After five years, Jug Dubrovnik returned the Regional League crown in its treasury. The Dubrovnik-based side beat Jadran Split in a thrilling final in Belgrade after a penalty shootout 14:12 (10:10 regular time). Jug won its fifth Regional League title, the first one after 2018. Jug wasn’t the favorite, it finished the regular season in 4th place. But, it managed to beat two favorites – Novi Beograd and Jadran on its way to the trophy. Jug won its fifth Regional League title, the first one after 2018. Jug wasn’t the favorite, it finished the regular season in 4th place. But, it beat two favori ..read more

Marseille mathematically secured 1st place in the regular season of the French League and will enter the playoffs from the “pole position” The reigning champion earned a 14:10 away win over Noisy-le-Sec today. Noisy suffered two losses this week, so its 2nd place is in danger now. Tourcoing beat Noisy earlier this week (17:15) in the postponed derby of the 15th round. This weekend, Tourcoing defeated Sete 21:11, climbed to 3rd place, and came very close to Noisy. Only four points separate these two rivals. However, Tourcoing will play against Marseille in one of the remaining two matches. So ..read more

Favorites Pro Recco (against Ortigia 5:15) and Brescia (against Savona 4:10) took victory in the derbies. Trieste (against Bogliasco 7:17), Roma (against Anzio 9:10) and Posillipo (against Salerno 10:6) advanced in the table after victories. Telimar had an easy job against Catania 14:5 while Quinto had problems with De Akker 7:9. 2022/23 Italian League, Day 21 Bogliasco – Trieste 7:17 (2:3, 2:6, 2:4, 1:4) Bogliasco: Puccio 3, Canepa 1, Radojevic 1, Mudrazija 1, Bottaro 1. Trieste: Inaba 6, Mezzarobba 3, Petronio 3, Podgornik 2, Razzi 2, Bini 1. Ortigia – Pro Recco 5:15 (3:5, 0:3, 1:5, 1:2) Ort ..read more

Barceloneta convincingly defeated Terrassa in the derby of the 18th round of the Spanish League (13:4). Sabadell kept its winning streak with a big 9:3 win against Mediterrani. Barcelona beat Caballa 12:7 and, thanks to that success and Terrassa’s loss, Barcelona is lonely in 3rd place now, with a win more than Terrassa. Mataro, Tenerife, and Sant Andreu recorded convincing away wins in the games where they were the favorites. 2022/23 Spanish League, Day 18 Sabadell – Mediterrani 9:3 (3:1, 1:0, 2:1, 3:1) Sabadell: Averka 3, Sanahuja 2, Arroyo 1, Bertran 1, Bonet 1, Bustos 1. Mediterrani: Radic ..read more

Matchday 19 probably saw the tightest set of games of the whole season so far, with only one team – Sabadell – really winning by a huge margin.  The reigning champions downed Catalunya 21-8 with a typically emphatic attacking team performance. Sabadell stays second behind Mataro, with a game in hand.  Mataro themselves were in action in the most interesting game of the week against Mediterrani; Dani Ballarts’ team won by three scores (12-9). Terrassa produced the same sort of performance against Tenerife (12-9).  Andreu were not given an easy ride on their trip to Rubi. They won ..read more

The 19th round of the Hungarian Championships was a day of one-sided contests. More than 10 goals separated the rivals in five games. The narrowest margin was five goals. Vasas beat BVSC 14:9 in the derby of the day, but there was no suspense in this match. Vasas secured the victory in time. 2022/23 Hungarian League, Day 19 BVSC-Vasas 9:14 (2:4, 1:4, 3:4, 3:2) BVSC: Csapo 2, M. Meszaros 2, A. Csacsovszky 1,N. Nagy 1, T. Gyarfas 1, Batizi 1, Tatrai 1. Vasas: Konarik 4, Bedo 3, Nagaev 3, Batori 1, Sedlmayer 1, Selley-Rauscher 1, Erdelyi 1. Miskolc – Ferencvaros 5:18 (2:5, 1:6, 2:4, 0:3) Miskolc ..read more

Croatian final in Belgrade. Jug and Jadran will meet in the Regional League final in the pool “11. April – Vlaho Bata Orlic”. Both semifinals were thrilling and ended in penalty shootouts. Jug upset host and reigning champion Novi Beograd. The home side, which arrived at the F4 with 11 wins in as many games, led most of the time. In the dying seconds, both teams had chances to win, but the score after 32 minutes was 11:11. Jug’s goalie Toni Popadic was a hero of the shootout. He blocked two shots, and Jug celebrated a 15:13 victory. Jadran Split advanced to the final with a 17:15 win over Radn ..read more

In a thrilling Euro Cup Final clash at Alfred Hajos, Ferencvaros emerged victorious with a narrow 9-8 win over UVSE, thanks to a last-minute strike from Dalma Domsodi. The match was a closely contested affair, with both sides showcasing their attacking prowess and defensive resilience. However, it was the FTC Telekom team that managed to edge out their opponents, albeit by the slimmest of margins. Despite the narrow lead, Ferencvaros will be pleased with their performance and confident of securing their first-ever European title in the second leg. They may have hoped for a bigger advantage, bu ..read more

The World Aquatics Bureau has recently approved new Competition Regulations in all six aquatic sports and announced it yesterday. As for water polo, there are two significant changes. One concerns the change of nationality (the same for all aquatic sports), and the other affects the duration of the game. There will be no draws. The penalty shootout will determine the winner if the match ends in a tie. Three years of pause after changing citizenship According to the old rules, an athlete had to wait at least one year to get the right to play for a new national team after changing citizenship. T ..read more

The regular season in Italy has ended. With the first phase of the season coming to a climax, Roma so very nearly stayed unbeaten. However, the reigning champions Ekipe sent a very clear message to the Romans: that they are still ready to fight tooth and nail to retain their title. Ekipe took victory in the top of the league derby against Roma 9-8. The defeat for Roma does not deny them the top spot in the league heading into the play-offs; alongside second placed Plebiscito, the top two teams automatically qualify for the semi-finals. In the quarter-finals, Ekipe will face Bogliasco, while Ra ..read more