Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid stays top

Round 23 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague closed for business on Friday with four hotly contested games in Europe’s premier club competition. Real Madrid maintained its grip on top sport with a win over Darussafaka, while Anadolu Efes managed to secure a win over Baskonia. In Athens, Panathinaikos defeated Unics Kazan with less than a…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 23 underway

The 2016/2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague took a week off for domestic cup competitions, but the league is back with Round 23, which opened with four games on Thursday. Reigning champs CSKA Moscow took out Tel Aviv in a battle of the EuroLeague giants, while Fenerbahce edged Olympiacos. Elsewhere, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade demolished Galatasaray, and Barcelona…

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FIBA Basketball Champions League: Round of 16 picture completed

The FIBA Basketball Champions League Play-Offs have been completed on Wednesday and the Round of 16 has been set. There were four contests today, following from the previous four on Tuesday. Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir, Banco Sardegna Sassari, EWE Baskets Oldenburg, and AEK Athens progressed to the next round yesterday. Joining them in the Round of…

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VTB League: CSKA Moscow beats Lokomotiv

The weekend’s action in the VTB League saw table topping CSKA Moscow tighten its grip with a win over one of its nearest rivals. The Army Men overcame Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in an encounter between two top four teams. Elsewhere, Zenit St. Petersburg capitalized on Lokomotiv’s loss with a win over Nizhny Novgorod. Khimki Moscow…

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Panathinaikos Athens repeats Greek Cup

The most successful club in Greek Basketball is celebrating again, as Panathinaikos Athens as won the Greek Cup with a 68-59 win over Aris Thessaloniki. While great rival Olympiacos has taken the glory in the league recently, Panathinaikos has held dominium over the Greek Cup. Indeed, this victory is a sixth consecutive title for Panathinaikos…

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Cluj Napoca retains Romanian Cup

U-Banca Cluj Napoca is once again at the top of knock-out hoops in Romania after winning the National Cup for the second season in succession. The result was hardly a surprise as Cluj Napoca is also running away with the Liga Nationala Regular Season this campaign. Sitting pretty at the top of the standings, the…

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Maccabi Tel Aviv retains Israel Cup

Despite a terrible Euroleague campaign, Maccabi Tel Aviv is reasserting its dominance over Israeli Basketball and won the State Cup on Thursday. The most decorated club in Israel has not won the league for two seasons, but during that time the State Cup has kept Maccabi Tel Aviv amongst the trophies. This is the eighth…

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VTB League: Khimki and Lokomotiv win

The VTB League enjoyed a rare midweek round as the Euroleague and EuroCup takes a week off. Round 20 of the Regular Season will stretch over Wednesday and Thursday. Tomorrow, five-time reigning champ CSKA Moscow continues its title defence against Zenit St. Petersburg, while Nizhny Novgorod tackles Unics Kazan. Today was a chance for CSKA’s…

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Turkish BSL: Wins at top and bottom

The Istanbul giants of Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahce stayed in control at the top of Turkish BSL this week, with both clubs picking up victories. However, the story of Round 18 of the Regular Season was undoubtedly TED Kolejliler Ankara. The club has waited 18 weeks, but finally recorded its first victory of the season.…

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Standings shake-up at Italian Serie A

Round 19 of the Italian Serie A 2016-17 regular season brought about some interesting games. Overall, the games resulted in some shifting places in the league standings, especially close to the top. This is just another testament to how competitive the teams are in this league. EA7 Armani (16-3) retains its command of the league,…

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