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FIBA Basketball Champions League season starts
Tuesday presented an historic moment in European hoops as the FIBA Basketball Champions League opened for business. The 2016/2017 season is the first of FIBA’s new continental competition and twenty clubs lined up for the debut evening of the competition. There were ten games on Tuesday, with the remaining twenty clubs playing out ten games…
Read MoreABA League: Buducnost and Partizan Belgrade Edge Wins
Buducnost voli Podgorica continued to set the early ABA league pace, but needed to dig deep to pass Igokea Aleksandrovac on the road. The Montenegrin club edged this contest by a single point, 92-93 to remain top of the ABA League through five weeks. Victory means Buducnost remains untouched through the early stages of the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Opening wins for Barcelona, Vitoria, Panathinaikos, and Fenerbahce
The dawn of a new Euroleague era has ended. Round one of an historic new Regular Season has closed as the competition embarks on a new frontier where each team will play every other in the first round. At this early stage it is no time to make lasting conclusions. However, on Wednesday and Thursday…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA, Milan, and Darussafaka taste victory
After Real Madrid opened the 2016/2017 Euroleague season with a win over Olympiacos yesterday, more of the continent’s giants entered the fray on Thursday. There were three more contest from round one of the Regular Season on the night, with the rest of the round to play out on Friday. This is, of course, an…
Read MoreEuroleague opens with Real Madrid win over Olympiacos
A new historic era of Euroleague Basketball opened on Wednesday and Real Madrid and Olympiacos opened the 2016/2017 season. This will be the first campaign in top flight European hoops where all clubs are guaranteed to meet each other. The path to the Final Four in Istanbul is harder than it has ever been, but…
Read MoreEuroleague: Greek giants take home wins
as all four hosts claimed victory on the night. The spoils went to Anadolu Efes, with the club taking out Barcelona. Greek teams Panathinaikos and Olympiacos were hot at home, beating Galatasaray and Unics Kazan respectively. Finally, Baskonia Vitoria was too strong for Draussafaka Dogus. Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Barcelona, 72-68 Barcelona’s inconsistency on the…
Read MoreAdriatic League: three unbeaten through week four
Buducnost Voli Podgorica moved to the top of the Adriatic League (ABA) standings with a cruise in Round 4 of the Regular Season. The Montenegrin club is among three that have remained unbeaten so far through this 2016/2016 season. Among those untouched outfits is current back-to-back champions Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. The champs have got their…
Read MoreReal Madrid stays unbeaten through Liga Endesa round 2
Real Madrid stayed undefeated through two rounds of the Spanish Liga Endesa, overcoming a tricky encounter against Valencia in style. Los Blancos looked lively as the dismantled Valencia 75-94 on the road. The victory came because of a strong offensive display from the starting five, who collectively provided 59 of Madrid’s points. The visitors started…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League Regular Season locked
The FIBA Basketball Champions League qualifying tournament has come to a close and we now know the four clubs that will complete the Regular Season picture. Usak, Ironi Nahariya, Oradea, and Bakken Bears all made it to the season. It was an evening for the home teams as every club claimed victory on their own…
Read MoreFenerbahce celebrates President’s Cup
Fenerbahce Istanbul laid down and early season marker against main rival Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the Turkish league curtain raiser. The team defeated Efes 77-69 to win the President’s Cup, the showpiece opening trophy of the campaign. The President’s Cup pits the Turkish SuperLeague winner against the Turkish Cup winner. After an historic season that…
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