Lead Story
Euroleague: midway through regular season
Round 15 of the Euroleague regular season is underway. What a first half of this season’s competition it has been. Thursday’s five games showed that there is still plenty to play for over the coming 15 rounds. CSKA Moscow was handed its second defeat in as many games, courtesy of Crvena Zvezda. Real Madrid edged…
Read MoreSpanish League: Barcelona closes gap on Real Madrid
Round 14 of Spanish Liga Endesa ACB action saw FC Barcelona make up ground on league leader and bitter rival Real Madrid. The Catalonian giant has been in more fruitful form domestically compared to a patchy Euroleague campaign. This week, Barcelona took out Valencia at home to move to 10-3 in the standings. Barca is…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes keeps top spot in Turkish BSL
The last game of Round 12 in the Turkish BSL was a derby game between league leader Anadolu Efes Istanbul and guests Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. Both teams played hard and the game came down to a difference in shots made at the free throw line. Anadolu Efes would prevail in the end, 78-72. The club…
Read MoreGreek A1 top teams stay dominant after Round 12
Round 12 of the Greek A1 regular season is now in the books and two teams have set themselves apart from the rest of the league. The two Titans that are currently dominating the league standings are Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus, which still has to taste defeat in domestic action at 12-0; and Panathinaikos Athens, which…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda stays undefeated in ABA at 15-0
Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” MTS Beograd had a lot to celebrate on Christmas day. The team is completely dominating the ABA league this 2016-17 season. They defeated KK Cedevita at Zagreb 91-95 to stretch their undefeated streak to 15 wins. The loss was a tough blow to Cedevita as it knocks down the…
Read MoreMerry Christmas
We at Court Side Basketball Newspaper would like to take this opportunity to wish our readers our warmest thoughts and a very Merry Christmas.
Read MoreEuroleague Round 14: Crvena Zvezda stuns Real Madrid
As Round 14 opened in the Euroleague, there were four games on Thursday ahead of the round being completed with four contests on Friday. The story of today was Serbian champ Crvena Zvezda Belgrade seeing off Real Madrid at home. Elsewhere, Anadolu Efes took out Galatasaray in an Istanbul derby and Unics Kazan was too…
Read MoreEuroleague: Darussafaka defeats Fenerbahce in Istanbul derby
The pre-Christmas Euroleague programed continued on Wednesday with four contests. The day’s events also wrapped Round 13 of the competition and we now look towards Round 14 on Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday, CSKA Moscow continued to assert its dominance, while Panathinaikos eased to a comfortable win. Elsewhere, Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul continued its impressive campaign,…
Read MoreEuroleague: Olympiacos downs Red Star 73-65
The first four games of Round 13 in Euroleague action were played out and there were more than a few interesting games that took place. For the most part, top teams managed to secure victories and maintain their stranglehold over the league leadership. In a twist of fates, bottom team, Unics Kazan was able claim…
Read MoreParis-Levallois stuns Nanterre 78-51 in French Pro A
Round 13 action of the French Pro A 2016-17 regular season was capped off with a duel between two teams from the Top 5. Paris-Levallois shocked a visiting JSF Nanterre club, busting out a dominant 78-51 victory. This is the fourth loss for Nanterre, but they still hold on to third place in the league…
Read More