(SPO)LITHUANIAN COACH:"I AM PROUD OF THE PLAYERS" Tuesday, 31.Aug.2010, 22:49 (GMT+2) IZMIR (A.A) - Kestutis Kemzura, the coach of Lithuania'snational basketball team, said on Tuesday he was proud of his players.Kemzura, told a news conference after the match that it was a very difficultbut a wonderful match."I am very happy and we are very lucky,"he added.Kemzura said Spain was the champion of the last World Championship andcongratulated Spain's Coach and the players of the other team.Sergio Scariolo, coach of Spain, also congratulated Lithuanian team and thecoach, while speaking at the news conference.Lithuania defeated Spain 76-73 in Group D of the FIBA 2010 World BasketballChampionship in Aegean province of Izmir on Tuesday.(AY)
IZMIR (A.A) - Kestutis Kemzura, the coach of Lithuania'snational basketball team, said on Tuesday he was proud of his players.Kemzura, told a news conference after the match that it was a very difficultbut a wonderful match."I am very happy and we are very lucky,"he added.Kemzura said Spain was the champion of the last World Championship andcongratulated Spain's Coach and the players of the other team.Sergio Scariolo, coach of Spain, also congratulated Lithuanian team and thecoach, while speaking at the news conference.Lithuania defeated Spain 76-73 in Group D of the FIBA 2010 World BasketballChampionship in Aegean province of Izmir on Tuesday.(AY)
Germany's defense minister says the commander of the troubled navy training ship has been relieved of his duties and the vessel ordered to return amid questions surrounding the death of a sailor on board late last year. Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the Gorch Fock would remain in port pending the results of an investigation into the death of the 25-year-old sailor who plunged from the ship's rigging in November. Guttenberg told ARD public broadcaster on Saturday Jan. 22, 2011 the ship would not be used for training pending the outcome of an investigation. Guttenberg consistently polls as one of the nation's most popular politicians, but has come under pressure in recent weeks over a series of issues in the military, including the death on the Gorch Fock.