All News on Sports in Slovenia

Magnifico sells record number of tickets for online Christmas concert

Ljubljana – Pop singer Magnifico will not let down his fans this Christmas despite the Covid-19 epidemic and will stage his annual 25th December concert, which is usually held at Stožice Arena, online. Ticket sale is record-breaking, his team said on Thursday. Listeners from more than ten countries will tune in.

Slovenia’s Lampič third in World Cup sprint race

Dresden- Fresh from being declared Slovenian female athlete of the year, cross-country runner Anamarija Lampič finished third in Saturday’s World Cup sprint in Dresden, Germany.

The top three finish came even though Lampič lost a pole soon after the start and was forced to run with one pole for a part of the race.

Ski jumper Nika Križnar second in Ramsau

Ramsau – Slovenian ski jumper Nika Križnar placed second in the opening World Cup event for women in Austria’s Ramsau on Friday, in what is her career best. Another Slovenian, Urša Bogataj, finished fourth.

With jumps of 91.5 and 94 metres and 245.1 points, Križnar, 20, was only outperformed by Austria’s Marita Kramer (94 and 96 metres and 253.6 points).

Snowboarder Košir wins bronze in Carezza

Cortina d’Ampezzo – Snowboarder Žan Košir won bronze in the parallel giant slalom in a World Cup race in Italy’s Carezza on Thursday to return to the podium after almost a year. Austria celebrated a double victory with Benjamin Karl in first and Andreas Prommegger in second place.

Lampič, Roglič and handball team declared best in sports in 2020

Ljubljana – Cross-country skier Anamarija Lampič, cyclist Primož Roglič and the men’s handball team are this year’s crème de la crème of Slovenian sports as selected by the Association of Sports Journalists. Both the athletes and the team received the top sports awards at the 2020 Athlete of the Year ceremony on Wednesday.

Norway win team event at Planica, Slovenia fourth

Planica – Norway won the team event at the Ski Flying World Championships at Slovenia’s Planica on Sunday, overtaking Germany in the last round as Halvor Egner Granerud performed better than Karl Geiger, who beat the Norwegian yesterday in the individual event. Slovenia bounced back from the turmoil in their ranks by finishing fourth.

Planica floodlit for the first time for World Championship

Planica – The world’s top ski jumpers will converge on Slovenia’s Planica this week for the Ski Flying World Championships, which has been moved up from March due to the Covid-19 epidemic. The event will be held for the first time without spectators, under floodlights, and under strict anti-epidemic rules.

Turkey's opponents in 2022 World Cup quals unveiled

The Turkish National Football Team's opponents in the European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were revealed on Dec. 7.

Turkey will play against the Netherlands, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia and Gibraltar in the European Qualifiers Group G.

The draw was held in Zurich, Switzerland via videoconference amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Qatar 2022 has just become a quite distant dream for Greece

Greece will need to overcome one of Spain and Sweden to have any hopes of making it to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The draw that took place on Monday for the European qualifiers of the tournament to be held in Qatar in two years' time has placed the Greek men's national team in the same group as Spain, Sweden, Georgia and Kosovo.

Slovenia’s Žan Kranjec second in giant slalom

Bormio – Slovenian Alpine skier Žan Kranjec finished second in a World Cup giant slalom race in Italy’s Santa Caterina after clocking in the best time in the first run. The race was won by Croatia’s Filip Zubčić.

Although 69 hundredths ahead of Zubčić after the first run, Kranjec’s second-run pefrormance was not strong enough to secure him his third World Cup win.

Minister Kustec urges joint EU crisis response in sports

Ljubljana – Minister of Education, Science and Sport Simona Kustec joined her EU counterparts in charge of sports as they supported the survival of the European model of sports, both popular and top competitive sports, in a virtual meeting on Tuesday. Kustec also called for a common approach to the organisation of sports events during the coronavirus pandemic.

Slovenia qualify for 2022 EuroBasket in Ljubljana “bubble”

Ljubljana – The Slovenian men’s basketball team has qualified for the 2022 Eurobasket with wins against Ukraine and Austria in a mini “bubble” tournament held in Ljubljana’s Stožice Arena as part of the qualifying Group F. Slovenia will thus be defending their gold medal from the previous European championship in 2017.