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Euroleague: Barcelona wins el Clasico
Week four of the Euroleague Top 16 opened with four games on Thursday, including one of the biggest games on the continent, the Spanish el Clasico. The Group F contest saw a game of huge swings as Real Madrid yielded a commanding lead to their great rival in an el Clasico that lived up to…
Read MoreEurocup Wednesday roundup
The Eurocup Last 32 reached its critical midway point this week as the third round was completed around the continent. Form here all clubs will be looking to the standings to see how they are positioned to reach the next round, the first knockout stage. There was plenty of action on Wednesday with twelve games…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32: Valencia finally loses
Eurocup Last 32 action reached its third week of the 2015/2016 season with four games opening the round of hoops on Tuesday. A full schedule across Group I and Group J saw those particular tables start to take shape, while there was plenty of excitement along the way. The pick of the games came in…
Read MoreOlympiacos, Panathinaikos win at Greek A1
The top two clubs in the Greek A1 league both posted wins in Round 14 action. Panathinaikos Athens keep their perfect record intact by dispatching with fourth-ranked Aris Thessaloniki, 80-59. They continue to assert their dominance over the rest of the Greek league. Second-placer Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (13-1) rolled over VAP Kolossos Rodou, 53-73. The…
Read MoreFuenlabrada upsets Real Madrid at Liga Endesa
There were more than a few surprises in Round 16 of the regular season at the Spanish Liga Endesa. Of the seven games played on Sunday, it was arguably the derby game between Montakit Fuenlabrada and Real Madrid that raised the most eyebrows. The eighth ranked Fuenlabrada upset fourth ranked Real Madrid, 91-85. The loss…
Read MoreFIBA: Italian and French clubs commit to governing body
FIBA met with the top Basketball federations of Europe on Thursday in London and on the agenda was the prospect of creating a Basketball Champions League in the continent. The federations of France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain and Turkey met with FIBA Vice-President/FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel and Secretary General Patrick Baumann chairing the…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: Round 3 wraps
Round 3 of the Euroleague Top 16 wrapped on Friday with four contests completing the picture in Europe’s elite club competition for another week. A single game was played in Group E, but it was one to remember as Anadolu Efes and Darussafak Dogus met in an Istanbul derby that was won by Anadolu Efes…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA defeats Barcelona
Four games opened round 3 of the 2015/2016 Euroleague Top 16, with the rest of this week’s action set to happen on Friday. It was a busy evening in Group E with three games, including Fenerbahce impressing again with a win over Lokomotiv. Panathinaikos was shocked at home at the hands of Crvena Zvezda, while…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32, Round 2 recap
The Eurocup Last 32 entered its second round on Wednesday with a busy schedule of games all around the Old Continent. There was plenty to interest hoops fans as the title contenders flexed their muscles and other clubs got back on track after shaky openings in the Eurocup Last 32 a week ago. Group G…
Read MoreEurocup: Thessaloniki clubs win and lose
There were two contests in the Eurocup on Tuesday, ushering in the week’s action for Round 2 of the Last 32 in the 2015/2016 season. The two Thessaloniki clubs, PAOK and Aris, were in action during the evening, but the rivals had contrasting games. PAOK downed Limoges in a relatively easy home win in Thessaloniki…
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