Sports
Šaras says he’s staying because he is at home here in LT
Šarūnas Jasikevičius is staying in Kaunas for at least another year. This is perhaps the most important victory for BC Žalgiris after a historic season. […]
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Jasikevičius stays as BC Žalgiris Kaunas head coach
Šarūnas Jasikevičius is staying as head coach of BC Žalgiris Kaunas for the next season, the club said on Wednesday. […]
Sports
Jasikevičius bows to his family on becoming Kaunas honorary citizen: I am, who I am only thanks to it
Kaunas Žalgiris Head Coach, Šarūnas Jasikevičius has overcome many hurdles this season as a young coach. His team gave a stunning performance in the Euroleague regular season, which culminated in reaching the final four best teams in Europe! Then he topped it all off in the national tournament by snagging the 20th Žalgiris title (8th in a row) in Lithuanian league history. What a season! […]
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Lithuanian basketball fans off to Poland and Hungary to support their team
The Lithuanian men’s basketball team will be playing the final pair of matches which they will need to win in order to qualify for the 2019 FIBA basketball World Cup. These games will be played between June 28th and July 1. The first match against Poland will take place on the 28th of June, then they will face Hungary on the 1st of July. […]
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Žalgiris coach Jasikevičius becomes honorary citizen of Kaunas
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, chief coach of the Žalgiris Kaunas basketball club, was on Wednesday officially made an honorary citizen of Lithuania’s second-largest city. […]
Freetime
New take on FIFA World Cup fever in Vilnius
Much like the rest of Europe, World Cup fever has hit Vilnius. However, focus shifted away from the tournament yesterday and onto another interpretation of the world’s most popular sport – a football-inspired dance performance piece called Match. The performance was one of many that took place yesterday throughout the evening and into the early hours of this morning as part of Vilnius Culture Night, an annual summertime event that transforms the city into numerous open-air stages for music, dance, theatre, cinema and photography. […]
Sports
Žalgiris coach Jasikevičius named honorary citizen of Kaunas
The City Council of Kaunas on Tuesday named BC Žalgiris Kaunas head coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius an honorary citizen of Lithuania’s second-biggest city. […]
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Government to consider repaying BC Žalgiris EUR 580,000 in old debt – PM
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Monday that the government will look at the possibility of paying back 2 million litas (EUR 579,000) in old debt to Žalgiris Kaunas after the basketball team finished third in this year’s Euroleague. […]
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Lithuanian president to watch BC Zalgiris play in Euroleague Final Four in Belgrade
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė plans to travel to Belgrade this week to watch BC Žalgiris Kaunas playing in the Euroleague Final Four tournament. […]
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President congratulates athletes on winning European Karate Champs
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Skaiste Venckutė, Inga Mikšaite and Eventas Gužauskas on winning gold medals at the European Kyokushin Karate Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. […]
Sports
President of Lithuanian Weightlifting Federation suspected of doping distribution
Bronislovas Vyšniauskas, president of the Lithuanian Weightlifting Federation and the coach of several well-known athletes, is suspected of doping distribution, which he denies. […]
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Kaunas mayor suggest making Jasikevičius honorary citizen
Visvaldas Matijošaitis, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, has proposed honoring BC Žalgiris Kaunas coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius and making him the city’s honorary citizen, Kaunas Municipality said on Friday. […]
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BC Žalgiris Kaunas makes it to Euroleague Final Four
BC Žalgiris Kaunas has made it to the Euroleague Final Four for the first time since 1999. […]
Sports
Lithuania comes in last in terms of football infrastructure, UEFA chief says
Lithuania comes in last in Europe in terms of football infrastructure, Aleksander Čeferin, president of UEFA, the European association football governing body, says. […]
Sports
PM to meet with UEFA president, Lithuanian Football Federation heads
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday is meeting with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and the Lithuanian Football Federation‘s top officials. […]
Sports
Government to sign agreement with Football Federation
The government approved on Wednesday a draft agreement with the Lithuanian Football Federation that is expected to pave the way for renewing the country’s football infrastructure and involving more children in the sport. […]
Foreign affairs
‘No special easing’ of requirements for football fans traveling to Russia via Lithuania
Lithuanian officials say that there will be “no special easing” of requirements for football fans who will travel via Lithuania to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad for 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Russian officers discuss preparations for 2018 FIFA World Cup
Lithuanian and Russian officers gathered in the border city of Pagegiai on Wednesday to discuss handling of bigger flows of travelers to the Russian Kaliningrad region for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. […]