“Massive attack” in Belgrade Arena on June 25

Belgrade, April 18. 2010 (Serbia Today) - The British band "Massive attack” will perform in Belgrade on June 25 at the "Belgrade Arena, for the first time in its two decade-long musical career as a part of the "Becks 'perience". After seven years of waiting and countless rumors, a music collective from Bristol, ed by author tandem Grant Marshall and Robert Del Naja has released its fifth studio album "Heligoland", in February. They will perform in Belgrade as part of its tour to promote the release of the new album. On this "Massive attack" tour, set of ten members will perform including the two drummers, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and programmer, the legendary reggae veteran Andy Hares and convincing soul diva Deborah Miler.

Zimonjic and Nestor Won Monte Carlo Tournament!

By Milen Vesovic




Belgrade/Monte Carlo, April 20, 2010 (Serbia Today) - The best double of the world, Serbian Nenad Zimonjic and Daniel Nestor of Canada managed to win, and defend their title in Monte Carlo. Serbian-Canadian duo won their last victory after defeating the Indo-Belarusian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Quiet in the second set with the advance 6-3, 2-0. Zimonjic and Nestor have won so far 19 titles and continued with great results this season. For Zimonjic this is 35th title in his career. As the winners of the Tournament they won 1000 ATP points in addition to 133,500 Euros.

Through Sport Against Discrimination

Belgrade / Novi Sad, April 17. 2010 (Serbia Today) – The Association of Paraplegics Novi Sad continues with a number of actions to promote the rights of persons with disabilities and to raise voice against prejudices prevailing in society about disabled people of Serbia. This association organized on Wednesday a competition in chess and darts, which was attended by about 100 participants from Vojvodina. The contest, above all, has a social and then the competitive significance. Competition in chess and darts for people with paraplegia and quadriplegia, with their presence, supported among others, table-tennis players Zlatko Kesler, winner of a large number of medals from the Paralympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and other competitions and Borislav Perić-Rankovic the winner of silver medals at the last Paralympics Games in Beijing. Association of Paraplegics and quadriplegics Novi Sad have organized during this year numerous events to motivate people with disabilities to fight in life and try to create a discrimination free society

Preparation for the 50TH Dragacevo fair in Guca

Belgrade/Guca, April 16. 2010 (Serbia Today) - Promotion of the 50th Dragacevo Fair in Guca will be organized in Moscow on June 22nd and 23rd, 2010. A Delegation of the businessmen will be attending the promotion of Dragacevo Fair, while the Orchestra by Dejan Lazarevic will make that this promotion goes even better. On Friday, August 13th, the first sound of trumpet will mark the beginning of 50th Dragacevo Fair in Guca. The final competition of the 16 best musicians selected from the pro-competition from Boljevac, Surdulica, Kotreza, Lucani and Zlatibor, will be held on August 21st. Organizers of the Fair announced that the fans of the trumpet sounds will be able to enjoy the competition for “The First trumpet of the world” for first time in Guca. Orchestras from Australia, USA, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Romania, Turkey, France, Slovakia, Slovenia, Macedonia, The Republic of Serbian and Serbia will start with competition in August 19th. Orchestras by Ekrem Mamutovic from Vranje and Dejan Petrovic from Uzice (winner of Dragacevo Fair 2009) will present the Serbia in this competition. According to the selection of ethnomusicology and the president of the official jury of the Fair, Mirjana Zakic, competitors will perform one song from their country and one of their own choosing. The host of the 50th Dragacevo Fair in Guca .and major of Lucani, Jolovic Slobodan, said that at the entrance to Guca the monument of Desimir Peracic from Goracica (winner of the first Fair, a half century ago) will be uncovered. With the review performances by host artists (Goran Bregovic, Miroslav Ilic, Orchestras by Dejan Petrovic, Boban and Marko Markovic, Dejan Lazarevic) on the tenth day of program a lot of music groups will participate. Closing of Fair will be on August 23rd, 2010.

