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MZT Skopje upsets Buducnost in ABA, 96-90
A major upset occurred in Round 12 of the ABA League 2016-17 regular season as second ranked KK Buducnost (10-2) fell at the hands of 10th placed MZT Skopje (4-8), 96-90. The Montenegrin powerhouse was stunned by their Macedonian hosts in what proved to be a crucial run in the fourth quarter. With one last…
Read MoreEuroleague: Olympiaocs and Barcelona win
Round 10 of the Euroleague Regular Season wrapped on Friday with four contests. Barcelona recovered from its recent slip with a win over Panathinaikos at home. Olympiacos outlasted Darussafaka on the road and Zalgiris Kaunas downed Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade. Finally, Baskonia Vitoria took out Galatasaray at home. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Olympiacos, 71-77 Olympiacos…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce sees off Real Madrid
The tenth round of the Euroleague regular season tipped off with four games on Thursday. There was a mouthwatering clash as Fenerbahce edged Real Madrid by a single point in an Istanbul thriller. Unics Kazan hit a century of points to defeat Milan at home. CSKA Moscow downed a plucky Bamberg on the road, while…
Read MoreEuroCup: Round 8 summary
We are at the important end of the EuroCup regular season as Round 8 started introducing clubs to the next round. Five teams booked their passage to the Top 16 as Khimki Moscow Region, Hapoel Jerusalem, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod and Ratiopharm Ulm all went through despite contrasting fortunes on Wednesday. They joined Valencia,…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League: Round 7 day 1
While the Euroleague and EuroCup take a week off, the inaugural FIBA Basketball Champions League is open for business. Round 7 of the Regular Season got underway with ten games across the continent on Tuesday. The remainder of the week’s action will be played out over ten games on Wednesday evening. Group A Ironi Nahariya…
Read MoreABA League Round 11 Recap
Round 11 of the ABA League 2016-17 regular season recently concluded with nothing less than a showcase of impressive basketball play by league leading Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd. The red and white shirts managed a convincing road win over Slovenia’s Union Olimpija Ljubljana. They are on fire this season and are now 11-0 with the…
Read MoreReal Madrid tops Liga Endesa standings
Real Madrid has risen to the top of the Spanish Liga Endesa standings after Round 10 of the 2016-17 regular season. The international basketball Titan crushed last-ranked ICL Manresa in front of a home crowd, 96-70. Real Madrid has lost only once so far in the domestic Spanish league and their stacked roster is looking…
Read MoreEuroleague: wins for CSKA, Galatasaray, and Panathinaikos
There were three games to close the ninth round of the Euroleague, with plenty of interesting results to talk about. CSKA Moscow sent a clear message with a huge win over Baskonia Vitoria, while Galatasaray collected a huge win over FC Barcelona in Istanbul. Finally, Panathinaikos just edged out a tricky Darussafaka Istanbul in Athens.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Round 9 tips off with five games
We are now on the final straight of the Euroleague regular season as five games ushered in Round 9 of the competition. There were big wins for Istanbul clubs as Anadolu Efes nailed Crvena Zvezda Belgrade at home and Fenerbahce took out Milan on the road. Also tasting away success was Maccabi Tel Aviv, thanks…
Read MoreEuroCup: Round 7 Recap
Round 7 of the EuroCup Regular Season got underway on Wednesday as the groups started to take more shape heading into the penultimate week. Gran Canaria and Valencia cemented their positions with wins in Group A and Group B. Malaga and Bayern Munich set up an exciting encounter in with wins in Group C. Group…
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