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Serbia beat Greece at Acropolis basketball tournament
ATHENS - The Serbia men's national basketball team defeated Greece 71-64 (16-13, 23-22, 18-14, 14-15) in the first round of the Acropolis tournament in Athens on Tuesday evening.
Bogdan Bogdanovic led Serbia with 15 points and seven rebounds, Nikola Milutinov had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Marko Guduric added 14 points and seven rebounds.
TSC lose to Braga in Champions League qualifiers first leg
BRAGA - Serbia's TSC Backa Topola lost 3-0 away to Portuguese side Braga in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on Tuesday evening.
Bruma opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Pizzi netted in the 19th minute and Alvaro Djalo made it 3-0 in the 87th minute.
The return leg in Backa Topola is scheduled for August 15.
Partizan to face FCSB or Nordsjaelland if they reach Conference League play-offs
NYON - Serbia's Partizan Belgrade were on Monday drawn to face Romania's FCSB Bucharest or Danish outfit Nordsjaelland in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs if they qualify.
In the first leg of the third qualifying round, Partizan will face Azerbaijani side Sabah away on Thursday evening and host the second leg in Belgrade a week later.
Mali: Belgrade to be centre of world during EXPO 2027
BELGRADE - EXPO Belgrade 2027 will hugely contribute to development of Belgrade and Serbia, it is a great honour to Serbia and it will be the biggest-ever event hosted by the country, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Wednesday, noting that Belgrade would be the centre of the world over the course of the three months of the expo.
Djokovic to also play in Cincinnati doubles
CINCINNATI - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic will also be playing in the men's doubles event at this season's Cincinnati Masters tournament alongside compatriot Nikola Cacic, US media have reported.
Djokovic, who has previously announced he would be competing in the singles event at Cincinnati this season, won the singles title at the tournament in 2018 and 2020.
Serbia U18 men's national basketball team takes European title
NIS - The Serbia U18 men's national basketball team has won the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship after beating defending champions Spain 81-71 (24-24, 17-16, 15-11, 25-20) in the final in Nis on Sunday.
Serbia's Nikola Topic was the top scorer of the game with 24 points and his teammates Mitar Bosnjakovic and Andrej Musicki added 21 and 12 points, respectively.
Serbia becomes the Champion of Europe by dethroning Spain in Nis!
The team selected by Nenad Stefanovi dethroned the "red fury" in front of the full stands of the "Cair" sports hall, with a phenomenal game in the second half.
Although there was no injured Filip Jovi in the team, his teammates stepped forward, above all Nikola Topi and Mitar Bonjakovi, who were responsible for the triumph in this great final.
Water polo team makes the final
Greece's national team face will face Hungary on Saturday in the final of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, after beating Serbia 13-7 in the semifinal on Thursday.
Hungary edged out Spain 12-11 later on Thursday. The two finalists are the first to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris.
Dominant Serbia reaches the semi-finals of the EuroBasket!
Nenad Stefanovi's team played a great quarterfinal match against Israel in a full "Cair" hall and celebrated their triumph with a score of 83:65.
In two days, the Eagles will play for a place in the finals against the German team, which defeated Greece earlier in the day with a score of 78:70.
France and Spain will meet in the second semi-final.