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Guangxi downs Jiangsu for 2-0 NBL lead
Guangxi Rhinos picked up a second consecutive win over Jiangsu Tongxi to take a 2-0 lead in the Chinese NBL finals series. The comfortable 103-85 success came at Guangxi’s home court and followed Sunday’s 81-98 road success in Jiangsu. The Rhinos have cruised through the opening two games and as the franchise heads on the…
Read MoreReal Club de Lima wins Peru Liga
Real Club de Lima clinched the Peruvian Liga de Lima title with a 76-70 home win over Regatas de Lima in the deciding game of the championship series. The champs came back from 2-1 down in the series to claim two consecutive victories and wrap up the title in Game 5. It was a close…
Read MoreArecibo in BSN finals, awaits opponent
The Capitanes de Arecibo have reached the finals of the Puerto Rico BSN after crushing Pirates de Qubradillas 100-79 in Game 5 their semifinals match-up. Arecibo is now 8-1 in their post-season run and look like strong contenders for this season’s title. They also finished atop of the league at the end of the regular…
Read MoreCaribebasket: Bahamas and Cuba into final
Day 4 of the Caribebasket (CBC Championship) settled which teams would advance to the final, while the lower finishing positions remain undecided. The Bahamas progressed to the final and will be joined by Cuba in the showpiece event on Saturday night. Barbados and Guyana were the other winners on the day. Semifinals British Virgin Islands…
Read MoreCBC Championship Day 3 roundup
The Group stage of the 2014 Caribebasket (CBC Championship) tournament drew to a close after all nations played their third game of the competition. Two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, but let’s have a look how they got there. Group A Bahamas vs. Cuba, 77-71 After winning two consecutive games, Cuba…
Read MoreNew Zealand NBL final set
The final two teams of the New Zealand NBL have been decided as both the Pacific Jewellers Saints and the Payroll Hawks won their semi-final games. The two best teams of the Regular Season (the Hawks finished first, the Saints second) will now duke it out in the final to be played July 5th. PJ…
Read MoreCBC Championship Game 2 recap
Day 2 of the FIBA CBC Championship saw defending champions the US Virgin Islands romp to a second consecutive victory in Group B while the British Virgin Islands also made it two from two. In Group A Cuba crushed Saint Vincent to maintain a 100% record while Antigua registered its first win of the tournament.…
Read MoreMilan wins Italian league
Italy’s Serie A finally has a new champion after EA7 Milan dethroned serial winners Montepaschi Siena at the top of the domestic game. Siena’s missed opportunity to clinch the finals series at home two days ago came back to haunt the defending champs as they fell 74-67 on the road. As for EA7 Milan, the…
Read MoreBarcelona sees off Madrid to win title
Barcelona saved its best for until the end of the season to win the Spanish Liga Endesa with an 83-81 home win over arch rival Real Madrid. The Catalan club claimed its 17th Spanish title at the Palau Blau Grana in Barcelona and ended Madrid’s season with heartbreak by winning Game 4 to take the…
Read MoreMontepaschi Siena and Milan go to Game 7
EA7 Milan hit back in the Italian Serie A finals series to defeat Montepaschi Siena 72-74 on the road to take the series to a seventh and decisive game. Reigning champs Montepaschi had fought back from 2-0 down in the series to lead 3-2 and needed this home win to secure an eighth consecutive Serie…
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