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Vucic meets with European, international officials in Paris

PARIS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with European and international officials at an Elysee Palace reception in Paris on Friday.

"We all share the same desire - that our national teams achieve the best possible results. I believe in Serbia," Vucic wrote in a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account.

Pesic: We are not thinking about Americans too much, we want to do our best

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Svetislav Pesic said on Friday his players were not "thinking about the Americans too much" ahead of Sunday's Olympic clash with the USA.

Vucic: Macron to visit Belgrade within next fifty days

PARIS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he would have a brief meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.

"I expect him to visit Belgrade within the next fifty days at the latest, and I believe we could reach important agreements at that time," Vucic told reporters.

Vojvodina suffer 1-0 away defeat to Ajax in UEFA Europa League qualifier

AMSTERDAM - Serbian football club Vojvodina Novi Sad suffered a 1-0 away defeat to Dutch giants Ajax in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Thursday evening.

In the first half, Ajax missed a handful of opportunities to score as Vojvodina goalkeeper Lazar Carevic produced several excellent saves.

Maljkovic: We have high ambitions and we want more than nine Olympic medals

PARIS - Olympic Committee of Serbia President Bozidar Maljkovic said on Thursday in Paris the Serbia Olympic team had high ambitions and that he expected Serbian athletes to win more medals at the upcoming summer Olympics compared to the Tokyo Games.

Serbia crushes Greece in pre-Olympic basketball friendly

BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national basketball team defeated Greece 94-72 at the Belgrade Arena on Monday evening in the last test before the Olympic Games.

Captain Bogdan Bogdanovic led the scoring for Serbia with 19 points, Nikola Jokic scored 16 points and Filip Petrusev, Nikola Milutinov and Nikola Jovic added 15, 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Serbian clubs learn of their potential opponents in UEFA competitions

NYON - Serbian side Partizan Belgrade were on Monday drawn to play Scottish football powerhouse Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round if they knock out Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv in the second round.

Dynamo will host the first leg of the tie in Lublin, Poland, on Tuesday and the return leg is scheduled for July 31 in Belgrade.

Serbia outclasses Japan in pre-Olympic basketball friendly

BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national basketball team outclassed Japan 119-100 in a pre-Olympic friendly game at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday evening.

Nikola Jokic led Serbia to victory with 18 points and six assists, Filip Petrusev scored 17 points, captain Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points and eight assists and Ognjen Dobric and Vasilije Micic added 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Serbia crushed by USA at Abu Dhabi basketball tournament

ABU DHABI - The Serbia men's national basketball team suffered a 105-79 defeat to the USA on Wednesday evening in its second game at a pre-Olympic tournament in Abu Dhabi.

Steph Curry led the scoring for the USA with 24 points.

The Serbia team was without captain Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nikola Milutinov.

Serbia loses to Australia at Abu Dhabi basketball tournament

ABU DHABI - The Serbia men's national basketball team lost 84-73 to Australia at a pre-Olympic tournament in Abu Dhabi.

Patty Mills led Australia to victory with 28 points and Dante Exum added 15.

Filip Petrusev stood out for Serbia with 17 points, Nikola Jokic scored 14 points and 14 rebounds and Nikola Milutinov and Aleksa Avramovic each added 12 points.