Sports
Vilnius police stepping up measures ahead of Žalgiris-Dinamo rematch
Vilnius police are stepping up security ahead of a UEFA Champions League rematch between Dinamo Zagreb – Žalgiris Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
On this day in sport: 20 July
It’s hard to believe that more than a decade has passed since Linas Kleiza rose to International stardom however he did just that on this day in 2003. […]
On this day in Sport: 19 July
72 years after the sport of basketball was first showcased at the Summer Olympics, a women’s competition would finally take place on this day in 1976. […]
On this day in sport: 16 July
As the Australian Football League celebrates its “Diversity Round” for 2014 its fitting we look back on an Australian-Lithuanian legend, Adam Ramanauskas. […]
Urbanavičius appointed new head of Lithuania’s PE and Sports Department
Lithuania’s government on Monday appointed Edis Urbanavičius, former president of the Handball Federation, to head the Physical Education and Sports Department. […]
On this day in sport: 14 July
Modestas Paulauskas would again be a catalyst for the success of the Soviet Basketball team, claiming his second World Championship title on this day 40 years ago. […]
President Grybauskaitė congratulates Lithuanian canoeists on winning bronze
On Sunday evening President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated canoeists Aurimas Lankas and Edvinas Ramanauskas on winning bronze in 2014 Canoe Sprint European Championships 200-metre race. […]
On this day in sport: 12 July
Amongst the many highlights of Germany’s 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign was Thomas Müller’s hat trick against Portugal last month. […]
On this day in sport: 10 July
As the Chief Sports Writer for Tėviškės Aidai (Australian/Lithuanian newspaper) from September, 2009 until November, 2013, I was blessed to cover a range of Lithuania’s triumphs. […]
On this day in Sport: 9 July
Ričardas Berankis, Laurynas Grigelis, Dovydas Šakinis and Lukas Mugevičius may never have been household names for the world tennis community however these four boys had an entire nation behind their back, on this day in 2010. […]
On this day in sport: July 4
As another four year journey comes to a close for International football fans we can look back on a FIFA World Cup tournament filled with highlights and entertainment. […]
Kleiza, Javtokas will not play for Lithuania’s national team in world championship
The Lithuanian Basketball Federation has officially presented the list of candidates to play for the national basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The list contains 17 names. […]
On this day in sport: 28 June
Linas Kleiza and Martynas Andriuškevičius seemed to have gained popularity in Lithuania throughout the mid 2000s, however this hype would be shadowed on this day in 2005. […]
Never ever give up! The story of American-Lithuanian football legend Johnny Unitas-Jonaitis
In the late 1940s, a substitute teacher in St Justin’s High School, a Catholic grade school, was asking students about their career goals. Much to her surprise Johnny Unitas said that his ambition was to become a professional football player. […]