Vlade Divac

What were the chances of a butcher from the village of Platanias in Hania, Crete finding himself on the court of the iconic Golden 1 Center, the California home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings?

BELGRADE - Celebrated Serbian basketball coach Bozidar Maljkovic was on Tuesday named new president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS).

As the only candidate to succeed Vlade Divac, Maljkovic was elected without a vote at an OCS election assembly session attended by 54 delegates.

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An Air Serbia Airbus A319 aircraft was on Tuesday named after musician and composer Goran Bregovic.

Bregovic was the founder of the Yugoslav pop band Bijelo Dugme, Tanjug reported.

BELGRADE - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, who is paying a one-day visit to Belgrade, said on Friday that Serbia is a great friend and partner of the IOC and that Kosovo's admission to full membership in the IOC was in the interest of sport and athletes.

BELGRADE - President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS) Vlade Divac said Thursday that he is satisfied with Serbian athletes' preparations for the Olympic Games in Rio, adding that Serbia intends to go one step further compared to London 2012 and win at least five medals.

SACRAMENTO - Vlade Divac, Serbian legendary basketball player and president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, was named Sacramento Kings vice president of basketball and franchise operations, reads the club's website.

Divac will remain in office in the Olympic Committee of Serbia by the end of the next Olympic cycle, which ends after the Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

BELGRADE - Olympic Committee of Serbia (OCS) President Vlade Divac expressed hope on Monday that over 100 Serbian athletes will compete at the upcoming European Games in Baku, one of the most significant qualifying competitions for the Rio Olympics.

BELGRADE - President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS) Vlade Divac met in Belgrade with Azerbaijani Ambassador to Serbia Eldar Humbat oglu Hasanov, and expressed his belief that Azerbaijan will play an excellent host to the European Games in June.

The inaugural European Games will be held on June 12 to 28 in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku.

LOS ANGELES - Famous Serbian basketball player Vlade Divac showed at a recent game between his former team the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors that he still has great skill, despite retiring 9 years ago.

BELGRADE - Vlade Divac, president of the Serbian Olympic Committee, said that he is not surprised by the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to grant full recognition to Kosovo.