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Eurocup: Khimki Moscow Region, Unics Kazan, and Herbalife Gran Canaria in Final Four
After Banvit Bandirma became the first club to punch its ticket to the Eurocup Final Four, a further three clubs joined the Turkish outfit on Wednesday to lock the semis. The honour of a berth in the semi-finals goes to Unics Kazan, Khimki Moscow Region, and Herbalife Gran Canaria, the three clubs winning in the…
Read MoreBanvit Bandirma makes Eurocup semis
Nail biting tension would be a good way to describe the finale of the two leg series between Banvit Bandirma and Paris-Levallois in Turkey. The two clubs were clashing in the second leg of their Eurocup Quarter-Final and host club Banvit Bandirma edged the final score and the aggregate score to win the series. With…
Read MoreMarch Madness, who made Sweet 16?
March Madness continued on Saturday and threw up the typical array of interesting facts, while posing a number of questions as the tournament progresses. We saw the first Number 1 seed fall as Villanova came up short against North Carolina State, but the Kentucky Wildcats continued their unbeaten season with a win over Cincinnati. UCLA…
Read MorePanathinaikos stun Real Madrid in Euroleague action
Panathinaikos Athens took down Group E leaders Real Madrid in the Greek capital during the closing day of round 11 in the Euroleague Top 16. The victory stopped a recent surge from the Spanish club, as Panathinaikos enhanced its chances of making the Play-offs. There were also two games in Group F, where Fenerbahce continued…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Barcelona through, Galatasaray out
Round 11 of the Euroleague Top 16 tipped off on Thursday with five games between the elite clubs of the continent. The rest of the round will be played tomorrow when three more contests close out the week’s action. There is still plenty to play for in both Groups, but we are starting to see…
Read MoreEurocup Quarter-Finals first leg
The second day of the Eurocup Quarter-Finals wrapped up the first leg picture with three contests taking place over Wednesday evening. In an all-Russian contest, Lokomotiv Kuban came away from Kazan with a big win over Unics to set up progression to the Final Four. Paris-Levallois edged Banvit Bandirma in the French capital, but it…
Read MoreEurocup Quarter-Finals underway
The Eurocup Quarter-Finals opened on Tuesday with a clash between reigning champions Valencia and Khimky Moscow Region. The clubs locked in Spain to open their two game series, with the tie to be decided in the Russian capital next week thanks to an aggregate score. In this contest Khimky set itself up for home success…
Read MoreEurochallenge Final Four set
The Eurochallenge Final Four is set after Energia Targu-Jiu Rovinari and the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt both punched their tickets. The two clubs join Nanterre and Trabzonspor in the Final Four, those two clubs heading to the showpiece last week after sweeping their respective series’. As for Rovinari and the Skyliners, the clubs went into a…
Read MoreEuroleague Playoffs welcome CSKA Moscow
After Real Madrid qualified for the Euroleague Playoffs on Thursday, two teams from Group F had the chance to repeat the feat on Friday. Both Olympiacos and CSKA Moscow could punch their tickets to the next round, but only one of the clubs managed to do it. So, joining Madrid in the Euroleague Playoffs is…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: Real Madrid qualifies
With all sixteen clubs of the Euroleague Top 16 still in the hunt for a qualification place to the play-offs, the competition is still bringing plenty of excitement as it enters Round 10. Split over Thursday and Friday, the round tipped off with four games and Thursday produced the first club punching its ticket to…
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