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Euroleague Qualifying, Day 2
The Euroleague Qualifying tournament entered its second day as the remaining round 1 games were dealt with. In this win or bust contest, the two losers suffer the heartbreak of elimination, while the winners progress and continue to fight for the golden price, a solitary entry in the Euroleague Regular season. Here’s how the Day…
Read MorePloiesti wins Romanian Supercup
Reigning Romanian Liga Nationale champions CSU Asesoft Ploiesti demonstrated their dominance of Basketball in the country by winning the Supercup. The club will start the new league season on October 4th and will be on a high after defeating Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu 73-57. Ploiesti will start the 2014/2015 season looking for its 4rd title…
Read MoreLithuanian LKL 2014/2015 season game 1
The Lithuanian LKL Regular Season got underway tonight with three games through round 1, with two of the games finishing in favour of road teams, with one home victory on the night. Reigning champs Zalgiris Kaunas looked in good touch after a decent pre-season and the team will be seeking its fifth consecutive Lithuanian LKL…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifying, ASVEL and Strasbourg win
The Euroleague Qualifying tournament got underway today in Ostend, Belgium, as eight clubs from around the continent push for one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The do-or-die contests started with two French club prevailing in their respective games to progress to the next stage of the competition. VEF Riga vs. Strasbourg, 53-82 Latvian…
Read MoreEuroleague qualifying preview
Outside of competing in the Euroleague itself, one of the most important tournaments in European Basketball is set to get underway on Tuesday 23rd September. Eight teams will descend upon Oostende in Belgium to contest for just one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The importance of this competition cannot be underestimated as the…
Read MoreRex Chapman, former NBA guard, arrested
Former NBA guard Rex Chapman has been arrested after stealing over $14,000 worth of goods from an Apple retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was not because he desperately wanted the new iPhone 6 either, because after stealing the goods the ex-Phoenix Suns player pawned the products later on Friday. Police arrested 46-year old Chapman…
Read MoreHapoel Jerusalem win Israeli League Cup
Hapoel Jerusalem sent a message through Israeli Basketball by defeating powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final of the Chance Cup (League Cup) pre-season tournament. Tel Aviv went into the game as firm favourites, after-all this is a team that swept all before it by winning the Israeli league, cup, and the Euroleague last season.…
Read MoreReal Madrid lifts EuroAmerica Cup
After an amazing 2013/2014 season for Real Madrid, the team’s campaign fell at the last hurdle with defeat in the Spanish league and Euroleague finals. Los Blancos will attack the 2014/2015 season in a bid to go one step further and continued its preparations by defeating Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico, BSN) 82-103 to lift…
Read MorePre-season friendly roundup
With the new campaign on the horizon, clubs around the world are gearing up for another tough year of hoops with pre-season friendly contests. With the 2014/2015 term just weeks away, the friendlies are getting ever more competitive and here are some of the key games from around Europe on Thursday. Anadolu Efes vs. Trabzonspor,…
Read MoreKhimki opens Garastas Cup with win
Khimki Moscow Region opened the Garastas Cup with victory by downing Budivelnyk Kiev in the Lithuanian based pre-season tournament. A comfortable 102-77 victory saw the Russian team build momentum for what will be another busy season in the VTB League and Eurocup. As for troubled club Budivelnyk Kiev, a season without continental competition is ready…
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