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VTB United League, CSKA top at Christmas
Tuesday in the VTB United League saw some of the larger teams flex their muscles, particularly current five time champs CSKA Moscow with a win over Bisons Loima. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and Nizhny Novgorod, two of the clubs who could dethrone CSKA got back on track with victories, both clubs have suffered patchy form of…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid makes Top 16
The door to the Top 16 is closing this week in the Euroleague as the Regular Season enters its final week, with six games on Thursday and a further six contests on Friday. Two more spots were taken in the next round this evening as Real Madrid completed a turnaround to progress from Group A…
Read MoreEurocup: Regular Season wraps
Group A Union Olimpija Ljubljana edged already qualified EWE Baskets Oldenburg 75-77 on the road to slip into the Last 32 and end its Eurocup Regular Season on a high. The victory allowed Union Olimpija to leapfrog Oldenburg for sole possession of third place (5-5), while the German hosts slipped to fourth (4-6). Despite it…
Read MoreEurocup: Ratiopharm Ulm makes Last 32
The final round of Regular Season action tipped off in the Eurocup on Tuesday with two contests on the night, one in Group C and one in Group D. In Group C there was still something to play for as Ratiopharm Ulm traveled to Nancy and left France with the win it needed to reach…
Read MoreGolden State record streak snapped
As the old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. And so it proved for the Golden State Warriors as the greatest opening streak in NBA history was rudely snapped on Saturday. The (until now) unblemished Warriors were undone by a spirited Milwaukee Bucks, with the hosts running out 108-95 winners. The…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 9 tips off
There are six Euroleague Top 16 places up for grabs as we enter Round 9 of the Regular Season, but none of them were secured on Thursday as the week’s action opened. There was plenty of jostling for position though and many clubs now sit on the precipice of qualifying or crashing out. Group B…
Read MoreEurocup: torrent of clubs reach Last 32
The floodgates opened on the Last 32 in the Eurocup as numerous clubs punched their tickets to the next phase of the competition during Round 9 of the Regular Season. There was celebration aplenty on Wednesday, but next week still raises an eyebrow, especially with six qualification places still up for grabs. Group A EWE…
Read MoreEurocup Regular Season: Nancy and Oldenburg win
We are in the penultimate week of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Regular Season and Round 9 tipped off on Tuesday with two contests. There were two road wins on the night as EWE Baskets Oldenburg enhanced its chances of progressing from the Eurocup Regular Season with a win over Nanterre in Group A. In Group C,…
Read MoreAdriatic League Round 13 action
Round 13 of the 2015/2016 Adriatic League has tipped off and league leaders Buducnost VOLI Podgorica stormed to another win to enhance its position at the top of the standings. In the other contests, Cedevita Zagreb remained on the hunt in second place with a victory over MZT Skopje, while Mega Leks recent good run…
Read MoreEuroleague, Friday recap
The story of Friday in the Euroleague involved a club that did not even take part in any of the action on the night, Zalgiris Kaunas. The Lithuanian giant had opened this week’s Euroleague action with a victory on Wednesday and qualified because of other results tonight, despite being idle. In the other news, Group…
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