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The Serb has in the past triggered fury in the other former Yugoslav
in Fragen 06.09.2018 05:24von jinshuiqian0713 • 1.801 Beiträge
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Novak Djokovic has served many match-winning aces on the tennis court, but now he has fired a major one in the flood-hit Balkans. Levine Toilolo Jersey . The worlds No. 2 tennis player has achieved what no politician has managed since the bloody Balkan wars in the 1990s: to at least temporarily reunite former bitter wartime foes as they jointly struggle against the regions worst flooding in more than a century. Djokovic has sparked worldwide financial and media support for victims of the massive river water surge that has killed at least 45 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia. The Serb has in the past triggered fury in the other former Yugoslav republics for what people considered nationalistic gestures, such as celebrating his victories with a three-finger victory sign that was used by Serb soldiers during their wartime campaigns in Croatia and Bosnia. What has set Djokovics flood salvage campaign apart is that he didnt just seek international support for Serbia. He also did it for Bosnia and Croatia which were at war with Serbia. All three states are still harbouring a deep mutual hatred and distrust, 20 years after the wars ended and the former Yugoslavia split up into seven different countries. "My heart is breaking when I see that so many people were evacuated and endangered in Bosnia! More than 950,000!!! Hold on brothers ... help will come from the world," Djokovic wrote on Twitter. "I also see that the east of Croatia is hit by floods ... I sincerely hope that it will not hit you like Serbia and Bosnia. Keep safe." "Long live the people of former Yugoslavia. Let God be with you," he wrote, adding a map of the former Yugoslavia with the flags of now different countries. The floods have triggered unprecedented regional solidarity in the Balkans, with the former Yugoslav countries sending rescue teams and humanitarian aid to each other over their borders. After beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal in the final of the Masters tournament in Rome on Sunday, Djokovic donated all the prize money -- about $500,000 -- to the flood victims. His charity foundation collected another $600,000. "There have not been floods like this in the existence of our people," Djokovic said. "It is a total catastrophe of biblical proportions. I dont really know how to describe it." Djokovics gestures triggered mostly positive public support in both Croatia and Bosnia. "Im not Djokovics supporter or like tennis," said Davor Buric, a university student in Zagreb, Croatian capital. "It is nice that he mentioned not only Serbia, but also Croatia and Bosnia. Djokovic has nothing to do with the war, and I have never heard him saying anything against other nationalities." In Bosnia, national football team coach Safet Susic said Djokovic had won "the support of the whole of Bosnia" with his campaign, and promised to support him in the upcoming Grand Slam tournaments -- the French Open and Wimbledon. Djokovic replied by saying he will support Bosnia at the World Cup in Brazil. Such sentiments in Bosnia and Croatia have prompted some commentators to nickname him "Marshal Djokovic" after Marshal Josip Broz Tito, the post World War II Yugoslav communist leader who managed to keep Yugoslavia united with iron fist. With his death in 1980, the country started unraveling along ethnic lines. "This water ... has destroyed what we have been building for the past 20 years," wrote prominent Croatian columnist and writer Vedrana Rudan in an ironic commentary on her web page. "Djokovic has sketched the map of Yugoslavia, he greets both our and his people ... the slaughter has separated us, the drowning has reunited us." Tracy Walker Jersey . 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The boys worked real hard and bailed me out, said Miller. Its going to take all different ways this year so its good to see they all stuck together and werent phased by a couple tough goals.It wasnt how I envisioned it going, but Im happy to get a win and to contribute.Chris Higgins beat Viktor Fasth with a quick shot in the third round of the shootout before Miller stopped Benoit Pouliot on Edmontons final chance to send the fans at Rogers Arena home happy.That was the loudest Ive heard the crowd in quite some time, said Higgins. It was a fun game to play in. They were rocking tonight and we fed off it in the second and third especially.Miller was disappointed by goals in the second period from Nail Yakupov and Jesse Joensuu, but was grateful his teammates gave him a chance to redeem himself.You end up tied late in a game, it doesnt matter how you get there, said Miller, who finished with 25 saves. Youve got to contribute and I thought the boys were skating well all night. I had to hang in there and make the adjustments and just not let the first and second period linger too long in my head.Henrik Sedin and Radim Vrbata each had a goal and an assist in regulation for Vancouver (2-0-0), while Nick Bonino and Linden Vey picked up their first goals as members of the Canucks.Daniel Sedin added three assists for Vancouver, which registered a 4-2 victory in Calgary on Wednesday to open its schedule.Mark Arcobello had a goal and an assist for Edmonton (0-1-1), while Brad Hunt also scored. Fasth made 37 saves through 65 minutes, and Teddy Purcell and David Perron each picked up two assists.The Canucks trailed 4-3 after two periods, but tied the game on the power play at 7:06 when Vey beat Fasth through the five-hole for his first NHL goal.Miller made a big save off Edmonton forward Taylor Hall with about nine minutes to go in regulation to keep things tied and was called upon again during a late Oilers power play.He made a couple stops real late and the shootout, for sure was awesome, said Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins, who also made his home debut. Hes a good goaltender. Thats what we expect from him. There might be some jitters opening day, but he was real good when we needed him.The teams traded channces in an exciting overtime, with the Canucks outshooting the Oilers 41-29 overall after Edmonton held a 10-5 edge after 20 minutes. DaShawn Hand Jersey. I really liked Viktors game, said Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins. There was a couple crazy ones that bounced on the way, but he was really solid and kept us in it, especially in overtime.Up 2-1 after the first, Yakupov stretched Edmontons lead at 2:22 of the second off the rush, beating Miller through the pads.The Canucks got that one back 2:04 later when Bonino, who was acquired in the Ryan Kesler trade from the Anaheim Ducks this summer, tipped home his first with his new team off a point shot from defenceman Dan Hamhuis. The Oilers complained that a hand pass from Vancouvers Alexandre Burrows helped set up the goal, and television replays suggested they had a case. Burrows was eventually credited with an assist on the play.Hall was then assessed a four-minute penalty for high sticking, but it was Edmonton that initially capitalized when Joensuu moved in on a short-handed breakaway and beat Miller with a backhand at 8:36.Vancouver responded on the same power play when Daniel Sedin took a feed at the side of the net and found Vrbata, who rifled his second in as many games with his new team since signing as a free agent in July.The Oilers opened the scoring on their first shot of the night when Hunt a€” a native of nearby Maple Ridge, B.C., playing in just his fifth career game a€” ripped a one-timer off the crossbar and in on the power play for his first NHL goal at 5:41 of the first.Edmonton doubled its lead at 10:31 off a 3-on-2 break when Purcell fed Arcobello with a back-door pass through Millers crease that the Oilers forward just had to tap into a yawning cage.Its tough to lose a game like that, especially when we were up a couple goals against a division team, but we cant get too down on ourselves, said Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who had a third-period fight with Hamhuis. We can take a lot of positives out of it.The Canucks talked a lot about puck possession in training camp under Desjardins, but were held without a shot for more than 10 minutes before cutting Edmontons lead in half late in the period when Henrik Sedin tipped home Daniel Sedins effort with just 9.9 seconds left on the clock.We didnt play the way we wanted to in the first period, said Higgins. I thought we were a little sluggish, a little behind the play. Second and third we upped our competition level and that was key for the rest of the game.Notes: Daniel Sedins assist in the first period was the 500th of his career. ... In a scheduling quirk, the Canucks dont play again until Friday when they meet the Oilers in Edmonton. ... The Oilers next game is Tuesday on the road against the Los Angeles Kings before they pay a visit to the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. 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