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STA, 15 June 2018 - Columbian cyclist Rigoberto Uran (Drapac Cannondale) won the third stage of the 25th Tour of Slovenia, which ended with a climb to Celje Castle after 175.5 kilometres. The Columbian crossed the finish line ahead of South African Daryl Impey in second and Slovenian Primož Roglič in third place to take the overall lead.
STA 14 June 2018 - Dutch cyclist Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL Jumbo) claimed Thursday's second stage of the 25th Tour of Slovenia, winning a bunch sprint after 152.7 kilometres from Maribor to Rogaška Slatina. The new overall leader of the five-stage race is the Australian Benjamin Hill (Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum).
STA, 13 June 2018 - Italian Simone Consonni of UAE Team Emirates is the winner of the first stage of the 25th Tour of Slovenia cycling race between Lendava and Murska Sobota on Wednesday. The stage saw a dramatic sprint at the end and some ten cyclists crashing less than a kilometre ahead of the finish line.
STA, 13 June 2018 - The 25th Tour of Slovenia, the prime stage cycling race in the country, will start on Wednesday with a 159-km stage between Lendava and Murska Sobota in the north-east, with Slovenia's biggest cycling star Primož Roglič looking to return the title to the home country after winning the race in 2015 as the last Slovenian to do so.
STA, 10 June 2018 - Slovenia's men's handball team has lost its first qualifier for the World Handball Championship, which will be held next year. Slovenia was beaten on home ground last evening by Hungary, who won 29:24 (13:14).
STA, 6 June 2018 - The head coach of Olimpija Ljubljana, Croatian Igor Bišćan, is leaving the national champions and cup winners after only one year at the helm of the club, as he has failed to see eye-to-eye with the owner Milan Mandarić.
STA, 2 June 2018 - The Slovenian national football team ended their losing streak under the new head coach as they defeated Montenegro 2:0 in a friendly in Podgorica on Saturday, in what was a match between two depleted teams, with Slovenia missing many of their A-list players.
STA, 27 May 2018 - Olimpija won the national football championship on Sunday. It equalised against Domžale (1:1) in the final match of the season and preserved just enough advantage ahead of Maribor, which is finishing the season in second place.
STA, 20 May 2018 - Slovenian basketball prodigy Luka Dončić has been named the most valuable player of the EuroLeague this season, becoming the youngest recipient of this accolade.
STA, 15 May 2018 - Matej Mohorič won the 10th and longest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, the fifth stage victory secured by a Slovenian rider in the history of the tour of Italy.
STA, 10 May - Slovenia's basketball prodigy Luka Dončić continues to boost his stock for this year's NBA draft, having been named into the 2017-18 All-EuroLeague First Team, the ideal five-man team of Europe's top club basketball competition. He is only the second Slovenian with the honour, following Erazem Lorbek in the 2011-12 season.
