Euroleague Top 16, four game open Round 8

We are barely midway through the Euroleague Top 16, far too early to draw any conclusions from Groups E and F about which clubs will progress to the playoffs. However, some of Europe’s giants are really laying a marker down at the minute and three or four are putting one step into the next phase…

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Khimki Moscow Region keeps pressure on in VTB

Three games opened Round 21 of the VTB United League, and with reigning champs and league leaders CSKA Moscow not in action this round, it is a perfect opportunity for the chasing pack to close the gap. There were three top class games on Wednesday, including a chance for Khimki Moscow Region to stick close…

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2014/2015 Eurochallenge, quarter finals set

After taking a week off the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge returned and got right down to business as the teams heading to the quarter finals were settled. The final round of the Second Stage closed the book on the group phase of the competition and we now head to knockout Basketball to find the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge winner.…

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Domestic cup roundup

It is domestic cup time around Europe as many nations around the continent take a break from league action and focus on the season’s first silverware. While Sunday will be the day when many cup’s will be decided, Saturday threw up its fair share of winners, while there were also plenty of semi-final dates to…

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Copa Del Rey, Semi-Finals set

With the Eurocup and Euroleague on a break, it is cup season around the continent, and no domestic cup is bigger than the Copa Del Rey. The Spanish cup brings all the glitz and glamor of a major competition and it remains among the most prestigious tournaments in Europe. On Friday the semi-final positions were…

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Cedevita Zagreb wins Kresimir Cosic Cup

Cedevita Zagreb picked up a major piece of silverware after outgunning KK Zadar to lift the Kresimir Cosic Cup, the cup competition of Croatia. Cedevita won an exciting contest 86-82 to claim its third Kresimir Cosic Cup, while also preventing Zadar from winning its record equalling seventh. Zadar edged the first quarter to carry a…

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CSKA Moscow goes big on the road in VTB action

Round 20 of the VTB United League tipped off this week and it was business as usual for CSKA Moscow. The Russian giant had far too much for BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn with a big 79-113 win, despite the Estonians being at home. The rest of Round 20 will play out over Saturday and Sunday, but…

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FIBA Eurochallenge, three through to Q/F

It was a night of progression in the FIBA Eurochallenge as the four games on Thursday produced three clubs that qualified for the Quarter Finals. There will be no sweating during the final round of the Second Stage next week for Avtodor Saratov, Rovinari, and the Skyliners as they all punched their ticket to the…

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Eurochallenge, Mons-Hainaut out, Trabzonspor run snapped

With the Eurochallenge closing in on the knockout stages, the penultimate round of the second stage painted a clearer picture of which clubs will be in the next phase of the competition. However, there is still plenty to play for in the final round next week with qualification places still up for grabs. Group I…

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Partizan NIS Belgrade charge continues

Partizan NIS Belgrade has gone from struggling early season form that plunged the club into crisis to find a new lease of life. The Serbian giant took out current Adriatic League champions Cibona Zagreb away from home on Saturday to continue its rejuvenation. Partizan recorded its ninth consecutive Adriatic League win and consolidated fourth place…

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