Sport in Croatia Sport in Croatia Sport in Croatia has significant role in Croatian culture, and many local sports clubs as well as the Croatian national squads enjoy strong followings in the country. The most enduring sport by far in Croatia is football, and is played on amateur and professional levels amongst all age groups across the entire country. Several other major team sports are handball, basketball and water polo, with clubs in all parts of Croatia. Ice hockey is another popular team sport, namely in the Croatian interior. The most popular individual sports in Croatia are tennis, alpine skiing, and swimming, and
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts father-son pairs to win the VC, his father having won it in 1858 for an action at Khudaganj during the Indian rebellion. F.H.S. Robert's Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, England. Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC (8 January 1872 – 17 December 1899), son of the famous Victorian commander Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, was born in Umballa, India, and received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Roberts attended