Water polo

Serbia lose to Croatia in water polo world championship quarters

DOHA - The Serbia men's national water polo team lost 15-13 (4-4, 5-5, 2-1, 4-3) to Croatia at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Tuesday evening.

Serbia now go to the playoffs for the 5th to the 8th positions and will first face the loser of the match between Hungary and France.

Water polo: Shoot-out heartbreak for Greece in Fukuoka’s final

Greece lost in the penalty shoot-out to Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Saturday to settle for the silver medal, its first ever in the men's water polo competition.

After a very tight final that ended 10-10, the Greeks lost 4-3 in the shoot-out.

Greece water polo team knocked out by Aussie Sharks

Aaron Younger of Australia (left) tries to pass the ball as he is marked by Stylianos Argyropoulos-Kanakakis of Greece during a men's water polo match at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Thursday. Australia won 9-8 after a closely contested match. [Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA]  

Greece into water polo quarterfinals in men and women

The men's national water polo team has reached the quarterfinals of the European Championships in Barcelona after an emphatic win over Germany on Sunday. The women's team is also in the last eight of the competition.

The players of coach Thodoris Vlachos recovered from their group loss to Croatia on Friday to defeat Germany 13-5 in the play-offs for the quarterfinals.

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