The Croatian capital embraces the start of summer with concerts, café culture and national celebrations.

Underplayed and out of form, the Arsenal winger must seize his chance to impress for England tonight

Frenchwoman Sandrine Aubert claimed her second win of the season yesterday with victory in the World Cup slalom in Zagreb. Aubert, who also triumphed in Are, produced a brilliant second run to triumph in two minutes 0.36 seconds.

The Croatian conductor Vjekoslav Sutej, who died on 2 December aged 58, led orchestras in the United States, Italy and Spain and worked with Placido Domingo and Montserrat Caballe. He had led the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra since 2003.

Coach trusts winger to deliver in absence of main men Modric and Corluka

Scottish season in turmoil as debt-ridden club fight demotion by snubbing fixture

Croatian hospital officials say a French woman and a man holding dual Serbian and Spanish citizenship were among those killed in a train derailment in Croatia.

A train derailed in a remote area of southern Croatia today killing six people and injuring at least 20, officials said.

Croatia's Prime Minister Ivo Sanader resigned and quit politics today after hinting at frustration with his country's delayed EU membership bid as a reason for the shock announcement.

Jamie Murray is on the other side of the world playing in Zagreb, but Britain’s No 1 doubles player would no doubt have been interested to hear the result of the mixed doubles final here today. It proved rather a one-sided contest, with Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi beating Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram 6-3, 6-1.

Tottenham 4 Dinamo Zagreb 0

Croatia boss Slaven Bilic fears the crisis at Tottenham could undermine his country's bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.

England forward says Croatia was his peak but there is better to come

With all the goodwill stored up from a remarkable night in Zagreb, Walcott's wizardry and the 'style' of Heskey may spell the end for the likes of Owen and Beckham. By Steve Tongue