Alex Tigani, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Berankis knocked out of Australian Open

January 18, 2016 Alex Tigani 0

Tennis star Ričardas Berankis added another chapter to his rivalry with Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov during the first round of the 2016 Australian Open. […]

Australian Football: Stars mourn Phil Walsh

July 3, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Sports fans across the world woke up in shock this morning after Australian Football League senior coach Phil Walsh had been found stabbed to death by his son at his Adelaide home. […]

Basketball: No-show Navarro

July 1, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Fans of the Lithuanian national basketball team will be pleased to find out Spanish legend Juan Carlos Navarro has been ruled out from the upcoming EuroBasket tournament. […]

Lithuanian Artūras Gudaitis has been granted an opportunity to play in the NBA

Basketball: Gudaitis ends Klaipėda’s NBA draft drought

June 26, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Thursday night Artūras Gudaitis was added to the long list of Žalgiris Kaunas products to have been drafted into the NBA. […]

Football: Socceroo Skoko sees similarities with Lithuanian team

March 24, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Former Socceroo Josip Skoko has assured Lithuanian football fans that he does not consider their upcoming opponent England as an unbeatable outfit. […]

Rebecca Wiasak leads the parade with two very special flags

Gold-winning cyclist waves Lithuanian flag at parade in Australia

March 5, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Last Saturday the Geelong Lithuanian community continued its tradition of participating in the local Pako Festa multicultural festival. […]

Rebecca Wiasak pictured preparing for what would be her Gold medal winning race Aguascalientes, Mexico (December, 2013). Photo courtesy of UCI.

Australian-Lithuanian cycling debutant Wiasak crowned a World Champion

February 22, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Australian-Lithuanian Rebecca Wiasak rewrote track cycling history last night after securing the Women’s Individual Pursuit title at the UCI Track World Championships in Yvelines (outer Paris).
The 30-year-old became the oldest tournament debutant to win a gold medal for Australia by holding off her American opponent Jennifer Valente with an impressive time of 3:30.305. […]

Annette Edmondson, Melissa Hoskins, Rebecca Wiasak and Amy Cure share a laugh during training. Photo courtesy of Cycling Australia.

Cycling: Rebecca Wiasak ready to take on the world

February 17, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Australian-Lithuanian cyclist Rebecca Wiasak believes that she has an opportunity to win a rainbow jersey on the eve of her maiden UCI Track World Championship campaign in Paris, France. […]

Tennis: K.A elimination for Berankis

January 21, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Ričardas Berankis was unable to match South African Kevin Anderson in today’s Australian Open, bowing out of his second round affair in straight sets 6-2 6-2 7(7)-6(3). […]

Ričardas Berankis takes on Dutchman Igor Sijsling at Australian Open. Photo by Alex Tigani

Tennis: Berankis endures the Sijsling heat

January 20, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

TENNIS star Ričardas Berankis will enter tomorrow afternoon’s Australian Open action well rested following his opening round battle with Dutchman Igor Sijsling on Monday. […]

Calling on the Berankis Brigade

January 16, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

This is a call to all Australian-Lithuanians who wish to join the Berankis Brigade! […]

Both Gintarė Petronytė and Jonas Valančiūnas added to their previous LKF player of the year awards. Photo courtesy of DELFI.

Basketball: Valančiūnas secures third national title while Santa surprises the women

December 19, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas has continued to be recognised by his national fans after receiving his third LKF (Lithuanian Basketball Federation) national player of the year title in four years. […]

The Melbourne Varpas women's team pictured in December, 1956. My mother's aunty Audronė Lazutkaitė (Kovalskienė) is pictured wearing number seven.

On this day in sport: 8 December

December 9, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

To conclude this column is not the simplest of tasks… […]

On this day in sport: 28 November

November 28, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

When looking for a sporting tournament in history filled with political tension yet leveled by its international unity – look no further than the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. […]

On this day in football: 17 November

November 17, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

As Lithuanian football fans continue to recover from their nation’s 4:0 deficit on Saturday some may even remember the milestone which took place on this day in 1991. […]

On this day in sport: 15 November

November 15, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

If ever there was a forecast to fall in Lithuania’s favour ahead of tonight’s historic match against Switzerland then it is the fact that the team has performed well on this day in 2006. […]

Football: Lithuania to end 90-year drought

November 13, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

After a fairly light start to the 2016 UEFA European qualifying tournament Lithuania will face off against recent FIFA World Cup participant Switzerland this Saturday. […]

On this day in football: 3 November

November 4, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

The recent success of the Western Sydney Warriors football club in the Asian Champions League has added to Australia’s growth in the world game. […]

Rugby Union: Lithuania inspired by fans

October 27, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

Lithuania’s national coach Ntando Majokweni-Manyosha has stated that he was pleased with his youthful talents who held off an experienced Hungarian national team 38:29 in Šiauliai. […]

Jonas Čepulis, 29, was unable to defeat American George Foreman, 19, for the Olympic Heavyweight title on this day in 1968.

On this day in sport: 26 October

October 27, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

On this day in sport American teenager George Foreman was crowned as the 1968 Olympic heavyweight champion after defeating 29-year-old Jonas Čepulis (USSR). […]