Slovenian football champions Olimpija of Ljubljana failed to progress to the second round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions league after losing 1:0 on aggregate to Qarabag.
Slovenian newspapers take stock of the FIFA World Cup in Russia in Monday's commentaries, pointing to the domination of European football, Russia organising the event flawlessly, and football having the ability to unite nations in dispute.
Slovenian tennis player Katarina Srebotnik and her playing partner Michael Venus from New Zeeland have made it to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tournament in Wimbledon.
Slovenian basketball prodigy Luka Dončić has signed a four-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA team that acquired him on the draft night from the Atlanta Hawks, which had picked the 19-year-old 3rd overall.
Klemen Prepelič, a member of the Slovenian national basketball team, signed a two-year contract on Monday to join Spanish giant Real Madrid, the club said.
Slovenia is bidding to host the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in 2023, which would be held in the coastal town of Koper and near-by towns. A decision on the organiser will be taken by the European Olympic Committee in November.
Slovenia has advanced to the second round of qualification for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup as they finished among the top three teams in Group A of the first round, joining Spain and Montenegro in the second round group formed together with the top three teams from Group B.