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Fenerbahce and Union Olimpija win friendlies
As the warm up for the 2014/2015 season continues, Turkish giant Fenerbahce and Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija Ljubljana picked up comfortable victories. Both teams will compete on the continent this season (Fener in the Euroleague and Union in the Eurocup), and these games proved a pointer to the state of the roster heading into another…
Read MoreEstudiantes claim trophy over Madrid
Estudiantes came out victorious against their more illustrious city neighbours Real Madrid to clinch the pre-season Albacete tournament after a 76-74 win. It was a Real side missing some of its key men who have been at the FIBA World Cup 2014, but any Los Blancos team is classy, so Estudiantes will take confidence from…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, France takes Third Place
The third/fourth game of any major Basketball tournament is an odd contest, and so it proved at the FIBA World Cup 2014 yet again. You see, neither France nor Lithuania wanted to play this game and they came into it with a feeling of despair and heartbreak because they did not make the final. However,…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, Serbia prevails to reach final
Serbia progressed to the grand finale of the FIBA World Cup 2014 with a close fought 85-90 victory over France in the all-European semi-final clash. Serbia now heads to its ninth world final, although that of course takes into account when the tournament was named the World Championships and the Serbian team flew under the…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, USA makes final
Team USA will get the chance to defend its title at the final of the FIBA World Cup 2014 after swatting aside Lithuania in the first semi-final game on Thursday. The tournament favourites looked classy at times again on the court and is well poised to win back to back World Cup titles during Sunday’s…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014: Spain is out
The second day of quarter-final games in the FIBA World Cup 2014 brought with them arguably the most exciting and intense Basketball of the tournament so far. Certainly, France knocking out tournament hosts Spain sent shockwaves around the country and stunned the millions watching the spectacle unfold on TV. Joining France in the semi-final stage…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, USA and Lithuania in semis
We are at the business end of the FIBA World Cup 2014 now as the quarter final stage gets underway in Spain. There were two games on day one of the stage, with the USA sweeping to the semi-finals in commanding fashion and Lithuania also progressing to the new round after a trickier encounter. Tomorrow’s…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 Day 1
The Round of 16 at the FIBA World Cup 2014 has started and over the next two days the teams left in the draw will battle it out to reach the quarter-finals. There were four games on Saturday that delivered tension and on court action in spades, setting a tone for Sunday when a further…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 preview
The group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2014 have ended and the successful nations are lining up in the Round of 16 to fight it out in do or die games. Expect spills and plenty of thrills as the eyes of global Basketball turn to the first knockout stage of the competition. With everything…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014: End of Group Stage
A full schedule on the last day of the FIBA World Cup 2014’s group stages brought another round of exciting action as the best hoops nations in the world continued the festival of Basketball that has been week 1 of the competition. Fans in host country Spain and beyond were treated to the full bag…
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