Ivanović takes first title in 4 months

26 October 2008 | 16:08 | Source: B92
LINZ -- Serbia's Ana Ivanović beat Vera Zvonareva of Russia in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, in the Linz touranament final today.

The match took only 50 minutes, and ended in the first tournament title for Ivanović in the past four months.

The Serbian tennis star's previous triumph was at the French Open.

Five medals for students from Serbia

22. October 2008. | 19:59 | Source: Beta
Belgrade - At the International Olympics in astronomy held in Trieste Mathematical High School students from Belgrade won five medals.

"Members of the team juniors Aleksandar Mladenovic and Dusan Joksimovic won the bronze medal, and Natasa Dragovic, Filip Zivanovic and Milena Milosevic, senior members of the team, ornament the silver," noted the statement of city services information Beoinfo.

These five students, with two more from the school and one from Computer gymnasium consisted of the national team in Serbia.

The team is determined based on the results of the competition from astronomy, and participants with their teachers to return tonight in 18 hours in Belgrade.

The best juice in the world comes from Serbia

Serbian company "Foodland" has been awarded "The Best New World Juice 2008" which gives for the best juice in the world. It is the organic strawberry juice from the forest, which is in the world of sales under the brand "Terra Organic, which is in Serbian origin.



The award was granted in the juices of the world conference "World Juice Innovation Conference, which is already the seventh time held in Barcelona. Rewarded the company's worldwide each year, in two categories: the best juice (Best New Juice Product) and the best innovative packaging and processing of juice (Best Innovation in Packaging and Processing). Each product nominated assessed by professional jury composed of representatives "Foodnews, Canadean and SGF.

The success of "Foodland" the new importance of the Serbian economy, not only to increase the effects of exports, but employment insufficiently developed, a healthy ecological areas. Rating Serbia in world agriculture and food production in this manner significantly increases and allows you to serbian and other food producers easier sell their products in the world.

World Cup qualifier: Austria - Serbia 1-3

Vienna, AUSTRIA, October 15, 2008 - Serbian national football team defeated Austria 3-1 (3-0) in Vienna to stay top of World Cup qualifying Group 7




Serbia took an early lead when Milos Krasic surprised Austria's goal keeper Alexander Manninger in the 14th minute with a high 20-meter shot.

Striker Milan Jovanovic doubled the score four minutes later when he put the ball in the net after it bounced off the left post after a shot by Marko Pantelic.

After six minutes, Ivan Obradovic converted Pantelic’s pass for 3-0.

Marc Janko found the net for Austria in the 80th minute.

With nine points from four games, Serbia share the first position in this group with Lithuania.

Serbia advance to European U21 football championship

Belgrade, October 15, 2008 - Serbia booked their place in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with a 1-0 victory against Denmark in Belgrade to advance 2-0 on aggregate.



The hosts went ahead on 74 minutes when Marko Milinkovic was sent clear and slotted the ball past Danish goalkeeper to confirm Serbia's place in Sweden.

The line up for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was completed on Wednesday as Italy, Serbia and Germany won their play-offs to join England, Finland, Belarus and Spain alongside hosts Sweden in next summer's eight-team final tournament.

Jankovic wins Kremlin Cup

Moscow, RUSSIA, October 12, 2008 - World number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia beat Russian Vera Zvonareva in the final to win the women's Kremlin tennis Cup on Sunday.




Jankovic overpowered Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in one hour 21 minutes to win her third title in a row and clinch her fourth crown this year.

The top seed led 4-2 in the second but allowed the seventh seed to break back to level at 4-4.

Jankovic, however, earned another break in the ninth game before going on to clinch victory after 81 minutes.

The 23-year-old Serbian received a 197,000-dollar prize check.

Serbia beat Lithuania in World Cup qualifier

Belgrade, October 11, 2008 - Serbia defeated Lithuania 3-0 (2-0) in a World Cup qualifying match.



Branislav Ivanovic, the Chelsea defender, headed in corner kick from Nenad Milijas in the sixth minute, and Milos Krasic made it 2-0 in the 34th with a powerful half-volley from 10 metres.

Nikola Zigic scored the last goal with a header after a perfect cross from substitute Bosko Jankovic in the 81st minute.

Zigic failed to convert a penalty in the 75th when Arunas Klimavicius stopped the ball with his hand on the goal line, for which he was red carded.

Serbian national team, which next plays Austria in Vienna on Wednesday, has six points from three matches in Group 7.

Adoption of Serbian resolution in UN evidence of Serbian government’s effective policy

Belgrade, Oct 9, 2008 – Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic said that the adoption of the Serbian resolution at the UN General Assembly is evidence of Serbian government’s effective policy based on EU integration and defence of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.



In a statement to the Tanjug news agency, Djelic said that it turned out that Serbia is much stronger when calling on international law as it is much more effective in our situation than the use of force and instability.

We are thus increasing our respect, he explained noting that none of the EU countries voted against Serbia's initiative before the UN General Assembly to ask for an opinion over the legality of unilateral declaration of Kosovo-Metohija's independence.

This is another proof that the issue of Kosovo-Metohija needs to be solved in the UN, where it belongs, Djelic said.

According to him, Serbia must pursue two separate routes, defending its integrity and continuing with EU integration.

Jankovic wins Stuttgart WTA tournament

Stuttgart, GERMANY, October 5, 2008 - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic will regain her world number one ranking after winning Stuttgart's WTA event with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Nadia Petrova of Russia in Sunday's final.



The second-seeded Jankovic earned the triumph for her third title of 2008 and the eighth of her career.

She broke serve in the opening game and that was enough to give her the set against an error-prone Petrova.

The 23-year-old Serb also broke to start the second set, but Petrova broke back to tie it at 3-3. The Russian, however, dropped serve again after a series of errors.

Partizan go through to UEFA Cup group stages

Belgrade, October 2, 2008 - Partizan Belgrade moved to the group phase of the UEFA Cup.



Serbian side beat Timisoara 1-0 at home to advance 3-1 on aggregate.

Only scorer for Partizan was defender Ivan Stevanovic on the 70th minute with a powerful shot from 17 metres.

Jankovic takes China Open title, Djokovic defeated in Thailand Open final

Beijing/Bangkok, September 28, 2008 - Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic beat No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, 6-3, 6-2, to win the China Open tournament in Beijing.

It was the Serb's second title this season and the seventh of her career.

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia was defeated by second-seeded French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7 (4-7), 4-6, in the final match of the Thailand Open.

Silver for Serbia at Beijing Paralympics

Belgrade/Beijing, Sept 10, 2008 – Serbian table tennis player Borislava Peric won silver at the Beijing Paralympics today after losing in the final to China’s Ying Zhou 3:0 (11:8, 11:8, 11:8).


In the semi-final, Peric beat Germany’s Monika Sikora Weinmann 3:2.