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Serbian U20 Squad Advances to Q-Finals
The Serbian U20 squad booked their ticket to the quarterfinals of the U20 European Championship after winning over host team Italy, 6761. It was one of three games that were played. Israel fell to Belgium 68-79 and Latvia bowed to France, 50-57. Serbia has looked great so far in the tournament and remain unbeaten. They…
Read MoreEuropean Championship U20, groups decided
The first group stage of the European Championship U20 has come to a close and twelve nations from the twenty that started the tournament progress to the next phase. That second group stage (comprising two groups of six countries) will get underway on Monday with a busy schedule of contests in store. Many of the…
Read MoreUnited States retains U19 World Championship
The United States claimed the gold medal at the U19 World Championships after defeating Croatia in the title contest. However, this was not the runaway victory many had predicted as Croatia showed plenty of fight to send the game to overtime. Eventually though Team USA had too much and edged to its sixth title, a…
Read More2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, semi’s set
The final four nations of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship have been decided after the USA, Croatia, Turkey, and tournament hosts Greece swept into the semi-finals. The group stages and Round of 16 certainly helped to sharpen the teams and this was easily the closest round of the competition so far. Even the United…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, Q/F stage locked
The eighth finals of the U19 World Championships threw up a few surprises as the nations to contest the quarter-finals were locked. The biggest shock came as Australia downed Serbia to reach the last eight, joining tournament hosts Greece in the next round. Team USA also flew into the final eight with a big win…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, groups decided
The group phase of the 2015 U19 World Championships has come to a close and the nations holding berths to the next round have been decided. There are few surprises heading into the Round of 16, but the exciting knockout stage will pit the best youngsters from around the world against each other. On Tuesday,…
Read More2015 FIBA U19, Day 2 recap
Day 2 of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship saw some of the tournament favourites consolidate their positions in the group stages. However, it was yet another day of enthralling action as the underdog nations hustled to cause plenty of scares and a lot of excitement for the crowds in Heraklion, Greece. Group A USA…
Read MoreMarko Tomas loses arbitration vs. Fenerbahce
Croatian player Marko Tomas filed a claim against former club Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, penalties and interest. The player submits that the team made only partial payments, under his contract. The Turkish club, in its answer, argued that it paid the player, deducted a fine,…
Read MoreUros Zadnik wins arbitration vs. KK Zadar
Slovenian player Uros Zadnik filed a claim against his former team, KK Zadar (Croatia-A1) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, taxes, and interest. Zadnik was on the roster of KK Zadar during the 2011/12 season. The arbitrator of the case issued an award without reasons. The aforementioned award reads as follows: 1.…
Read MoreHenry Domercant vs. Galatasaray at BAT
Henry Domercant and his agency filed a claim against his former club Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, reimbursement of fines, rental fee benefits, agent fees, and interest. They submitted that the Club made only partial payment under the contract and that it improperly fined all…
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