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TARTU - Serbia's junior women's volleyball team beat Slovenia 3-2 (25-23 17-25 24-26 25-17 15-12) in the final of the European championship in Estonia and Finland on Sunday and became the European champions.

This was Serbia's fourth attempt at the title, since they lost the finals in 2004, 2010 and 2012.

Greece defeated opponents Turkey 76-72 in a friendly game at Ulker Sports Arena, Istanbul on Aug. 22, their second victory against the Turkish national basketball team in the same week.

Turkey scored a big 3-2 (25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 15-12) win over defending champions Brazil on the opening day of the FIVB World Grand Prix Finals at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Aug. 19.

Turkey’s Gözde Sonsırma was the top scorer in the match with 23 points while her teammate Neriman Vzsoy had 21. Brazil’s top scorer was Tandara Caixeta with 20 points.

Arsenal on Aug. 19 survived the test of a raucous Istanbul crowd and a hugely-energized Besiktas side to leave Turkey with a goalless draw and their hopes intact of advancing to the Champions League group stage.

BELGRADE - Serbian high school students won two gold and two bronze medals at the 22nd Balkan Olympiad in Informatics, held from August 10 to 17 in Ankara, Turkey.

The Serbian team won the second place overall at this year's Balkan Olympiad, which gathered a total of 46 participants from 12 countries.

Popular U.S. comedian Jimmy Fallon did some impromptu beatboxing after having difficulty pronouncing the outgoing Turkish prime minister's name, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during his late-night talk show. 

Some 200 young basketball players and 100 coaches from 75 countries will gather in Istanbul this week for the Pass It On basketball camp.

The seven-day camp at the Darüşşafaka Society is a project launched as part of the Turkish Basketball Federation’s (TBF) new social responsibility campaign.