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Euroleague Top 16 Round 1 recap
After the brief warm up at the end of 2014, the Euroleague Top 16 kicked into full swing with the rest of Round 1 completed on Friday evening. There was plenty of thrills and spills as the 16 best Basketball teams on the continent went head to head in a spectacle of Basketball. After the…
Read MoreALBA Berlin Bounces back in German BBL
German Bundesliga BBL leaders ALBA Berlin bounced back from their first defeat of the season in the last round to crush Mitteldeutscher BC 82-56 in the nation’s capital. The club slipped to title rivals Brose Baskets Bamberg on December 26th, but this was a perfect response against an MBC team that had been in decent…
Read MoreUnicaja Malaga breaks Madrid in OT
Unicaja Malaga held on to take out Real Madrid on the Spanish south coast, but the hosts needed overtime to record the 99-92 win. The victory maintained Malaga’s amazing form, with the club consolidating its position at the top of the Liga Endesa standings with a 12-2 record. Unicaja is clear of a chasing pack…
Read MoreEuroleague, Galatasaray and Panathinaikos win
Christmas may have gone, but the gift of Basketball keeps on giving with two Euroleague games taking place that kept the festivities going. With the competition kicking into full gear again in the New Year, the two clashes on Tuesday were the perfect Top 16 opener as Galatasaray and Panathinaikos both started their second phase…
Read MoreALBA Berlin loses first BBL game
After dominating German Basketball through the turn of the century, ALBA Berlin has had to stand back as Brose Baskets and Bayern Munich have picked up the spoils in the BBL over recent seasons. This campaign ALBA has looked to be on a mission to regain the crown it last boasted in 2008, and until…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade 15-0 in Adriatic League
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade added another notch to its unbeaten record as the club’s incredible start to the Adriatic League continued on Saturday. The Serbian powerhouse hosted current ABA title holders Cibona Zagreb of Croatia and brushed the champs aside with an impressive 80-64 win. The victory maintained the unblemished run in this competition, with Crvena…
Read MoreUnics Kazan dominates Krasny in VTB
Unics Kazan made it a New Year to remember as the club downed fellow Russian outfit Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd on the road in VTB United League action. The Regular Season Round 12 win allowed Unics to end 2014 on a high and carry a win into the two week break before the VTB League recommences…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda extends Adriatic lead
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade continued to dominate the Adriatic League with a dominant display over Bulgarian powerhouse Levski Sofia. The Serbian Red Star club travelled to Levski’s own court and put together a stunning display that ended with the scoreboard reading 58-99. The victory kept Crvena Zvezda cruising at the top of the league table, undefeated…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow downs Tsmoki in VTB action
CSKA Moscow picked up its second big VTB United League victory in three days as the Russian powerhouse swept aside Tsmoki-Minsk 93-72 at home on Tuesday. CSKA had taken sole possession of first place in the standings on Sunday with a big road win over Nizhny Novgorod, and heading into this clash it was top…
Read MoreCibona and Cedevita make Adriatic League progress
The pre-Christmas Adriatic League action is underway as four games took place on Tuesday to open Round 14, with more to follow on Christmas Eve and one on Christmas day. A busy holiday period will see Round 15 start on December 26th, but the focus tonight was on the four clashes, with all games but…
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