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Valančiūnas leads Raptors to big win over Indiana Pacers
In a strong game for Lithuanian basketballer Jonas Valančiūnas, the Toronto Raptors have broken a seven-game losing streak with a victory against the Indiana pacers. […]
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Two Lithuanian footballers suspended over doping
Two Lithuanian football players have reportedly been caught doping. Tests detected Meldonium in their urine, a substance that the World Anti-Doping Agency banned from use by athletes as of January 1. […]
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Lithuania faces possible ban from Eurobasket 2017
Lithuania is among 14 nations that could be banned from Eurbasket 2017, the media has reported, but the country’s basketball federation cautions that FIBA has only asked for clarification and has not yet sanctioned Europe’s silver medallists. […]
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Lithuanian tennis player Berankis qualifies for Olympics
Lithuania’s top-ranking tennis player Ričardas Berankis has secured a ticket to Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. […]
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Sabonis Jr may be headed to Boston Celtics in NBA draft
Domantas Sabonis may be headed to the legendary Boston Celtics after declaring for the NBA draft according to a draft projection by leading American sports news website, Bleacher Report. […]
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Motiejūnas and Rockets scrape into NBA playoffs
Lithuanian NBA star Donatas Motiejūnas helped the Houston Rockets to make it into this year’s playoffs with a 116-81 win against the Sacramento Kings last night. […]
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Valanciunas double-double secures Raptors No.2 seed for play-offs
Lithuanian NBA star Jonas Valanciunas’ 17 points and 11 rebounds against Philadelphia saw the Toronto Raptors lock in their No. 2 seeding in the Eastern Conference and set up a match-up with the seventh-seeded Pacers in the play-offs. […]
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Lithuania expects ‘at least two medals’ at Rio Olympics
Lithuanian athletes are expected to win at least two medals at Rio de Janeiro Olympic games this summer, says the country’s National Olympic Committee president Daina Gudzinevičiūtė. […]
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Lithuania’s star swimmer Meilutytė wins gold in Stockholm
Lithuanian swimming prodigy Rūta Meilutytė blew away the field in women’s 50m breaststroke final at Swim Open Stockholm on Thursday night. […]
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Sabonis stock rises despite March Madness elimination
Despite losing out to No.10 seed Syracuse in the last 16 of the NCAA on Friday, Domantas Sabonis is being talked up as a serious NBA prospect and a likely top pick if he decides to enter the 2016 NBA draft. […]
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NBA-ready Sabonis aims to fire Gonzaga into Elite Eight
Now nicknamed the “Lithuanian nightmare” for his demolition of opposing teams, Domantas Sabonis is ready to fire US college Gonzaga into the NCAA last eight tonight (Friday) in Chicago. […]
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Sabonis busts Obama’s bracket to fire Bulldogs forward in NCAA
Domantas Sabonis led US college Gonzaga to a stunning 68-52 victory over Seton Hall with a powerhouse performance grabbing 16 rebounds and in the process busting US President Barack Obama’s “bracket” for the NCAA tournament. […]
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Lithuania to host world canoe masters championships at Trakai
Trakai, Lithuania, is to host the World Canoe Championships Masters for the first time this July with over 300 international paddlers from over 20 countries coming to compete on the historic lake. […]
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Son of Sabonis powers US college into NCAA tournament
Domantas Sabonis, the son of Lithuanian basketball legend and former NBA star Arvydas Sabonis, powered Gonzaga University to a win over St Mary’s in the college West Coast Conference final in the United States to secure an automatic berth at the NCAA tournament. […]
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Lithuania’s strongest man wins Arnold Schwaznegger Classic for record eighth time
Lithuanian strongman Žydrūnas Savickas has won the prestigious Arnold Strongman Classic for a record eighth time and was joined on the podium by compatriot Vytautas Lalas in third place. […]
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Lithuanian canoe team at 2016 Olympics will be its biggest ever
Lithuania’s canoe and kayak teams will have an unprecedented level of representation in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro after the International Canoe Federation officially announced that Lithuania would receive another voucher for a total of three spots in the Olympics. […]
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FIFA votes on new president – Lithuania backs Infantino
World football’s governing body FIFA will vote today on appointing a new president following the resignation of former president Sepp Blatter amid a raft of corruption scandals that hit the organisation. […]
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Valančiūnas and Latvia’s Porzingis face off as Raptors sweep Knicks
Baltic basketball fans who have been comparing and contrasting the NBA careers of Jonas Valančiūnas from Lithuania and Kristaps Porzingis from Latvia were treated with an exciting game on Monday when Valančiūnas’ Raptors and Porzingis’ Knicks met face-to-face once again, this time in New York. […]