Liz Collins Studio. Photograph by the RISD Museum, Providence On July 19, the RISD Museum will open the first U.S. survey of artist Liz Collins’ genre-defying work. For more than three decades,...

Football Architects: How Croatia became world football’s great overperformers
This is the third of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. The first piece, on the rebuilding of Ajax, can be found here. Part two, on Belgium becoming No 1 in the FIFA Rankings is...

Messi, Mbappe and Dembele rejected billions in Saudi Pro League contracts
The Saudi Pro League has attracted some star players in recent years, none bigger than Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been with Al-Nassr since 2023. The Portugal icon signed a new two-year Al-Nassr deal in 2025 which sees him earn a staggering...

Croatia Wants You to Slow Down: Here’s Why ‘Pomalo’ Might Be the Vacation You Need
Croatia is dialing down the rush and turning up the charm with its new tourism campaign, “Find Your Pomalo”—an invitation to rediscover life’s simplest pleasures and embrace a slower pace while exploring the country’s coastlines, villages, and...

Croatia’s Konzum utilises Instaleap to scale e-grocery operations
Croatia’s supermarket chain Konzum has announced a strategic partnership with e-commerce platform Instaleap to enhance its e-grocery services. Konzum is now part of an expanding group of retail companies using Instaleap to improve fulfilment...
Croatian group acquiring another storied Slovenian brand
Croatia's Atlantic Grupa has agreed to acquire Osem, the Murska Sobota-based company best known for its Kekec pate brand, through its Slovenian subsidiary Droga Kolinska, pending regulatory approval. Osem (the name translates as eight or meat read...

Croatia beats Montenegro to go top at water polo World Championships in Singapore
by croatiaweek July 14, 2025 in Sport (Photo credit: HVS/Aniko Kovacs) Croatia’s national water polo team have recorded their second win at the World Championships in Singapore, overcoming a strong Montenegrin side in a tightly contested and...

How to Watch USA vs Singapore: Live Stream Men's Water Polo, TV Channel
By Kilty Cleary is a Los Angeles-based media and marketing pro with 18+ years of experience. He's worked with top brands like Sporting News and Sports Illustrated, building key partnerships and creating engaging content. Follow him on X and IG...

Williams selected for World Athletics Media Academy
Bahamian legendary athlete Tonique Williams is among a handful of commentators selected by World Athletics to launch their careers in Tokyo, Japan. The wide range of media professionals have been selected for the Content Creator Programme and the...

Questions Croatia has me asking
Frances Vidakovic (Photo: Private album) By Frances Vidakovic Every time I come to Croatia, something shifts. It’s not just the scenery that impacts me – though the beautiful sea, cobblestone streets, and endless summer sunshine certainly help....

Are Mallorca, Croatia and Provence too hot for summer holidays now? Here's where to book instead
Glossy seaside resorts, chic party scene, trendy beach clubs, strong sunshine: Bodrum is a current hotspot, in more ways than one, for glam travellers. But for a cooler rendition of the globe-trotting scene take your runway looks to Le Touquet, an...
Celestyal’s Heavenly Greece, Italy, & Croatia: What To Expect
Athens-based cruise line Celestyal knows the Adriatic. Celestyal offers Greek island and Eastern Mediterranean itineraries, like the Iconic Greece sailings, available in four- and five-day lengths, and the eight-day Idyllic Greece. This year, the...

A new therapy
AROUND this time last year, I wrote about a loneliness epidemic around the world and quoted from Athena Dixon’s book of essays The Loneliness Files. The essay I didn’t reference, because I didn’t think it would resonate with us here, was her...

Croatian Borna Sosa signs for Crystal Palace
by croatiaweek July 11, 2025 in Sport Borna Sosa (Photo credit: Jeollo von VfB-exklusiv.de/CC BY 3.0/) Croatian international Borna Sosa has completed a move to Crystal Palace, joining the Premier League club from Dutch side Ajax for a reported...