MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Lithuania beat the U.S. at the 1998 world championships, then failed to medal. Lithuania then beat the U.S. again at the 2004 Olympics, then failed to medal.And history will repeat itself at this World Cup.Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 of his 21 points in the first half and Serbia topped previously unbeaten
For the first time in 25 years, Italy is going to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup. Latvia is going for the first time ever, and Serbia is on its way there as well.So is Canada — which ousted defending champion Spain to claim the last spot.The final spots in the knockout round were
Luka Doncic and Slovenia are headed to the World Cup quarterfinals. So are the U.S., Germany and Lithuania.Out of the mix: Olympic bronze medalist Australia.Half of the World Cup quarterfinal field is now set, after those four nations won their opening second-round games Friday to secure spots in the knockout round. And the other half
Serbia, Georgia, and Brazil advanced to the second round of basketball’s World Cup with victories on Wednesday. Serbia defeated South Sudan 115-83 helped by 25 points from 20-year-old Nikola Jovic. Georgia topped Venezuela 70-59 behind 25 points from Tornike Shengelia, and Brazil beat Ivory Coast 89-77 with Yago Santos scoring 24 points and adding 12
The Basketball World Cup had eight games on the Saturday schedule and seven were one-sided. The U.S. opened its quest with a win over New Zealand, Luka Doncic had a huge game to lead Slovenia to a win, defending champion Spain rolled in its opener and Brazil and Serbia each won by more than 40
Capsules on each of the 32 nations in the Basketball World Cup, listed by their group and in order of world rankings:___GROUP A — MANILA ITALYWorld ranking: 10 World Cup appearances: 10 Other news US Open 2023: Swiatek, Sabalenka and Gauff are among the women to watch US Open 2023: Alcaraz, Djokovic and Tiafoe are
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A statue bearing the names of 23 Kosovo Albanians who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during World War II was inaugurated Wednesday in the capital, Pristina.The “Wall of Honor” statue was placed in a park in Pristina in the presence of some of the rescuers’ descendants, political leaders, and the U.S.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Serbia will provide Hungary with increased shipments of Russian natural gas if Ukraine follows through on ending a gas transit agreement with Russia, Hungary’s foreign minister said Sunday. Speaking in a taped message, Peter Szijjarto said Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, had met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, and
LONDON (AP) — United States goalkeeper Gaga Slonina joined Belgian team K.A.S. Eupen on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea on Thursday.The 19-year-old Slonina didn’t play a competitive match for Chelsea in his first season at the club following his move from the Chicago Fire. But he made his senior international debut for the United
BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western diplomatic approach toward Serbia and Kosovo amid concern that tensions between the two could rapidly spiral out of control.In the letter, signed by U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his
