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Lithuania’s golden girl Meilutytė lays down marker with first swim at European Championships
Rūta Meilutytė laid down a marker with her first swim of the London 2016 European Championships to lead all qualifiers from the 100m breaststroke heats. […]
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Raptors clinch series win against Heat to set stage for Valančiūnas comeback
Despite lacking Jonas Valančiūnas due to an ankle injury, the Toronto Raptors managed to beat the Miami Heat in the playoffs to secure the team’s first-ever place in the NBA‘s Eastern Conference finals in its 21-year history. […]
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Lithuanian stunt motorcycle star wows viewers in India and around the world
Arūnas (a.k.a. Aras) Gibieža, a Lithuanian world-class motorcycle stunt biker, is wowing audiences in India on his latest motorcycle stunt driving tour. […]
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Valančiūnas confident Raptors can beat Heat to clinch final four spot
The Toronto Raptors face the Miami Heat tonight with the chance to clinch a final four playoff place and Toronto’s injured Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas is confident they can close the deal in Miami. […]
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Without injured Valančiūnas Raptors lose to Miami to tie series
A Jonas Valančiūnas-less Toronto Raptors let a nine-point fourth quarter lead slip, allowing a Dwayne Wade-inspired Miami to level the series in overtime last night. […]
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Injury will keep Jonas Valančiūnas out for remainder of playoff series against Heat
Jonas Valančiūnas, the Toronto Raptors‘ Lithuanian center who has risen to the challenge of the Eastern Conference’s semifinals, will miss out on the rest of his team’s games against the Miami Heat due to a sprained right ankle. […]
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Lithuanian rowers take home three medals at European Rowing Championships
Lithuanian rowers collected a total of three medals at the European Rowing Championship, showing promising performances ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. […]
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Birthday Boy Valančiūnas comes up big for Toronto to blow out Heat
Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas saved the day for the Toronto Raptors with pivotal offensive rebounds that allowed them to come from behind to vanquish the Miami Heat in overtime. […]
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Valančiūnas steps up for Raptors but can’t prevent Miami win
Jonas Valančiūnas put in another stellar performance for the Toronto Raptors last night but couldn’t stop the Miami Heat from taking the first game of their second round play-off series in overtime. […]
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Lithuania’s strongest man Savickas beats Game of Thrones ‘the Mountain’ in log lifting contest
Lithuania’s strongest man and the 2014 world’s strongest man Žydrūnas Savickas has beaten Thor Bjornsson, ‘the Mountain” in Game of Thrones in an astonishing Guinness World Records contest to break the world record for log-lifting. […]
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Valančiūnas bounces back to help Toronto make history with play-off series win
Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valančiūnas’ stellar rebounding played a key part in firing the Toronto Raptors to their first play-off series victory since 2001, with a Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers. […]
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Motiejūnas and Rockets eliminated after blow-out loss to Warriors
Donatas Motiejūnas and the Houston Rockets were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by a Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors in a crushing defeat last night. […]
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Lithuania’s Valančiūnas quiet as Toronto pull off memorable comeback against Pacers
The Toronto Raptors pulled off a memorable comeback against the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the play-offs despite Lithuanian powerhouse Jonas Valančiūnas being kept shackled by the Pacers. […]
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Power play of Lithuania’s Valunčiūnas doesn’t save Raptors as Motiejūnas’ Rockets fail to ignite
Lithuania’s Jonas Valančiūnas led the scoring for the Toronto Raptors on Saturday but couldn’t prevent a loss to the Indiana Pacers as Donatas Motiejūnas failed to fire for Houston as the Rockets were blown out by Golden State. […]
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Lithuanian tennis star Berankis climbs to his highest world ranking yet
Lithuania’s top tennis player Ričardas Berankis has achieved his highest ATP ranking so far after winning an ATP Challenger Tour match. […]
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Valančiūnas poised to become Lithuanian record-setter, surpassing iconic Lithuanian greats
Jonas Valančiūnas‘s extraordinary performance in the NBA playoffs with the Toronto Raptors has made waves in Canada and the NBA that are being felt in Lithuania as well. The rising star is approaching or has met the Lithuanian records set by other famous NBA big men like Arvydas Sabonis and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas. […]
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Lithuanian Basketball Federation had no option but to stay with FIBA, says Sabonis
The Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) sees no alternative to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), LKF president Arvydas Sabonis said after the federation decided to suspend clubs playing in the Eurocup tournament organized by Euroleague from participation in official basketball matches. […]
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Lithuanian Basketball Federation suspends Vilnius club after FIBA declares war on Euroleague
The recent threats from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to ban 14 nations, including Lithuania, from Eurobasket 2017 have prompted a dramatic conflict within the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF). […]