Regional European sporting results

Regional sporting events across Europe and the Balkans continue to yield diverse results in basketball, water polo, handball, and combat sports.

In the ABA League, Partizan maintained a perfect record with a 99:78 victory over Vienna at the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall. The win, which serves as preparation for an upcoming EuroLeague matchup against Panathinaikos, was driven by 15 points each from Luka Vildoza, Joffrey Lauvergne, and Bandja Sy, alongside 12 assists from Alessandro Pajola. Mega Basket also secured an 88:82 win against Zadar in Belgrade, led by Andrej Lučić’s 18 points and seven assists, moving to a 1-1 record. Additionally, Dubai achieved a 92:85 comeback victory against Cluj in Romania, recovering from a halftime deficit.

Other previous results include Borac Čačak defeating Igokea 94:83 and Crvena zvezda defeating Budućnost Voli 101:91.

Water polo saw Mladost Zagreb claim the Supercup with a 16:9 victory over Jadran, featuring Ria Glas as the MVP. Radnički Kragujevac maintained a winning streak in the Regional League with a 27:6 victory over Vojvodina. In handball, Radnički Kragujevac achieved a 33:31 win against Vojvodina.

In volleyball, Budućnost, Luka Bar, and Herceg Novi achieved decisive wins in the EPCG Superliga, while Serbia’s Železničar won 3:0 against Srem in the Superliga opening.

Football updates include the Slovenian women’s national team earning a 3:3 draw against Turkey in Istanbul, aided by a 93rd-minute equalizer from Nina Kajzba. The Slovakian women’s team lost 1:3 to Ukraine in their first playoff match. In futsal, Spain defeated Slovenia 9:0 in the European Championship qualifiers.

In judo, Aleksandra Samardžić reached the Round of 16 in the under-70 kg category at the World Championships in Baku, though Slovenian competitor Metka Lobnik exited early following a loss to China.