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Euroleague Play-offs, Anadolu Efes extends Real Madrid series
After Round 3 of the Euroleague Play-offs, only Fenerbahce has progressed to the Final Four after sweeping reigning champions Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv. Real Madrid had the chance to join the Turkish giant in the showpiece (the Final Four is held in Madrid this season), but the Spanish giant missed its chance as Anadolu Efes…
Read MoreFenerbahce eliminates reigning Euroleague champs
CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce entered Game 3 of the Euroleague Play-offs with the chance of punching their respective tickets to the Final Four in Madrid. Both clubs were leading their best of five series’ 2-0, but both also faced tricky road encounters in Game 3. As it was, Monday proved to be a thrilling evening…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Red Star books seat in Finals
The Adriatic League semifinal series between Serbian arch-rivals, Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd and BC Partizan NiS Beograd is now in the books. Red Star claimed a Game 4 victory, 73-81, to move on to the league Finals. They now await the victor of the series between Montenegrin club KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica and…
Read MoreFenerbahce and CSKA Moscow stay perfect at home
Both Fenerbahce and CSKA Moscow kept up winning momentum by securing victories in Game 2 of their best of five Euroleague Play-off series’. Russian powerhouse CSKA had already put Panathinaikos Athens to the sword in Moscow on Tuesday and it was very much a repeat performance this evening. The VTB League club looked formidable in…
Read More2014/2015 Euroleague: Play-off game 1 recap
The 2014/2015 Euroleague Play-offs tipped off with victories for CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce, both clubs taking 1-0 leads in their best of five series. On Wednesday it was time for the Spanish giants to step up as both Barcelona and Real Madrid hosted their Play-off openers. Of course, Barca and Real are always among the…
Read MoreEuroleague Playoffs, CSKA and Fenerbahce open with wins
The Top 16 only wrapped last week, but it is full steam ahead for the Euroleague Play-offs as two contests opened the first knock-out stage of the competition. The remaining eight clubs in the competition have been drawn into four two best of five series’, the winner on aggregate booking a berth in the Final…
Read MoreGussing reclaims lead in Austrian Bundesliga
The Top 2 teams of the Austrian A Bundesliga locked horns and as a result a new league leader has emerged. The UBC Magnofit Gussing Knights hosted BC Zepter Vienna yesterday and the home team came away with a convincing 92-72 win. Both clubs now have an identical 24-10 record and are both four games…
Read MoreEWE Baskets wins 2015 Beko BBL Cup
6,000 fans packed the EWE Arena in Oldenburg as EWE Baskets hosted Brose Baskets Bamberg to settle which team would come away with the 2015 BEKO BBL Cup title. It was an epic game between two of the league’s Top 8 teams and the fans were treated to an intense back-and-fourth affair. In the end,…
Read MoreReal Madrid tops Barca 91-78 in Liga Endesa
An “El Clasico” game took place in Round 28 of the Spanish Liga Endesa regular season yesterday. Real Madrid hosted their rivals, FC Regal Barcelona, and prevailed 91-78. Both teams occupy the second and third places in the Spanish league standings respectively. Real Madrid is one game behind league-leading Unicaja Malaga with their 23-5 record,…
Read MorePanathinaikos and Efes complete Euroleague Play-offs
Panathinaikos and Anadolu Efes celebrated Euroleague success. The door has closed on the Play-offs as the final week of the Euroleague Top 16 started on Thursday. There were key and deciding battles around Europe, and tomorrow’s three clashes are merely formalities after this evening solved the Play-off picture. There were just two places up for…
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