Croatia on Thursday recommended its nationals postpone non-essential travel to Serbia, alleging Belgrade had expelled five Croatian women citing security reasons.

Even if the self-sacrificing fight against Hungary on Thursday was not rewarded and the dream of the World Championship quarter-finals was shattered with the 26:29 defeat: Austria's handball men can look themselves in the mirror after five games at the finals in Croatia.

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No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium brushed off a loss in a first-set tiebreaker and got past Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Tennis Open.

Mikaela Shiffrin resumed her quest for a milestone 100th World Cup win on Thursday in Courchevel, France where she was in fifth place following the opening run of the slalom event two months after a ski crash left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen.

American ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin returned from an injury lay-off with her worst slalom result in more than decade, placing 10th on Thursday in Courchevel where Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic claimed an emphatic statement victory.

Croatia's Zrinka Ljutic earned her third World Cup win of the season on Thursday in the women's slalom in Courchevel, France, where Mikaela Shiffrin finished 10th on her return from an injury suffered two months ago.

In her first World Cup race since November, Mikaela Shiffrin finished 10th in a slalom that will serve as a world championships tune-up.

Mikaela Shiffrin resumed her quest for a milestone 100th World Cup win on Thursday in Courchevel, France where she was in fifth place following the opening run of the slalom event two months after a ski crash left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen.

Mikaela Shiffrin resumed her quest for her 100th World Cup victory in Courchevel, France, following a two-month recovery from a serious ski crash. Despite focusing on recovery, Shiffrin finished fifth in the slalom event.

LINZ, AUSTRIA (AP) _ Results Monday from Upper Austria Ladies Linz at Intersport Arena Linz (seedings in parentheses): Anastasia Zakharova (10), Russia, def. Greet Minnen (2), Belgium, 6-0, 7-6 (5). Sara Sorribes Tormo (8), Spain, def. Suzan Lamens (1), Netherlands, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.