Nikola Jaksic

PARIS - The Serbia men's water polo team is through to the Olympic final after a 10-6 (2-2, 4-2, 2-2, 2-0) semi-final win over the USA on Friday that secured a third medal for Serbia at the Paris games.

Nikola Djedovic led the scoring for Serbia with four goals and Nikola Jaksic followed with three.

Marko Vavic stood out for the USA with two goals.

PARIS - The Serbia men's national water polo team is through to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics after a 12-11 quarter-final victory over Greece on Wednesday.

A long-range shot by Nikola Jaksic in the dying seconds won the match for Serbia.

Dusan Mandic led the scoring for Serbia with five goals, while Dimitrios Skoumpakis stood out for Greece with three goals.

DOHA - The Serbia men's national water polo team defeated the US 14-12 (2-3, 3-4, 6-1, 3-4) at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Friday to qualify for the quarter-finals and secure a berth at the Paris Olympics, where it will be defending back-to-back gold medals from Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.

ZAGREB - The Serbia men's national water polo team is through to the round of last 16 at the European Water Polo Championship in Zagreb after a 21-4 win over Malta in a Group C, Round 3 match on Tuesday evening.

ZAGREB - The Serbia men's national water polo team outclassed Israel 22-1 (6-0, 5-0, 5-1, 6-0) in its first match at the European championship in Croatia.

FUKUOKA - The Serbia men's national water polo team lost to Greece 13-7 (3-2, 3-0, 3-3, 4-2) in the 2023 FINA Water Polo World Cup semi-finals in Fukuoka on Thursday.

Konstantinos Kakaris and Stylianos Argyropoulos led the scoring for Greece with three goals each.

Nikola Jaksic and Strahinja Pavlovic excelled for Serbia with two goals each.

FUKUOKA - The Serbia men's national water polo team is through to the semi-finals of the 2023 FINA Water Polo World Cup after defeating Italy 15-14 (3-3, 2-2, 4-4, 2-2, 4-3) in the quarter-finals in Fukuoka on Tuesday.

BUDAPEST - The Serbia men's national water polo team is through to the semi-finals of the World Championships in Budapest after crushing Australia 15-5 (4-1, 4-2, 4-2, 3-0) in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

BUDAPEST - The Serbia men's national water polo team has secured a direct quarter-final berth at the World Championships in Budapest by beating Greece 11-6 (2-1, 3-3, 3-0, 3-2) in a Group C, Round 3 match on Friday to claim the group table top spot.

BELGRADE - The Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) on Thursday named male water polo player Filip Filipovic and female taekwondist Tijana Bogdanovic the best Serbian athletes for 2016.

With the national team, Filipovic won the European Championship, the World League and the long-awaited Olympic gold, as well as the Champions League with his club, Italy's Pro Recco.