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Novosibirsk celebrates Superleague title
BC Novosibirsk clinched the Russian Superleague title on Tuesday evening with a nervy 64-65 road win in Game 3 of the championship series against Spartak Primorie Vladivostok. The victory marked a first Superleague crown for Novosibirsk and the club did it in style by sweeping the finals series 3-0. However, in Game 3 the champs…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod completes VTB Final Four
It took a fifth and final, deciding game, but in the end BC Nizhny Novgorod prevailed over Zenit Saint Petersburg 75-65 to advance to the VTB United League semifinals. It was the only quarterfinals series that was not resolved with a sweep and the exciting competition between these two clubs did not disappoint. Now that…
Read MoreNewcastle Eagles wins UK BBL
The British public is warming to Basketball it seems as a record near 15,000 crowd packed out the O2 Arena to see the Newcastle Eagles win a second BBL title in four years. Hoops has never been a major attraction in the UK, but in recent years there has been some traction. Especially in the…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimki makes Final Four while Zenit forces decider
Zenit St. Petersburg downed Nizhny Novgorod 76-83 on the road in VTB League action on Friday to send their quarter-final tie to a deciding game. Zenit was trailing 2-1 in the series heading to Novgorod and knew a loss would spell the end of the road. Nizhny had the home court advantage and the momentum,…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv reach VTB Final Four
CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar have both progressed to the Final Four of the VTB United League, becoming the first two clubs to do so. The Russian giants swept their respective series, with CSKA brushing aside BC Astana and Lokomotiv getting the job done against Unics Kazan. There are two more ties still active,…
Read MoreKhimik wins Ukraine Superleague
The first post Crimean Crisis Ukraine Superleague was decided tonight as Khimik Opz Yuzhny won the league with a dominating 81-41 victory over Dnipro. The victory marked the first time the club has been the champion of Ukraine Basketball, stopping Dnipro from winning its inaugural title in the process. As the score suggests, Khimk was…
Read MoreOlympiacos defeats Panathinaikos in Greek A1 Game of the Week
Another edition of one of sports great rivalries as Greek giants Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens clashed in “The Derby of the Eternal Enemies” the pick of the action in Round 25. It has been a tough week for Panathinaikos as The Greens waved goodbye to head coach Dusko Ivanovic after an unconvincing season. A…
Read MoreVTB League, Khimki and CSKA coast to wins
We are one step away from the Final Four of the VTB United League with the Quarter-Final stage in full swing this week. Game 2 of the last eight phase saw Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, CSKA Moscow, and Khimki Moscow Region collect second consecutive wins to take charge of their series’. In the fourth tie, Nizhny…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa upsets Maccabi Tel Aviv 87-78
There are four rounds remaining in the regular season of the Israeli Winner League and Maccabi Haifa is ending 2014/15 on a high note. They recently defended their homecourt and upset the league leaders Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv 87-78. They have now won eight of their last ten games. Maccabi Tel-Aviv, on the other hand, are…
Read MoreStrasbourg wins French Cup
Current French Pro A league leaders Strasbourg continued its fine 2014/2015 season by claiming victory in the French Cup final. The Alsace based club defeated Le Portel Cote de Opale 87-74 to win its first ever Coupe de France and lift the Robert Busnel Trophy. The game was billed as a true David vs. Goliath…
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