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NBA stars Dragić, Dončić and Čančar to join Slovenia vs Croatia
Ljubljana – The team that won the 2017 EuroBasket title will reunite in Stožice Arena on 30 June for a 2023 World Cup qualifier against Croatia as the national side is joined by Slovenian NBA stars Goran Dragić, Luka Dončić and Vlatko Čančar.
Slovenia start League B campaign in UEFA Nations League
Ljubljana – The Slovenian men’s football team will open their third campaign in the UEFA Nations League against Sweden in Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana on Thursday in what is Slovenia’s first appearance in the second-tier League B after two years in League C.
Slovenia’s favourite out of the French Open
Paris – Slovenia’s best tennis player, Tamara Zidanšek, is out of the competition at the French Open after being knocked out by Jessica Pegula of the US in the third round of the singles competition and then going on to be eliminated in the doubles as well.
Ajda Novak takes bronze at Canoe Slalom European Championships
Liptovsky Mikulas – Ajda Novak won Slovenia another medal at the Canoe Slalom European Championships in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, on Sunday by securing bronze in the women’s extreme canoe slalom, a new Olympic discipline.
The 28-year-old rounded off a perfect day for Slovenia after Benjamin Savšek won his forth European championship title in the men’s C-1 event.
Paper happy sport coming to economy and tourism ministry
Koper – The incoming government has perhaps taken the right approach to sport by transferring it from the existing ministry of education, science and sport to the planned ministry of the economy, tourism and sport. “It should be clear in a year’s time whether this is a winning combination,” Primorske Novice says on Saturday.
Ukraine football team to train in Slovenia
Brdo pri Kranju – Ukraine’s national football team will be getting ready for the last match of the European part of qualifications for this year’s World Cup in Qatar in Slovenia, the sport channel Sportklub reported on Saturday.
Stoklas attempts 24-hour bowling to set Guinness record
Radlje ob Dravi – Uroš Stoklas, one of Slovenia’s best bowlers, completed on Saturday his 24-hour bowling venture, which he hopes will enshrine his name in the Guinness World Records book.
Girls’ math team gets second prize in Europe
A Turkish team consisting of four girls aged between 12 and 16 has bagged four medals at the 11th European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO), held in the city of Eger in Hungary, and became second out of the 31 international teams.
Slovenia’s Križnar wins Hinzenbach
Linz – Double Olympic medallist Nika Križnar won Sunday’s ski jumping World Cup event in Hinzenbach, besting overall leader Marita Kramer of Austria by twenty points with the longest jumps in both series.
Slovenia grab second place in team jumps
Lahti – Slovenian ski jumpers Žiga Jelar, Cene Prevc, Timi Zajc and Peter Prevc took second place in the World Cup team event in on Saturday, finishing only 5.5 points behind the winners Austria and over twenty points ahead of third-placed Germany.
NBA player Goran Dragić signs with Brooklyn Nets
New York – Goran Dragić, widely regarded as one of Slovenia’s best basketball players ever, has signed a new contract until the end of this season and will move to the Brooklyn Nets, said the BDA Sports International management agency. At the age of 35, this will be Dragić’s fifth team in the NBA.
Rogaška Slatina to host world’s largest sports film event
Rogaška Slatina – Rogaška Slatina will in June host an international festival of sports film of the FICTS – Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs, recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It is the largest sports film event that attracts many global sports and film stars.
Slovenia finish 7th in Olympic mixed team parallel slalom
Beijing – Slovenia did not make it past the quarter-final of the mixed team parallel slalom on the last day of the Beijing Olympics, finishing 7th out of 15 teams overall after being eliminated by Austria, who went on to win gold.
Slovenia second in medals per capita at Beijing Games
Beijing – Slovenian athletes won seven medals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which puts the country second only to Norway in medals per capita. Overall, Slovenia ranks 15th among all countries on the Olympic medal table.
Team Slovenia won two golds, three silvers and two bronze medals, four of which in ski jumping, two in snowboarding and one in alpine skiing.
Ferk Saioni 9th in women’s Alpine combined in Beijing
Beijing – Slovenia’s Maruša Ferk Saioni finished 9th in the women’s Alpine combined at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Thursday, which saw a double victory of Swiss skiers. Michelle Gisin won the gold and Wendy Holdener the silver medal, with Italy’s Federica Brignone grabbing bronze.