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Limoges opens ProA title defence with win
The French LNB ProA finals are underway with Limoges CSP looking to defend its crown against Strasbourg in the championship series. The defending champs got off to a great start in Game 1 by taking out Strasbourg 68-70 on the road, with Game 2 also in Strasbourg on Sunday. Limoges is hunting its eleventh LNB…
Read MoreTurkish TBL, Karsiyaka evens finals series
The Turkish TBL final is all square through Game 2 as Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir edged Anadolu Efes Istanbul on the road in a close encounter. Efes had romped to a home win in Karsiyaka earlier in the week, but the Izmir club responded well, although it was a very close contest. Indeed, the visitors emerged…
Read MoreOlympiacos rides to 2-0 finals lead over Panathinaikos
Olympiacos Piraeus took another big step towards the Greek A1 title with a victory over nemesis Panathinaikos Athens in Game 2 of the finals series. The 69-76 victory came in Panathinaikos’ own Olympic Indoor Hold, and with the series heading back to Piraeus on Monday, Olympiacos has a great chance of wrapping up the title.…
Read MoreManital Torino lifts Italian A2 Gold title
The A2 Gold finals reached its decisive fifth game on Wednesday as Manital Torino defeated Agrigento to claim the Italian second division title. The crushing 93-70 win meant that Torino secured promotion to the top flight Serie A for the 2015/2016 season. It had been a tight series through the opening four games, but Manital…
Read MoreStelmet Zielona Gora wins 2015 Polish TBL
Stelmet Zielona Gora is the champion of the Polish TBL once again after overcoming reigning title holders PGE Turow Zgorzelec in the finals series. The 75-69 victory in Game 6 capped a stunning comeback for Stelmet Zielona Gora after the club rallied from being 2-0 down in the series. Four consecutive wins ensured that the…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes wins Game 1 of TBL Finals
The Turkish TBL finals series got underway on Tuesday with Anadolu Efes Istanbul playing host to Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. Efes managed to emerge with a 95-92 win, but needed overtime to pass a tricky Karsiyaka team that proved why it was able to stun Fenerbahce in the semi-final. The Izmir club is certainly the underdog…
Read MoreMontengro claims GSSE Games gold
Montenegro won the title game over Iceland to be crowned the 2015 Games of Small States of Europe (GSSE) Basketball champions. Held every two years, the GSSE Games give smaller European nations the chance to compete on an even playing field and possibly taste some medal success. Montenegro overcame host nation Iceland in the final…
Read MoreBayern Munich takes Game 1 advantage in BBL finals
Round 1 of the Beko BBL German final got underway on Sunday as Bayern Munich and Brose Baskets Bamberg clashed to decide the destination of the championship. The Munich club managed to snatch an impressive 73-84 road win in Bamberg to open its account in the series and put early pressure on Brose Baskets. As…
Read MoreOlympiacos downs Panathinaikos to open Greek finals
The finals series of the Greek A1 has arrived and it has brought a familiar fixture as Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens clash for the league title. The two biggest clubs in Greek Basketball and indeed two of the biggest in Europe are perennial opponents in the championship series. On Sunday the title decider got…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow take 2-0 lead in VTB final series
CSKA Moscow took another giant step towards retaining the VTB United League on Friday with a 94-81 win over Khimki Moscow Region. The result meant that CSKA took a 2-0 lead in the best of five championship series and now needs just one more win to lift the title. Game 3 will be held in…
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