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FIBA Asia 2015: Philippines stuns Iran
Action in the FIBA Asia 2015 heated up yesterday as a heavy favorite fell to a dark horse in Group E. The Philippines played their hearts out and took down tournament juggernaut, Iran 87-73. The win secured a quarterfinals berth for the Philippines and are in line to be the top seed entering the knockout round.…
Read MoreBrose Baskets claim BBL Champions Cup
Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) are tipping off their 2015/16 on the right note. They bagged the BBL Champions Cup to usher in the new season. The defending 2015 German Bundesliga champions were impressive in their dominant 87-66 win over EWE Baskets Oldenburg. All eyes will be on them as one of the teams to beat for the…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015, Second Stage starts
After an exciting first group section the FIBA Asia 2015 tournament moved into the Second Stage in Changsha, China, with another two groups to decide who progresses to the first knock out stage. Iran stayed undefeated as the champions swept the floor with Hong Kong to lay down a marker in Group E, while the…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015, Preliminary Round results
The first group stage of the FIBA Asia 2015 tournament has been completed and eight nations have progressed to Group E and F after three days of play. In Group A Iran cemented its reputation as team to beat as the champions tore apart Malaysia, while Japan joined Iran in the next phase with a…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015, big wins on day 2
It was a day of huge wins during the second game of the Preliminary Round at the FIBA Asia 2015 championship in China. All but three of the game were decided by more than twenty points, although Group D is providing the tight contests at the moment. In Group A champions Iran stayed unblemished with…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015 tips off
The FIBA Asia 2015 Championship has tipped off in China with eight games across Groups A through D on Wednesday, to start nearly two weeks of Basketball festivities in Asia. It was a good start for reigning champions Iran as they hunt their fourth title in the last five tournaments (stretching back to 2007) with…
Read MoreCOCABA Championship, Panama claims gold
Panama is the new champion of Central American Basketball after going over Costa Rica in a dominant FIBA COCABA Championship final. The gold medal contest pitted the Panamanians against tournament hosts Costa Rica, but any thoughts that home court advantage would play a part were quickly forgotten as Panama posted a 74-46 victory and completely…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Spain clinches gold
Fuelled by Pau Gasol, Spain conquered the gold medal at EuroBasket 2015 with a cruising 80-63 win over Lithuania in the final of the competition. It was Spain’s third ever title and victory at EuroBasket 2015 saw the nation join Lithuania on three titles, both nations tied as the third winningest the history of the…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Lithuania makes final over Serbia
The Lithuanian national team showed its determination and mental strength during the EuroBasket 2015 tournament by defeating red hot Serbia in the semi-final. A 64-67 win was enough to send the Lithuanians into the gold medal contest for the second time in as many editions of EuroBasket. Last time the team slipped to defeat in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Spain guns down France
Spain’s ascension at EuroBasket 2015 continued on Thursday with an 80-75 overtime win over France, a semi-final win that propelled the Spanish into the final. A patchy group phase showed an out of sorts Spain, but since the knockout stages started the team has clicked and grew, and that rise was encapsulated here. France, of…
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