Former national team member Predrag Stojakovic (PF, 1977) was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Stojakovic achieved great success with the Yugoslav national team, winning the world championship in Indianapolis in 2002 and becoming the European champion in Turkey. Starting his career in KK Crvena Zvezda, Stojakovic later played for PAOK Thessaloniki before signing…
Serbia head coach Svetislav Pesic has expressed optimism about facing Team USA in their first game at the 2024 Paris Olympics, viewing it as an advantageous start for his squad. In a statement following the Olympic draw, Pesic emphasized the strategic benefit of confronting the formidable American team early in the tournament. Highlighting the importance…
The draw for the Men’s Olympic Tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has unveiled an exciting showdown between Team USA and Serbia, led by two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic. Defending world champions Germany have been placed in Group B alongside host nation France, setting the stage for intense competition among European basketball giants. Group…
3 Manchester United midfielder Edward Ibrovic-Fletcher impressed on his international debut with a goal for Serbia u16s. After only recently declaring for Serbia, Ibrovic-Fletcher linked up with Serbia’s u16s squad for a friendly this week against Montenegro. His first experience with Serbia was an impressive one, with the 15 year old netting a goal and…
Novak Djokovic was in Los Angeles ahead of the Indian Wells Open, and he watched the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets, where his compatriot Nikola Jokic plays. Djokovic is fan of many sports including basketball which he described as one of his favourite sports many times. It’s hugely popular in Serbia in…
The 2024 edition of the Davis Cup is getting under way with the various Qualifier matches taking place around the world and a few surprises are already coming through. Slovakia has qualified for the Davis Cup Finals knock-out stage in Malaga next September, after overcoming Serbia last year’s semi-finalists, who were playing without the services…
Poland and Australia reached the semi-finals of the United Cup with clean sweeps over China and Serbia, the latter which saw ATP World No 1 Novak Djokovic toppled by Alex de Minaur, while there was another stellar performance from the WTA World No 1 Iga Swiatek, who beat the talented young Chinese Qinwen Zheng in…
Serbia edged past the Czech Republic into the United Cup quarter-finals in Perth on Tuesday after winning the decisive mixed doubles rubber in the match tiebreak. I mean, it’s not the first time that I have faced these kind of circumstances at such a high level of professional tennis. I know professional sport in general,…
Great Britain narrowly failed to pull off the upset of the United Cup in Perth when they were beaten in the deciding rubber by defending champions USA, 2-1, while Serbia came through against China 2-1, also in a decider. I felt like I played some really good stuff. I get a lot of confidence from…
For the Novak Djokovic Foundation, the annual fundraiser started several weeks ago, with the proceeds expected to refurbish an elementary school in Serbia. Novak Djokovic, the most successful tennis player in history, winning the most Grand Slams and Masters 1000s of any man and amassing over $180 million of fortune playing tennis, has a penchant…
