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Primož Roglič took third place overall in the Vuelta a Espana, joining his teammates on the podium in Madrid on 17 September for a historic hat trick of Grand Tour victories for Jumbo Visma this year.
American Sepp Kuss won the general classification for his debut Grand Tour victory, ahead of Dan
Slovenia won a nail-biting five-setter against France (3:2) in Rome on 16 September to clinch bronze at the Men's European Volleyball Championship, their fourth EuroVolley medal after three silvers.
Slovenia outplayed the Olympic champions in the first two sets (25:22, 25:16) with Rok Možič being l

A charity match bringing together global football celebrities in Ljubljana on 15 September raised over €3.5 million for the victims of the devastating August floods in Slovenia.





"I would like to thank all those who have helped, all who bought a ticket, all those who donated, and above all our
Primož Roglič won stage 17 of the Vuelta on 13 September to retain 3rd place overall, having already won stage 8. His teammate on Jumbo-Visma, American Sepp Kuss keeps the red jersey ahead of the final stage on 17 September.
The Jumbo-Visma team dictated the pace for most of the 120km stage from Ri
The Slovenian football team defeated Northern Ireland 4:2 for its third win in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. Slovenia are now third in Group H ahead of the encounter with the minnows San Marino on the road in Serravalle.
Slovenia opened the match in Stožice Stadium in front of some 12,600 spectato
Slovenia's dreams of their first ever World Cup semi-finals were thwarted by Canada, who won 100:89 in the quarter-finals on 6 September in a thrilling game marred by ejections. Slovenia will now compete for 5th or 7th place.
The European-North American face-off delivered a tense first half in whic
Three-times Vuelta a España winner Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) put himself in a good position in the general classification on Saturday after outsprinting Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) at the line to win stage 8.
The result means that Roglič gained four bonus seconds on Evenepoel, considered o
A strong team effort that some are already describing as one of the best performances ever has propelled Slovenia to the quarter-finals of the Basketball World Cup after a 91:80 win over Australia.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić was once again the best player on the team with 19 points, but Mike
UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin will host global football celebrities in Ljubljana on 15 September for a charity match to raise funds for the victims of the devastating early August floods.
The governing body of European football and its president, Slovenian lawyer Čeferin, first responded to the
Slovenia took an important step towards securing a berth to the FIBA World Cup quarter-finals by beating Georgia 88:67 in Okinawa on 28 August to clinch the first spot in their preliminary play group.


Like in the opening game against Venezuela, Slovenia flew on the back of NBA superstar Luka Donč
Ljubljana is hosting the world's first official water volleyball tournament this weekend after two successful promotional events on the Ljubljanica.


Featuring eight teams per each gender, the re:do Volleyball on Water Ljubljanica 2023 tournament is being held in collaboration with the Internation
More than two decades after winning Olympic gold, Slovenian shooting legend Rajmond Debevec achieved an unexpected career highlight on 27 August by winning the 300-metre rifle prone event at the International Sports Shooting Wold Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan with a perfect score of 600 points,