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Euroleague Top 16 round 5 tips off
Round six of the Euroleague Top 16 tipped off on Thursday with a near full schedule of games in Group E and just one contest in Group F. We are nearing the end of this stage of the competition, and with just two rounds left before the quarterfinals, clubs are starting to move into position…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 round 5 recap
Five more teams punched their tickets to the Eighthfinals of the 2015/2016 Eurocup this week as round 5 of the Last 32 brought action aplenty. It was the penultimate round of the group phase and next week we will see the last 16 picture complete, but there is still a lot to play for across…
Read MoreEurocup: Karsiyaka destroys Trabzonspor
There was just a single game to open Round 5 of the Eurocup Last 32 on Tuesday, but it was a mouth-watering encounter that would pit two clubs from Turkey against each other. The all-Turkish clash saw Trabzonspor Medical Park play hosts to current TBL champions Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. The home team ended up being…
Read MoreVTB United League: CSKA Moscow dominates
CSKA Moscow’s dominant form in the VTB United League continued on Sunday as Round 18 of the Regular Season got underway. There were four games during the day and joining CSKA in the winner’s circle were Nizhny Novgorod, Zenit St. Petersburg, and Unics Kazan. The four clubs combined victories meant that it was a clean…
Read MoreEuroleague, Friday recap
Round 5 of the 2015/2016 Euroleague Top 16 wrapped on Friday with five games that delivered the usual blend of high quality hoops and exciting results. In Group E, Crvena Zvezda continued to look slick with a comfortable home win over Lokomotiv in Serbia, while Anadolu Efes Istanbul outplayed Unicaja Malaga at home. Also in…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: giants win
Three games on Thursday opened the second half of the Euroleague Top 16 stage, with all clubs now on the back straight to reach the quarter-finals. Everything is still to play for, but games are running out and some clubs are pushing themselves further into contention for qualification. Arguably the form team of the Euroleague…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32: three progress
The Eurocup Last 32 has passed its halfway point and we are now on the road to the first knock-out phase, with all the groups starting to take shape. There are just two games remaining in the Eurocup Last 32 phase, so expect the action to get fierce as clubs jostle for position and a…
Read MoreEurocup, Limoges downs Valencia again
We are now into the business end of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Last 32 stage and return fixtures are now being played this week. Four contests opened the week’s action on Tuesday, and as always Europe’s second tier competition brought the excitement to the hardwood. The story of the night was in France, where Limoges pulled…
Read MoreVTB United League: top 2 win
Round 17 of the VTB United League Regular Season saw CSKA Moscow consolidate its position at the top of the standings with a roaring home success over Vita Tbilisi. Behind CSKA in second place, Unics Kazan kept pace with a clinical win against Tsmoki-Minsk, showcasing some solid offence in the process. Also in good attacking…
Read MoreDavid Blatt axed by Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have parted ways with head coach David Blatt, dismissing the tactician late on Friday and replacing him with his top assistant. The news came as something of a surprise because Blatt was having a better second season with the NBA franchise than his first campaign. Certainly, if this news had landed this…
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