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Kammenos pledges land transfer to PAOK for new soccer field
The Ministry of Defense will submit an amendment in the coming days transferring rights of use over an area of about 5.1 acres near Thessaloniki to the local soccer club, PAOK FC, to built a new soccer stadium, Minister Panos Kammenos said on Monday.
The land, which belongs to the National Defense Fund will be granted as a concession for a period of 100 years.
Kosovo Accuses Bosnia of Delaying Basketball Players' Visas
Elvira Dushku, the secretary-general of Kosovo Basketball Federation, FBK, said on Wednesday that the participation of its youth basketball players in a European championship in Sarajevo was under threat due to visa issues.
Athletics: Gabriel Bularda, gold medal at European Mountain Running Championships in Skopje
Romanian athlete Gabriel Bularda won the gold medal in the juniors' individual competition on Sunday, in the European Mountain Running Championships of Skopje (Macedonia), according to the website of the Romanian Athletics Federation.
FIFA investigates Serbian FA head, coach, Swiss players
Lichtsteiner joined teammates Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, of ethnic Albanian origin, who celebrated during Switzerland's game against Serbia on Friday by making a hand gesture meant to represent the double-headed eagle found on Albania's flag.
Serbian kayakers win European medals, smash world record
Tomicevic and Zoric became Europe's champions in the K-2 100 race, setting a new world record of 3 minutes 4.940 seconds.
"Another great success for our kayakers! Bravo for Marko Tomicevic and Milenko Zoric! Congratulations on winning the gold medal and more new sports success to come!," Brnabic said.
President goes for chess metaphor to speak about Kosovo
The Serbian president spoke for RTS about his meeting on Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with whom he spoke about Kosovo. As he said, the opinions of Germany and Serbia about a compromise that should be reached by Serbia and Kosovo are very different.
A lost opportunity
For a demonstration to have the right impact it needs to be held at the right time and to be, directly or indirectly, part of a comprehensive national strategy. In the case of the rally organized on Sunday in Thessaloniki about the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, neither of the above applies. Seen from this point of view, it will not be beneficial for Greece.
Belgrade's bloody derby: Croats paid to create chaos during game - reports
26 persons were detained late on last Wednesday, while a number have been injured during the violence that broke out at the Partizan-Red Star football match. A large scale fight broke out in Partizan stadium's south stands, resulting in the police escorting a group of battered young men, some of whom were stripped naked, outside the venue.
Belgrade's bloody football derby: 26 detained/VIDEO
The Interior Minsitry (MUP) announced this on Thursday, adding that it was ordered by the prosecution to identify the persons who took part in the incidents.
Among those injured in the fighting in Belgrade last night were several foreign nationals, the MUP said.
Unofficially, they came from Croatia, Greece, and Macedonia.
The Prime Minister has Found Time to Play Football Yesterday
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov finded time after his meetings with the Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia and the President of Switzerland to play a football game.
He missed a penalty in the winning match of his team, known as the "Bistritsa Tigers", against the veterans of Levski, reported the sports sites.
Fenerbahçe ousted from Europa League
Macedonian football club Vardar eliminated Istanbul's Fenerbahçe from the Europa League late on Aug. 24 thanks to a 4-1 aggregate win.
Vardar defeated Fenerbahçe 2-1 in Istanbul in the second match of the Europa League qualifying round.
Vardar had also beaten Fenerbahce in the first leg in Macedonia 2-0.
Vucic to receive Macedonian ambassador
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will on Thursday receive Macedonia's Ambassador to Serbia Vera Jovanovska-Tipko.
The president's press service announced on Wednesday that the meeting will be held the next day at 11:00 hours CET, in the Presidency building in Belgrade.
Greek President warns 'irredentist' Skopje
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday called on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to stop pursuing irredentist claims that "undermine its European course."
Fenerbahçe, Trabzonspor share the spoils
Fenerbahçe failed to clinch its first league win of the season as it was held to a 2-2 draw at home by Trabzonspor on Aug. 20.
Trabzonspor started the Spor Toto Super League second week match with a goal when striker Burak Yılmaz took advantage and scored after Juraj Kucka's chip over Fenerbahçe's defense in the fifth minute.
Super Cup Fever Grips Macedonian Capital
Football fever has gripped the Macedonian capital Skopje as thousands of fans from all around the world arrived for the spectacle that will pit Real Madrid against Manchester United on Tuesday evening at Skopje's Filip II Arena.