Arch rivals and Greek powerhouses Vouliagmeni and Olympiacos will battle for this year's Greek national title. In the playoffs semi-finals Vouliagmeni gained two confident wins over regular season number four Panathinaikos winning the series 2-0. For Olympiacos, the road to the finals was tougher. Against a quality Chios team, the reigning national champs needed three games to eliminate the regular season number three. After game 2 was won by Chios on penalties, Olympiacos finished things off at home in the decisive third match beating their opponents 12-9. The same four teams that played in the playoffs semi-final will battle for the Greek national Cup this next weekend at Argostoli. In the following weekend, th...
Italy’s national champion in women’s waterpolo will be created by a Final Four event this year. The top four of the regular season will face on 18 and 19 May at Civitavecchia, including a TV coverage of three matches by Italy’s national broadcaster Raisport. In the first semi-final the new European Champions Cup winner GMG Pro Recco is facing national record champion Venosan Orizzonte Catania. Beauty Star Plebiscito Padova is playing LEN Trophy winner RN Mediterranea Imperia in the second semi-final clash.
Gergely Kiss will leave his team Vasas after this season, as was announced by the club on Monday. The new Hungarian national champion was unable to grant on the demands from the player after which the decision to part ways was made. What to do next is still unknown for Kiss who stated that the upcoming Olympic Games in London, Great Britain are the only thing on his mind right now, after speaking to the Hungarian website vlv.hu shortly after the failed negotiations. Kiss is a triple Olympic champion (2000, 2004 and 2008), double European champion (1997 and 1999), 2003 FINA World champion and won numerous other (international) trophies including the FINA World League, Hungarian national championship and EuroLeague titl...
The Spanish league is decided. Reigning champions Barceloneta added yet another national title to their trophy collection. On Saturday, fellow title contender Sabadell posted a 7-7 draw with Sabadell while Barceloneta rolled past newcomer Montjuic 14-2 bringing them the seventh consecutive national championship. With one game to play, the advantage on Sabadell is four points and thus unbridgeable. Marc Roca was the top scorer for the 2012 champs scoring three goals. For Sabadell, Gonzalo Echenique sparked his team netting five goals but after a 7-6 deficit at the start of the final quarter of the game, Sabadell only managed to equalise as Barceloneta walked away with the season victory later on Saturday. Meanwhile, Me...
Serbian international and long-time Partizan star-player Milan Aleksic signed a two year-contract wi...
After four days of tough competition, the women's teams from Germany and Italy clinched the last two...
With twenty rounds played, and just two regular season ones left, in the Spanish league, reigning ch...