Archive for August 2012
U20 European Championships for Women – Aug. 24
Classification Round 13:45 (GMT +2) Great Britain – Latvia 16:00 Portugal – Italy Quarterfinals 13:45 Spain – France 16:00 Ukraine – Netherlands 18:15 Sweden – Russia 20:30 Turkey – Belarus
Read MoreU18 Asian Championship for Men – Aug. 24 Schedule
Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +8) Syria – Bahrain (80-70) 12:00 India – Indonesia (67-53) Quarterfinals 14:00 Chinese Taipei – Japan (67-68) 16:00 Saudi Arabia – China 18:00 Korea – Philippines 20:00 Lebanon – Iran
Read MoreTriano returns as Head Coach of Canada’s National Team
Jay Triano has been named to the top coaching spot for Team Canada for the second time, the last one ending in his dismissal in 2005. With NBA great Steve Nash on board as General Manager, the Canadians look forward to the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain and the 2016 Olympics in Rio with…
Read MorePanathinaikos signs Gaios Skordilis to a 1+1 contract
Panathinaikos have filled up the last spot on their front by bringing in Gaios Skordilis. He’s coming off a season with Ikaros where he averaged 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game on 13 minutes of playing per game.
Read MoreEurobasket Qualifier Aug. 24 Schedule
Group A 18:00 Slovak Republic – Israel – Levice, SVK, City Sport Hall 20:30 Serbia – Estonia – Novi Sad, SRB, JP SPC Vojvodina 20:30 Montenegro – Iceland – Niksic, MNE, SC Niksic Group B 19:30 Luxembourg – Bulgaria – Luxembourg, LUX, Centre National Sportif & Culturel d’Coque 20:00 Germany – Sweden – Ulm, GER,…
Read MoreUganda’s National Council of Sports Chairman Resigns
In light of the controversy surrounding the branding and use of the refurbished MTN Arena in Lugogo, Uganda, the board chairman of the National Council of Sports (NCS), Anthony Katamba, has resigned. On two occasions Katamba stopped the FUBA from holding basketball games at MTN Arena due to a disagreement over the use of old…
Read MoreU17 World Championships for Women Quarters Today
The quarter-finals of the U17 World Championships for Women will be played today with the winners moving on to Friday’s semi-finals. The preliminary games will feature match-ups for 9th-12th place and then Italy will face Spain in the first of the four contests today. Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +2) Korea – Turkey 12:15 Brazil –…
Read MoreU18 AfroBasket Championship heads to Semis
The quarter-finals of the U18 AfroBasket Championships for Men were played Thursday, Aug. 23, in Maputo, Mozambique. Coming out of the quarters to play on Friday in the semi-finals are Mali against Senegal, and Egypt against Cote d’Ivoire. The finals will be played on Saturday at 18:00 (GMT +2) at Academica Stadium. Angola – Mali…
Read MoreGamqrelidze comes to terms with Trefl Sopot
Giorgi Gamqrelidze has agreed to a one-year contract with Trefl Sopot the club announced recently. Last season Gamqrelidze averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 assists per game with Olimpi Tbilisi in the Georgian League. In 2009 he was named the Georgian League MVP while with Energy Invest Rustavi. Gamqrelidze has been a member of the Georgian…
Read MoreKings deny report of talk of a move to VA, others say talks are on
The owners of the Sacramento Kings have denied a report that they are in talks to move the NBA franchised to Virginia Beach, VA. Unnamed sources have been quoted as saying that the Kings owners, Comcast Corporation, and concert promoter Live Nation are scheduled to arrive in Virginia Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 28 to meet…
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