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FIBA Europe Cup: Antwerp through
The quarter-final spots will be decided in the continent’s third tier club competition as the FIBA Europe Cup Eighthfinals get completed this week. The ties are moving into the second/deciding legs and the week’s action got underway with Port of Antwerp Giants defeating ASVEL Lyon at home to progress to the last eight of the…
Read MoreVTB League: VEF Riga upsets CEZ Nymburk 81-73
Two games closed out Round 22 of the 2015-16 regular season in the VTB United League. Fans were treated to some outstanding basketball action. One outcome was expected while the other, an eye-opening surprise. The league’s leader, CSKA Moscow notched its 22nd win after a dominant 78-105 road win over BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn. One of…
Read More2016 European Cups Roundup
Over the weekend many domestic 2016 European Cups were held across various domestic leagues. Some familiar teams took home the gold, while some others even cemented winning streaks to add to their growing legacy. Here is a roundup of some of the exciting and entertaining basketball action that took place. Copa del Rey: Real Madrid…
Read MoreCedevita Zagreb claims Croatian Cup
The Croatian Cup was big news as 9000 spectators watched Cedevita Zagreb defeat home team Zadar to win its third consecutive domestic cup title. It was not an easy win though, with Cedevita Zagreb eventually winning 74-70 after a battle on the hardwood that was buoyed by that ferocious crowd. The hosts held the score…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel Aviv wins State Cup
Israeli giant Maccabi Tel Aviv is having a torrid 2015/2016 season, thumped in the Euroleague, knocked out of the Eurocup, and trailing Hapoel Jerusalem in the Winner League. However, when all else fails, the club can always turn to the State Cup. The club has won the cup in other terrible seasons, and so it…
Read MoreOlympiacos plows through Trikalla, keeps lead
. Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus continued their assertion of dominance over the rest of the Greek A1 league with an impressive 84-52 win at home against Aries Trikalla BC. The victory puts them at 18 wins in 19 rounds of regular season action and with it they retain league leadership of the standings. Effectively sharing the…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup: last 16 continues
Four contests continued the first leg of the FIBA Europe Cup 1/8 Finals on Wednesday after two games on Tuesday opened the week’s action. There will be a further two games on Sunday and next Wednesday before the second leg contest in two weeks. BC Enisey took a slender first leg advantage on the road…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup: 1/8 finals underway
The Round of 16 is underway in the FIBA Europe Cup with two games opening the knockout phase of the competition, which will see club clash over two legs in pursuit of the quarter-final. On Tuesday, there were two contest between French and Belgian clubs, with the French clubs playing hosts in both games. Home…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: Four-way Tie for Lead
There is now a bottleneck atop of the French Pro A league standings with four teams tied for the lead. This is just another testament at how competitive France’s premier basketball league is this 2015-16. Strasbourg, Le Mans, Gravelines and Monaco all sport identical 14-6 records. The four-way tie was precipitated by arguably the most…
Read MoreVTB: Unics and Khimki keep pace
With VTB United League leaders CSKA Moscow playing tomorrow, it was the chance for the chasing pack to play catch up on Valentine’s Day. Second placed Unics Kazan and third placed Khimki Moscow Region were not in the loving mood as they made short work of their opponents to keep the pressure on the Army…
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