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Avtodor shocks Unics Kazan in VTB League
Avtodor Saratov stunned high flying Unics Kazan at home in the VTB United League as Round 15 of the competition kicked off. Unics has won its last three VTB United games and were sitting in fourth place with a 9-5 record, but they were undone by a solid Avtodor performance. The Saratov club climbed to…
Read MoreEuroleague Friday round up
Round 3 of the Euroleague finished on Friday with five games in Europe’s elite club competition. Both Group E and Group F are starting to take shape, although there is still plenty to play for with some giants of the game with plenty of work to do. On Friday Greek giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos grabbed…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Tel Aviv downs Barca
There were just three games tipping off round 3 of the Euroleague Top 16 this Thursday, but the Basketball typically threw up plenty of talking points. Such as Barcelona’s cagey form at this stage, the Catalan club fell to champions Maccabi Tel Aviv tonight. Barca’s great rival, Real Madrid fared much better on the road,…
Read MoreEurocup recap, Last 32 round 2
The Eurocup headed into round 2 of the Last 32 stage this week with a myriad of huge games around the continent. During Wednesday’s action, Lokomotiv clashed with current champions Valencia, while Gran Canaria and Telenet Ostend continued their fine form from the Regular Season, although Euroleague dropouts Bayern Munich and Cedevita Zagreb also laid…
Read MoreEurochallenge Last 16 Round 1 recap
After taking a few weeks off for the Holiday Season, the Eurochallenge is back, and with it comes Round 1 of the Last 16 phase. The movers and shakers from the group stages have progressed and opened the Last 16 in style, with Groups I through L offering plenty of midweek hoops action. Interestingly there…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 2, Friday
After Real Madrid, CSKA, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos all grabbed wins on Thursday in the Euroleague Top 16, the gauntlet was firmly thrown down to the other giants of the European game. Fenerbahce responded with a convincing road win over Nizhny Novgorod, but there could only be one winner from Barcelona and Panathinaikos as…
Read MoreEuroleague: Madrid, CSKA, Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos win
The Euroleague Top 16 is in full swing now as Round 2 tipped off this week with four games on Thursday. It was a night of celebration for home fans as each team with home court advantage took the spoils in the four contests, and interestingly none looked unduly troubled in picking up those wins.…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 Round 1 recap
Round 1 of the Eurocup Last 32 wrapped on Wednesday with fifteen games taking place around the continent on a busy night of action. The contests followed from reigning champions Valencia dominating SLUC Nancy in the round opener on Tuesday. Groups G through N were all played out by the end of the day, but…
Read MoreValencia downs Nancy in Eurocup
Defending Eurocup champions got their title defence underway in style with a comfortable 77-46 victory over SLUC Nancy in a game that opened the Last 32 stage of the competition. Valencia won this competition last season and the reward was a berth in the elite Euroleague this campaign. However, the Regular Season in the continents…
Read More2014/2015 Adriatic League, Metalac and Olaj win
The action recommenced in the 2014/2015 Adriatic League after the competition broke for the New Year’s festivities. The league resumed on Saturday with two contests opening Round 16 as all clubs look to runaway leaders Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (15-0) at the top of the standings. None of the teams playing tonight are likely to challenge…
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