Neal Maloney | The Lithuania Tribune The Lithuanian big-man, Jonas Valančiūnas, has impressed coaches, teammates and fans alike in his first year in the NBA. In the words of his Toronto Raptor’s head-coach Dwayne Casey : “He’s … a great kid and that’s what makes …
BNS Andrius Kupčinskas, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas, said on Wednesday he will seek to host matches of the strongest teams of the 2014 Euroleague in the ‘Žalgirio Arena’. “The final four phase in London showed that such level of games should take place …
BNS The Lithuanian national men’s basketball team will play 12 friendly matches in August and early September in preparation for the FIBA European Basketball Championship in Slovenia, the Lithuanian Basketball Federation said on Tuesday. The national team coach Jonas Kazlauskas should announce the list of …
Aleksejus Podpruginas | The Lithuania Tribune Lithuanian midfielder Kęstutis Ivaškevičius signed a new contract in Israeli team ‘Bnei Jehuda Tel Aviv’, which is playing in the first league. The 28 year-old Lithuanian started to play in the team in 2010 and, so far, scored only …
Aleksejus Podpruginas | The Lithuania Tribune Lithuanian second racquet Laurynas Grigelis, world number 453, is taking part in his first Challenger Tour match for 2013 season. Grigelis won his first match in An-Ning tournament in China, against the local 25 year-old tennis player Gao Peng. …
BNS Lithuanian basketball fans twins Nauris and Normundas Macius want organisers of the Euroleague tournament to annul their lifetime ban to attend any tournament game. If not, the brothers plan to turn to court in Latvia and demand a compensation of 300,000 EUR. The Latvia-based …
The Lithuania team continued its winning tradition with another victory at the traditional Baltic States bodybuilding championship held in Tallinn, www.delfi.lt informed. Teams from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia participated in the bodybuilding and fitness team competition. Second place went to the Estonians; the Latvian representatives …
Aleksejus Podpruginas | The Lithuania Tribune Despite the tragic marathon race in Boston, a few marathons took part in Europe last week. One of them was in Hamburg, Germany, where a Lithuanian athlete, Diana Lobačevskė, won the female race. It was the 28th time that …
Aleksejus Podpruginas | The Lithuania Tribune Lithuania’s first racquet will play the first career ATP 500 tournament in his career in Barcelona, Spain. Berankis, who is ranked at the 70th position in the world, will face the top players of the world, among whom is …
Lithuanians did real well, winning as many as eight prizes at the traditional bodybuilding and fitness competition in Norway, the Oslo Grand Prix, informs www.delfi.lt. Vytautas Teresevičius won the first place in Men’s Classic Bodybuilding over 180 cm. The second place went to Deividas Dubinas …
Neal Maloney | The Lithuania Tribune At the very end of the Raptors’ Tuesday game victory over the Chicago Bulls, Lithuanian rookie Jonas Valančiūnas went down hard and was seen grabbing his neck and writhing in pain. All the many Lithuanian fans in the crowd, …
Aleksejus Podpruginas | The Lithuania Tribune In ATP 250 ‘US Men’s Clay Court Championships’, Lithuanian first racquet, Ričardas Berankis, who has been ranked at the 77 position, achieved one of the greatest victories in his all career. The 22 year-old Lithuanian played at the third …
Alex Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune Canadian-Lithuanian college basketball prodigy Nik Stauskas was unable to guide his Minnesota side to glory after they were defeated by Louisville 82:76 on 9 April. Expected to be drafted by the NBA later in the year, College freshman Stauskas …
Jonas Valančiūnas, who is currently playing for Toronto’s ‘Raptors’, suffered a neck injury during an NBA game and was taken to hospital, writes www.delfi.lt. The game between Toronto’s ‘Raptors’ and Chicago’s ‘Bulls’ ended with Canadian’s celebrating victory over the score of 101:98. During the last …
Alex Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune All hopes of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification were shattered for the Lithuanian national team following their 0:1 loss to the Faroe Islands on Saturday. The Lithuanian side replaced Greta Kaselytė and Henrika Gustyte from its previous starting …
The traditional basketball tournament organised by the Lithuanian Embassy in the United States and by the North American Lithuanian Physical Education and Sports Association took place in Washington on 30 March,2013. This year the tournament was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Steponas Darius and …
Alex Tigani | the Lithuania Tribune The Lithuanian national women’s football team commenced its 2015 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign in disarray after being defeated 4:3 by Georgia. The Lithuanian side commenced the match with a youthful line-up led by 25-year-old “veteran”, Raimonda Bložytė. A …
Neal Maloney | The Lithuania Tribune The 20 year-old NBA rookie from Lithuania, Jonas Valančiūnas set a new career-high of 24 points in his Toronto Raptor’s victory over the Washington Wizards 88-77. His previous high was 22 points against the San Antonio Spurs early in …
Alex Tigani | The Lithuania Tribune The Lithuanian national women’s football (soccer) team enter this week’s 2015 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifying round, hoping to end its current unenviable winless streak. Lithuania will host Georgia, Montenegro and the Faroe islands in Vilnius this week and, …
Alex Tigani |The Lithuania Tribune Lithuania’s national men’s football team was unable to return home victoriously last week after suffering an embarrassing 4:1 defeat to Albania. Prior to the match, Lithuanian national team manager Csaba László had stated that the occasion would be an exciting …
