¤ Davis Cup Short of Stars but Not of Heroes Under attack again from inside and outside the game and short on star power, the Davis Cup showed why it is worth saving in a memorable first round.
¤ Slovenia Lifts Opposition to Croatia Talks With the E.U. The European Union's plan to admit Croatia and help stabilize the Balkans overcame a major obstacle on Friday, after the Croatian government struck a deal with neighboring Slovenia to defuse a border dispute.
¤ Croatia Courts Old Enemy and Its Tourism Spending For the first time in decades, businesspeople are publicly appealing to Serbian tourists to help rescue the economy, a reflection of desperate economic times.
¤ Relay Teams Grasp Gold Sanya Richards and Jeremy Wariner ran the anchor legs Saturday night at the Bird’s Nest as the women’s and men’s 4x400-meter relays won gold medals.
