Dejan Savić

Filipovic, Bogdanovic claim OCS best athlete awards

BELGRADE - The Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) on Thursday named male water polo player Filip Filipovic and female taekwondist Tijana Bogdanovic the best Serbian athletes for 2016.

With the national team, Filipovic won the European Championship, the World League and the long-awaited Olympic gold, as well as the Champions League with his club, Italy's Pro Recco.

Serbia beat Germany to secure World League finals berth

KRAGUJEVAC- Serbia beat Germany 14-8 (3-3, 4-2, 3-1, 4-2) in Kragujevac late Tuesday to secure a berth at the Water Polo World League final tournament.

Head coach Dejan Savic's men are sitting comfortably on top of Group B after winning all of their matches by beating Spain in Nis (9-1) and Madrid (15-9), Germany in Hamburg (19-10) and Russia in Astrakhan (17-8).

Water polo-Serbia post convincing win against Russia

ASTRAKHAN- Serbia claimed an impressive 17-8 (4-2, 4-1, 5-2, 4-3) victory over Russia in a Men's Water Polo World League 2015 Group B third round match in the Russian town of Astrakhan on Tuesday.

This was the third consecutive victory for the team coached by Dejan Savic, after previously beating Spain in Nis (9-1) and Germany in Hamburg (19-10).

Serbia's water polo team beats Germany in Hamburg

HAMBURG - Serbia's water polo team outplayed Germany 19-10 (3-4, 5-2, 6-3, 5-1) in the second round of Group B of the World League in Hamburg on Tuesday evening.

The team coached by Dejan Savic notched another win on their way to defending the World League trophy, with the first win scored against Spain in Nis last month (9-1).

Water polo team off to World League winning start

NIS - Serbia's water polo team opened its World League campaign with a 9-1 (5-1, 0-0, 0-0, 4-0) win against Spain in the first round of Group B in Nis on Tuesday evening.

The team coached by Dejan Savic notched a comfortable win and made the first step towards defending the championship title, which would ensure a place at Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Serbia beats Hungary in FINA Cup final

ALMATY - Serbian men's water polo team claimed the gold medal at the FINA World Cup in Kazakhstan, after a penalty shoot-out win over Hungary 11-9 (1-2, 3-3, 1-1, 2-1, 4-2) in the final match on Sunday.

The team coached by Dejan Savic extended their dominance in the world water polo with the third trophy this summer, after winning the World League and the European Championship.

Serbia tops Croatia for final vs. Hungary

ALMATY - Serbia is through to the final of the 2014 men's Fina Water Polo World Cup, after beating Croatia by 7-4 (2-1, 2-0, 3-1, 0-2) in the semifinal match on Saturday.

The top scorer in the Serbian team was Dusan Mandic with two goals, while Strahinja and Viktor Rasovic, Dusan Markovic, Gavril Subotic and Srdjan Vuksanovic scored a goal each.

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