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Tennis: Berankis endures the Sijsling heat
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. […]
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Lithuanian football player Mindaugas Panka: We can qualify for Euro 2016
Mindaugas Panka, 30-year-old midfielder of the Lithuanian national football team and of Irony Kyriat Shmona, an Israeli football club, is sure that Lithuania can and will qualify for Euro 2016 in France. Panka believes that Lithuania will get important points at home matches and he regrets the last two disappointing matches. […]
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Calling on the Berankis Brigade
This is a call to all Australian-Lithuanians who wish to join the Berankis Brigade! […]
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Lithuanian government suggests criminal liability for sports results fixing
Lithuania’s Interior Ministry has suggested instituting criminal liability for unfair influence on sports results. […]
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Basketball: Valančiūnas secures third national title while Santa surprises the women
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. […]
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Lithuanian basketball legend Sabonis turns 50
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated one of the best basketball players in history, now President of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation Arvydas Sabonis on his 50th birthday. The president thanked Sabonis for his meaningful public work and invaluable merits to Lithuania. […]
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Kaunas to ask Lithuanian swimming champion Meilutytė to be the face of international games
Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas will ask the country’s swimming champion Rūta Meilutytė to become the face and ambassador of the International Children’s Games the city will host in 2017, Kaunas Mayor Andrius Kupčinskas told a press conference on Monday. […]
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On this day in sport: 8 December
To conclude this column is not the simplest of tasks… […]
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Kaunas to host International Children’s Games
Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas has won the right to host the International Children’s Games, which is also known as the Olympics for children, in 2017, the municipality said. […]
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On this day in sport: 28 November
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. […]
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On this day in football: 17 November
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. […]
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On this day in sport: 15 November
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. […]
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Football: Lithuania to end 90-year drought
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. […]
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Tennis: Ričardas Berankis back in Top 100
One week before the end of the 2014 season in tennis, Lithuania’s number-one player Ričardas Berankis managed to reach the 96th place in the ATP world ranking. His coach, Dirk Hordorff, believes “that Berankis has the skills, the talent and the working attitude to reach higher ranking”. […]
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On this day in football: 3 November
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. […]
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Rugby Union: Lithuania inspired by fans
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. […]
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On this day in sport: 26 October
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). […]
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On this day in sport: 21 October
On this day in sport boxing legend Ričardas Tamulis secured a spot in his first Olympic final during the midst of Lithuania’s dominance in the ring under Soviet occupation. […]
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Rugby Union: Lithuania display dominance
Lithuania’s national rugby team has commenced its European Nations Cup tournament in style thanks to a dominant 34:15 win in Andorra before a small crowd of 500. […]