Slovenia's national football champions Mura made history by delivering a shock 2:1 defeat to Tottenham in the 5th round of the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday to the thrill of roughly 5,500 spectators at the Maribor stadium. The lowest ranked team in this new competition, Mura claimed their first points.

Slovenia logged another 2,668 coronavirus infections on Wednesday, a figure down both on daily and weekly levels, as hospital figures declined slightly and the number of patients in intensive care units reached a new record.

Mercator, Slovenia's largest retailer, recovered from last year's deep loss as it posted a net profit of EUR 12.6 million for the first nine months of the year. Sales revenue was up by almost a percent to EUR 1.63 billion, shows the group's earnings report released on Thursday.