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Police suspect brother of Albanian PM controlled drone

Published by B92 on Thu, 10/16/2014 - 09:27

Police suspect brother of Albanian PM controlled drone

BELGRADE -- A small craft that carried a provocative map depicting Greater Albania, which caused a major incident and abandonment of a UEFA qualifier, was found in Pančevo.

The football game was played on Tuesday evening in Belgrade between Serbia and Albania.

Ethnic Albanians in Montenegro join Pristina's celebration

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 10/15/2014 - 15:44

BELGRADE - The interruption of Wednesday's Euro 2016 qualifier match between Serbia and Albania, caused by a drone suspending a flag with signs of the so-called Greater Albania above the pitch, has been celebrated by ethnic Albanians in Ulcinj, Plav and Tuzi in Montenegro.

Albanian prime minister "proud" after scandal

Published by B92 on Wed, 10/15/2014 - 10:27

Albanian prime minister "proud" after scandal

TIRANA -- Several thousand people gathered at the airport in Tirana to give a hero's welcome to the national football team returning from Serbia.

Krunic through to third round of the Kremlin Cup WTA

Published by Tanjug on Tue, 10/14/2014 - 18:10

MOSCOW - Serbian female tennis player Aleksandra Krunic qualified for the third round of the Kremlin Cup WTA as she defeated France's Caroline Garcia, 6-4, 6-2.

Krunic received a special invitation from the cup organisers to take part in the competition. In the Tuesday match, she easily ousted the world's 36th player after just 54 minutes into the game.

Tennis: Andreea Mitu wins ITF Podgorica (Montenegro) tournament

Published by Agerpres on Sun, 09/28/2014 - 16:15

Romanian tennis player Andreea Mitu (seeded fourth) has won the 25,000-dollar ITF Podgorica (Montenegro) tournament, on Sunday, after disposing of Russian player Vitalia Diatchenko in the final, by 6-1, 6-4.

Macedonia at Bottom of Regional Wage Table

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:28

A report on average wages in former Yugoslavia countries and Albania, compiled by Anadolu news agency, says Slovenes earn most in the region per month, with average wages of 1,002 euro.

This comes as no surprise, as the country has been a member of the EU for almost 10 years and was the wealthiest republic in Yugoslavia.

Jovanovski in quarterfinals in Tashkent

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 09/10/2014 - 12:38

TASHKENT - Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski beat Russia's Ala Kudriavtseva 7(8)-6 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Tashkent.

Jovanovski is the top seed at the event and the defending champion.

Her next opponent will be Ursula Radwanska from Poland or Dona Vekic from Croaita.

Serbia beats Hungary in FINA World Cup final

Published by B92 on Mon, 08/25/2014 - 09:55

Serbia beats Hungary in FINA World Cup final

ALMATY -- Serbian men's water polo team claimed the gold medal at the FINA World Cup in Kazakhstan, after a penalty shootout win over Hungary.

The final match on Sunday ended 11-9 (1-2, 3-3, 1-1, 2-1, 4-2).

Water polo:Serbia beats USA for quarterinal vs. Kazakhstan

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 08/21/2014 - 15:56

ALMATY - Serbia beat the United States 11-9 (0-2, 1-4, 3-1, 5-4) in a preliminary round Group A match at the 2014 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

With this victory, Serbia cemented their first place in the group, after previously beating Montenegro and South Africa.

Handball: Three Romanian players selected to U-18 All Star Team

Published by Agerpres on Mon, 08/04/2014 - 13:22

After claiming victory on Sunday in the final of the Women's Youth (U18) World Handball Championship in Macedonia, Romania's team came to have three representatives in the All Star Team of the 2014 Women's Junior World Championship.

Young Turks claim another European title in basketball

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 08/04/2014 - 12:13

Host Turkey beat Serbia 85-68 to win the U-18 European Basketball Championship on Aug. 3 in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.

Okben Ulubay collected 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and three blocks for the champions, while Tolga Geçim led all scorers with 18 points.

Men's water polo team eyes gold medal at Rio Olympics

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 07/31/2014 - 15:46

BELGRADE - Last weekend's gold medal at the European Water Polo Championship in Budapest takes the Serbian men's national water polo team another step closer to the main objective - winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games, says head coach Dejan Savic.

Serbia returns to Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 07/28/2014 - 14:32

BELGRADE - Serbia returns to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after a three-year absence.

The Radio and Television of Serbia confirmed that it will send a representative to the 12th Junior Eurovision Song Contest, adding that the manner in which the Serbian entry will be selected is to be announced at a later date.

Serbia wins gold at European water polo championship

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 07/28/2014 - 10:30

BUDAPEST - The Serbian men's national water polo team won the gold medal at the 31st European Championship by beating hosts Hungary 12-7 in Budapest late Sunday.

It is the third European gold medal for Serbia as an independent nation, which also triumphed in Belgrade in 2006 and in Eidnhoven in 2012.

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