Slovenia have secured their place at the 2025 European Basketball Championship after defeating Portugal by a whisker at home for their third win in the qualifying Group A as Israel beat Ukraine to determine the top three teams to advance.
With two more games to spare, Slovenia and Israel are on top
Slovenia's Nika Prevc has won the opening event of the new women's Ski Jumping World Cup season in Norway's Lillehammer, in what was a dream start for last year's winner of the large crystal globe.
The 19-year-old scored 269.9 points with jumps of 138.5 and 138 metres on 23 November, beating German
Slovenia drew with Austria 1:1 in the final game of the UEFA Nations League in Vienna on 17 November to finish third in Group 3 of B League to head for the relegation playoffs in March.
Romano Schmid scored for Austria in the 27th minute and Adam Gnezda Čerin equalised in the 81st.
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Slovenia failed to overturn the away loss to Norway in the UEFA Nations League home leg on 14 November, losing 1:4 to the team starring Erling Haaland to squander all chances of finishing first in Group 3 of League B and advancing directly to League A.
The things did not start well for Slovenia at
One of Slovenia's greatest basketball players of all time, Goran Dragić has raised €886,000 as ambassador of a charity foundation that helps aspiring athletes from underprivileged families in the most successful year for the project yet, handing over the sponsorship to Olympic climbing champion Jan
Gal Glivar has become the latest Slovenian rider to join the world cycling elite by becoming a member of the Alpecin-Deceuninck WorldTour team.
The 22-year-old has joined the Belgian side after a stint at the UAE Team Emirates development team, known as the UAE Gen Z team. He started his profession
Slovenian superstar Luka Dončić opened his seventh NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks with a win. The Dallas team beat San Antonio Spurs 120:109 with Dončić racking up 28 points, ten rebounds and eight assists as the top scorer for the home team.
Dončić's new teammate Klay Thompson added 22 point
The Slovenian Ski Association (SZS) has started the presale of tickets for the upcoming 2024/25 World Cup winter sports events in Slovenia. It has also introduced a combined ticket for top five events.
This season, Slovenia will host six major World Cup events across five locations, staring in earl
Ema Klinec, the first woman ski jumper to cross the 200-metre mark, is the latest Slovenian athlete to become a picture book hero to inspire young people to achieve their dreams.
The book Deklica, ki je poletela z mirom (The Little Girl Who Soared in Peace) sends the message that inner peace, disci
