Armenia beats Wales to reach FIBA European Championship semi-finalsJune 30, 2016 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's national basketball team beat Wales on Thursday, June 30 to reach the semi-finals at the 2016 FIBA European Championship For Small Countries. The team got off to a successful start at the Championship on Tuesday, June 28. Armenians defeated the Welsh team by the score of 92 to 40 after four quarters. Scoring 20 points overall, Mike Danielian was the strongest among all the members of the Armenian basketball team, the National Olympic Committee said. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |