2020 is set to be a big year for sport in Lithuania. This is because the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be held here. What is it all about and what does its presence mean for the country?

Lithuania's police said on Thursday it had launched two pre-trial investigations into allegedly fixed matches after the Lithuanian Football Federation sanctioned Klaipeda's Atlantas and Palanga's Palanga football clubs.

The Seimas denounced the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches, adopted in Strasbourg on 19 August 1985, and ratified the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events, adopted in Saint-Denis on 3 July 2016.

Lithuania's police has issued a fine of 30 euros to a fan who stormed onto the football pitch in Vilnius and approached Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal's national football team.

Ten of the best restaurants in Vilnius had reserved tables for “Ronaldo&Messi,” and a local artist created a 3D art piece made of food and restaurant equipment depicting the two football stars while the Portugal national football team visits the Lithuanian capital.

Tryouts for VGTU football team:

Lithuania's retired swimming start Ruta Meilutyte has been disqualified by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) for two years for the violation of the doping rules.

Robert Tvorogal, a gymnast from Vilnius, won the golden medal at the Second European Games held in Minsk.

France has won with Belgium 1:0 in the semi-final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Today, on July 11th, England will play against Croatia and the next finalist of the 2018 World Cup will be revealed.

The City Council of Kaunas on Tuesday named BC Zalgiris Kaunas head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius an honorary citizen of Lithuania's second-biggest city.