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FIBA Asia Cup: Iran – Japan in Finals today
The FIBA Asia Cup finals are set and not surprisingly it’s a rematch of the last game of the qualifying round between Iran and host Japan. In the first contest, Iran came out on top 71-65. Japan – Qatar 73-66 In yesterday’s semi-finals Qatar got out to a small lead after the first quarter. The…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Qatar stuns in Quarter-Finals
On a day that the Lebanese Basketball contingent was earlier celebrating their good fortunes after being awarded the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships for Men, they seem to have forgotten that they were in Tokyo to play some basketball. The top-ranked team in Group A squared off with Qatar, the fourth-ranked team in Group B, and…
Read MoreLakers Payroll & Tax close to $200m in 2013?
As any basketball fan knows, the NBA and it’s players had a rather difficult time coming to agreements on various issues such as revenue sharing, the structure of the salary cap, and the luxury tax imposed on teams going over the salary cap. As they resolved the issues and got back to the business of…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Quarter-Finals Set
With the FIBA Asia Cup preliminary rounds now completed, the competition will head into the Quarter-Final round on Thursday. Finishing the round-robin competition saw two blow-outs, an alley-oop buzzer-beater and the game of the tournament thus far between previously unbeaten Iran and host Japan. In Group A, the squad from the Philippines had already concluded…
Read MoreNBL and WNBL set to tip off in Melbourne
Australia’s National Basketball Leagues for both Men and Women are set to celebrate the official launch of the 2012-13 season on Thursday, Sept. 20 in Melbourne with a special event in Federation Square. Fans will have the opportunity to meet players from both leagues and see them in action on a temporary half-court surface that…
Read MoreBanvit Basketbol capture 5th Rixos Cup
The 5th International Rixos Cup is in the books today as Banvit Basketbol Kulubu earned the title with a victory over Anadolu Efes and Galatasaray grabbed third with a win over Besiktas. Galatasaray Medical Park – Besiktas 86-77 Galatasaray led off the championship day with a convincing win over Besiktas to capture third place in…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Host Japan leads the way at 2-0
Day 3 of the 4th FIBA Asia Cup sees Japan with a perfect 2-0 record and a day off today; India in a must-win situation or facing elimination with Japan on their last day (ed. note – with an 11-hour difference in times, the India-Chinese Taipei game has concluded with Chinese Taipei winning 113-88); and…
Read More5th International Rixos Cup heads to Semis
The 5th International Rixos Cup enters the Semi-Final Round today after three days of round-robin contests. The competition is being held in Antalya, Turkey at the Ataturk Sport Hall and includes the following squads: Group A Banvit Basketball Kulubu, Turkey BC Unics Kazan, Russia Galatasaray Meical Park Istanbul, Turkey Group B Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey Cibona…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Stankovic Cup Tips Off in Tokyo
The 4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup tipped off today at 1130 local time in Tokyo (GMT +9), with the first game being between Lebanon and Macau. Coming is as the defending champions, Lebanon wanted to get off to a quick start and got a very inexperienced squad from Macau lined up against them in their…
Read More4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup begins Friday
On Friday, Sept. 14, 10 Asian teams will begin play in the 4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup at the new Ota City Gymnasium (pictured above) in Tokyo, Japan. This year’s competition will serve as a qualifier for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship in 2013, which is the Asian qualifier for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Lebanon…
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