Serbian Players Emerge From a Broken Country
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Three Serbian tennis players have worked their way into the top 10, despite chaos in their homeland.
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The starting lineup still is far from complete, but a core has emerged on the U.S. team that will head to Germany for the World Cup.
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Sweden made no mistake with a 7-0 flier  over Malta but other big guns including European champions  Greece, former champions France, England, Denmark and Turkey  all failed to successfully take off when the serious World Cup  qualifying action began across Europe on Saturday.
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Just less than one month after steering his country to their first Olympic soccer gold medal. Bielsa, 49, had weathered Argentina&#39;s shock first-round elimination at the 2002 World Cup followed by almost two
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Sacramento Kings&#39; Peja Stojakovic, left, of Serbia-Montenegro, and Chicago Bulls&#39; Andres Nocioni of Argentina battle for a loose ball on the sidelines in Sacramento, Calif.
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Jelena Jankovic battled through a leg injury at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday to give Serbia a 2-1 victory over France, putting them on course for a place in the final.
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The three young athletes who waved to a crowd of 15,000 in downtown Belgrade from the balcony of a government building at a post-French Open rally a couple of weeks ago can't change their country's painful past. They can't speed its recovery from years of political strife and economic sanctions.
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Despite poor funding and coaching, Serbs are excelling in a variety of sports.
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As the dispute over Kosovoâs future nears a climax, the Serbian government has enlisted the support of some the worldâs best known statesmen â all of them dead.
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Germany, Spain and France are all in action in Saturday's qualifying matches.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the 2004 World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory last night.
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London - Portsmouth have recovered from the shock of manager Harry Redknapp&#39;s resignation in midweek to give new executive director Velimir Zajec his first win.
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Several former pro and national team players who have immigrated from Paraguay play for Sol de AmÃ©rica, a team in an over-40 soccer league.
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BELGRADE, Feb 14 (IPS) - The southern Serbian province of Kosovo is  preparing to proclaim independence this Sunday or Monday to  become the newest state to emerge from former Yugoslavia.
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With many of the stars on the U.S. national team playing with Major League Soccer clubs this weekend, some of the younger players got a chance to show they can contribute in international play.
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NEW YORK -- From Milosevic to Djokovic, the reformed Serbia has come a long, better way. Slobodan Milosevic was a bloodthirsty dictator. Novak Djokovic is thirsty to dictate points that will lead to tennis victories, elevating him to the top of the game.
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Sean Marks's dunk in the final seconds  capped a remarkable comeback and gave New Zealand a 90-87  victory over world champions Serbia and Montenegro.