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Euroleague: classic Istanbul derby
After the drama of Barcelona’s win over Real Madrid in El Clasico on Thursday, the Euroleague Top 16 had a lot to live up to as Round 4 wrapped on Friday. Luckily the hoops are always of the highest quality in this competition and the Euroleague produced four memorable contests to send Basketball fans into…
Read MoreFIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers draw
The draw for the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers was made by the Basketball governing body in Munich, Germany on Friday. The completed draw means the competing 27 nations in the qualifying round now know their opponents when the competition gets underway in September. The countries were split into seven groups, with six groups of four…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona wins el Clasico
Week four of the Euroleague Top 16 opened with four games on Thursday, including one of the biggest games on the continent, the Spanish el Clasico. The Group F contest saw a game of huge swings as Real Madrid yielded a commanding lead to their great rival in an el Clasico that lived up to…
Read MoreEurocup Wednesday roundup
The Eurocup Last 32 reached its critical midway point this week as the third round was completed around the continent. Form here all clubs will be looking to the standings to see how they are positioned to reach the next round, the first knockout stage. There was plenty of action on Wednesday with twelve games…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32: Valencia finally loses
Eurocup Last 32 action reached its third week of the 2015/2016 season with four games opening the round of hoops on Tuesday. A full schedule across Group I and Group J saw those particular tables start to take shape, while there was plenty of excitement along the way. The pick of the games came in…
Read MoreBakken Bears wins Danish Cup
Bakken Bears are celebrating winning the Danish Cup after overcoming Horsens IC in the showpiece final, running out comfortable winners. The Bears decided the final in style, claiming an 83-66 victory on the back of 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists from Shawn Glover (201 cm, ORU). The victory marked the eighth time the…
Read MoreFIBA: Italian and French clubs commit to governing body
FIBA met with the top Basketball federations of Europe on Thursday in London and on the agenda was the prospect of creating a Basketball Champions League in the continent. The federations of France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain and Turkey met with FIBA Vice-President/FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel and Secretary General Patrick Baumann chairing the…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: Round 3 wraps
Round 3 of the Euroleague Top 16 wrapped on Friday with four contests completing the picture in Europe’s elite club competition for another week. A single game was played in Group E, but it was one to remember as Anadolu Efes and Darussafak Dogus met in an Istanbul derby that was won by Anadolu Efes…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA defeats Barcelona
Four games opened round 3 of the 2015/2016 Euroleague Top 16, with the rest of this week’s action set to happen on Friday. It was a busy evening in Group E with three games, including Fenerbahce impressing again with a win over Lokomotiv. Panathinaikos was shocked at home at the hands of Crvena Zvezda, while…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32, Round 2 recap
The Eurocup Last 32 entered its second round on Wednesday with a busy schedule of games all around the Old Continent. There was plenty to interest hoops fans as the title contenders flexed their muscles and other clubs got back on track after shaky openings in the Eurocup Last 32 a week ago. Group G…
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