Recaps
Italy: Milano and Sassari up 1-0 in QFinals
The Playoffs of Italy’s premier basketball league are underway and both EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Banco di Sardegna Sassari opened the Quarterfinals with wins. EA7 Armani, the league’s regular season top finisher, cruised to a 73-59 victory over eighth seeded Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia. In the other game, Sassari (4th) edged out Enel Basket…
Read MorePacers beat Heat, up 1-0 in East Finals
NBA – The Indiana Pacers preserved their homecourt advantage in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat after their 107-96 Game-1 victory. Indiana matched their Playoff-high of 23 assists and went on the offensive to outgun Miami from start to finish. Their 30 first-quarter points showed they meant business and forced Miami to…
Read MoreIndia wins SABA Championship
India is once again the title holder of the SABA Championship after beating host nation Nepal 74-41 to claim its second title in the three year old event. Created by the South Asian Basketball Association, the SABA Championship is a gateway for FIBA Asia into the wider Asian Cup. India won the inaugural event in…
Read MoreCiclista tastes Argentine TNA glory
The Argentine TNA has been decided as Ciclista Juninense claimed the title after a 62-65 win over Instituto Cordoba in Game 4 of the final series. The Junin based club swept the series by travelling to Cordoba and taking a road win to clinch the title and promotion to the top flight Liga A. Ciclista…
Read MoreVentsplis crowned Latvian LBL champions
Ventsplis defeated VEF Riga 81-59 in Game 5 of the Latvian LBL title series to win the clubs’ ninth league title and first since 2009. With home court advantage, Ventsplis strolled to victory and claimed a comfortable 4-1 series win over close rival VEF. The hosts took the lead early in the contest and never…
Read MoreReal Madrid smashes Barcelona to reach final
Real Madrid’s bid to win a first Euroleague crown since 1995 is off to the perfect start as Los Blancos demolished arch rivals Barcelona in the first game of the Final Four in Milan. The Spanish giants renewed their rivalry on the biggest stage and Real Madrid swept to victory to book a place in…
Read MoreTel Aviv stuns CSKA to reach Euroleague final
The Euroleague Final Four 2014 is underway in Milan’s Mediolanum Forum and the extravaganza of Basketball is already providing riveting entertainment. Opening the weekend of action that will determine this season’s Euroleague champions were CSKA Moscow and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Two of the most successful clubs in the history of this format, CSKA have won…
Read MoreNike International Junior Tournament recap
The Euroleague Final Four is about to descend on Milan, but it is not the only Basketball festival in the city this weekend as the Nike International Junior Tournament (NJIT) is also taking place. The extravaganza brings together some of the very best young players in European Basketball from some of the biggest clubs. Split…
Read MoreKirov marches to Higher League success
Kirovograd Kirov won the Ukrainian Higher League title after defeating Avangard 82-67 in the Final game in Kiev. The result means Kirov wins the second tier league and will progress to the Ukraine Superleague for the 2014/2015 season. It was a game controlled by Kirov as the team took an early initiative and never looked…
Read MoreUnics Kazan takes victory in Russian Cup
Unics Kazan put in a fantastic performance to win the Russian Cup against Lokomotiv Kuban by a score of 76-93 on the night. It has been an exceptional two game series for Unics as the Kazan club held a 21 point lead heading into Game 2, although Lokomotiv were favourites for this game as the…
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