The “Michael Jackson Tribute” Concert in Belgrade

Belgrade, April 15. 2010 (Serbia Today) - The “Michael Jackson tribute “ band from Great Britain will held the concert on April 21st at the Grand Hall of Dom Sindikat , organizers announced.
At the concert in honor of the deceased “pop king” Michael Jackson, the band members will preforme his greatest hits wearing the clothing that Jackson once wearied. Since for this event some of the Serbian musicians are particularly interested , few songs will sing stars of our music scene, it was stated in the press release. After the Belgrade this concert will be seen by the public in Rijeka and Split.

Novak eyes Monte Carlo trophy without Martin

Belgrade, April 14. 2010 (Source: Blic) - The clay-court season on the men’s tennis tour is on, starting with a Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo this week and with its grand finale at the eagerly anticipated French Open in Paris in late May and early June. Given the fact world’s number one will miss out on the Monaco-based event, the Serbian star player has been named seed number one and will therefore have a bye in the opening round. Djokovic’s first opposition will be the winner of the tie between Florent Serra and Stephane Robert, both of France tournament in Monaco last year, having reached the final, where he was beaten at the hands of “king of clay” Rafael Nadal. Looking at the projected draw bracket, Djokovic’s rivals in the third round could be Stanislas Wawrinka or Ernests Gulbis. If everything goes according to plan for the Serb in the early stages, he is likely to cross paths with compatriot Viktor Troicki in the quarter-finals, while the two will be playing together in the doubles event at Monte Carlo. Other prominent players in the singles draw are Mikhail Youzhny, David Nalbandian and Tommy Robredo. Djokovic’s potential opponents in the semi-final are Croatia’s Marin Cilic, Fernando Verdasco and in-form Tomas Berdych. The other section of the draw will feature title-defender Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, home crowd’s favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, as well as Spanish representatives Juan Carlos Ferrero and David Ferrer. Ahead of his trip to Monte Carlo, Djokovic has announced he has terminated his cooperation with coach and former US tennis star Todd Martin. “I will not be working with Martin any longer as I can’t work with two coaches at the same time. Marian [Vajda] and Todd did not see eye to eye in some respects, and I was forced to opt for one of them. The choice was my permanent coach Vajda and I hope we continue to have a positive cooperation. As for Martin, I can only have words of praise for him and I stress we parted ways in a very positive and friendly atmosphere. He shared everything he had with me, especially the vast experience he has from his professional playing career,” said Djokovic ahead of the Monte Carlo event.

Wozniacki awaits Jelena in final

Belgrade, April 13. 2010 (Source:Blic) - Jelena Jankovic has arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, with high expectations. Serbia’s women’s number one has been named second seed for the WTA tournament and will be aiming to claim the title at the $700,000 event for a second time in her career. Judging by her current run of fine forJankovic has a bye in the first round, and will be taking on the winner of the match between Romania’s Edina Gallovits and home player Varvara Lepchenko. As things stand in the main draw, Jankovic should not have major trouble reaching the quarter-final, where her most likely opponent will be Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova. In the semis, Jankovic could cross paths with her old rival Marion Bartoli or Australia’s Samantha Stosur, who she has recently played against on two occasions – at Indian Wells and Miami – with mixed fortunes from the two matches. If there are no big upsets along her way to the title, Jankovic’s biggest challenge will be in the final against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. “I love to play at Charleston. I have good memories of the event and I hope I get a good result this year,” said Jankovic. The organizers of the event had been hoping a few other major tennis stars of the women’s tour would be taking part at Charleston, but both Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have withdrawn due to injuries. “We would love it Serena and Maria could have played here, but you can’t do anything about injuries. We will have world’s number two Caroline Wozniacki, and also former champions Jelena Jankovic and Nadia Petrova. I think it will be a very exciting event,” said Charleston tournament director.