Daily overview in English
A review of daily sports events with a focus on the standings of Slovenian teams and individuals both domestically and internationally.
ZREČE - The Slovenian and Montenegrin women's basketball teams played their second friendly match today in Zreče, and once again the Slovenian team came out on top. After winning 86-59 on Thursday, they secured another victory today with a score of 72-65.
NOVO MESTO - The Slovenian basketball first-league team Krka has strengthened its center position. As reported by the club, the 29-year-old American Brady Skeens will wear the Novo Mesto jersey.
LONDON - The English football club Chelsea continues its heavy spending in the summer transfer window. The Londoners will bring in winger Pedro Neto as their ninth new signing of this period, paying Wolverhampton around 60 million euros.
BARCELONA - The Spanish football first-division team Barcelona has officially confirmed the arrival of Spanish international Dani Olmo. According to the French news agency AFP, the Catalans paid 60 million euros in compensation for the 26-year-old attacking midfielder and former teammate of Kevin Kampl and Benjamin Šeško at Leipzig.
FRANKFURT - Defender Willian Pacho is moving from the German Bundesliga team Eintracht to the French champion PSG, Eintracht announced today. The Frankfurt club did not provide further details about the transfer, but media outlets estimate that the Ecuadorian's move is valued at 45 million euros.
ZÜRICH - Former FIFA president and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Issa Hayatou has passed away on the eve of his 78th birthday, current FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Instagram.
CINCINNATI - Serbian tennis star and this year's Olympic Games winner in Paris, Novak Đoković, will not participate in the tournament in Cincinnati, USA, where he was supposed to defend his title, according to a report by the Croatian news agency Hina.
WASHINGTON - Legendary golfer Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez has passed away at the age of 89, representatives of the PGA Tour, the organizers of professional golf tournaments in North America, announced. The winner of eight PGA tournaments was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame, reported the French news agency AFP.
