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Asteras Tripolis knocks out German side Mainz to make Europa League playoffs

Asteras Tripolis sprung a surprise in the Europa League on Thursday, beating German side Mainz 3-1 to advance from the third qualifying round.

The side from the Peloponnese had lost the away leg 1-0 but managed to turn the score around at the Theodoros Kolokotronis stadium.

Serbian men's basketball team loses last game in Trieste

TRIESTE - The tournament in Trieste ended in a defeat for the Serbian men's national basketball team, which lost to hosts Italy 80-71 (22-11, 15-24, 12-17, 31-19) in the last round late Tuesday.

It was the first defeat for head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic's team in the preparations for the upcoming World Championship in Spain.

Another win for Serbian men's basketball team in Trieste

TRIESTE - The Serbian men's national basketball team beat Canada 78-73 (16-12, 23-22, 22-19, 17-20) on Monday in the second round of a tournament in Trieste.

After beating Bosnia and Herzegovina (82-69) on Sunday, head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic's team scored their second win as they prepare for the World Championship.

Balkan Athletics Championships: Romanians reap 9 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze medals on first day of competition

On Saturday, on the first day of the Balkan Athletics Competition, now at its 73rd edition, held in Pitesti, Romanian sports people won a commendable bunch of 17 medals, of which nine of gold.

Standard Liege on Panathinaikos’s way

Asteras Tripolis snatched 1-1 draw in Finland

By George Georgakopoulos

The draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League on Friday has put Belgian league runner-up Standard Liege on Panathinaikoss way to the competitions play-offs, meaning the Greens have avoided more dangerous opponents such as Zenit St. Petersburg and Lille.

Six young Serbian mathematicians win six medals

BELGRADE -- A team of six Serbian high school students that took part in the 55th International Mathematical Olympiad in Cape Town has returned home with six medals.

Messi Goals Lead Argentina to Third Win

Lionel Messi scored twice to lead Argentina to a 3:2 victory over Nigeria in their last group F match of the World Cup.

The match began spectacularly, with two goals in the opening 4 minutes. First Messi fired in from close range, from a shot deflected off the post. In the following attack however, Ahmed Musa equalized with a neat shot curled into the left corner of Romero’s goal.

Messi shines again, Shaqiri joins the fun

Argentina's Lionel Messi continued his World Cup dual with Neymar by scoring twice in a 3-2 win over Nigeria while Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri got in on the act with a magnificent hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Honduras on June 25.

Bosnia Hopes For Proud Farewell to Brazil

Bosnia's last match at the World Cup on Wednesday against Iran is being seen at home as a chance for the team to play notch up its first ever victory at the global tournament and say a proud goodbye to Brazil.

Bosnia out as Nigeria end win drought

Bosnia-Hercegovina's maiden appearance at a World Cup finals ended in disappointment as Peter Odemwingie's goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by African champions Nigeria in Cuiaba and ensured they could not qualify for the second round.

Nigeria's win, their first at a World Cup finals since 1998, leaves them as favourites to join Argentina in the second round.

54th cycling race through Serbia starts

POZAREVAC - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic announced the start of the 54th cycling race through Serbia in Pozarevac on Thursday, noting that the competition under the slogan "Along the paths of freedom of our ancestors" offers an opportunity to learn more about the tradition of the Serbian army, which made a significant contribution to the Allies' victory in World War One.