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Euroleague: three games on Friday
It was an excellent day of Basketball in the Euroleague on Thursday. Friday managed to live up to that with three games to close Round 18 of the competition. Darussafaka continued to look consistent with a win over Unics Kazan, while Real Madrid cruised past Zalgiris Kaunas with an easy road win. Finally, Olympiacos demolished…
Read MoreEuroleague: Giants and underdogs take wins
Round 18 of the 2016/2017 Euroleague is underway. There were five games on Thursday and there was plenty of action. CSKA Moscow continued top look good at the top with a win over Brose Bamberg, while Fenerbahce passed a Panathinaikos test in style. Elsewhere, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade’s awesome form continued with a win over Maccabi…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid win
There was a success at the top of the Euroleague on Friday as Round 17 was completed with four contests in total. CSKA Moscow returned to winning ways with a big game over Milan, while Real Madrid edged out Israeli giant Maccabi Tel Aviv. Elsewhere, Galatasaray downed Zalgiris Kaunas and Panathinaikos cruised past Anadolu Efes.…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 17: Important Games Define Thursday
At this point of the Euroleague season, it feels like every game has a lot at stake and Thursday summed that up perfectly with some excellent contests. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade stunned Fenerbahce to continue its hot form. Brose Bamberg finally had an off day and lost at Unics Kazan. Elsewhere, Darussafaka went big to down…
Read MorePablo Prigioni retires
Pablo Prigioni (190 cm, Argentina), who signed with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain-ACB, Euroleague), has announced his retirement from basketball. The decorated Argentinian guard made the announcement via Twitter. Prigioni, 39, managed to appear in three Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games in this season, his third stint with the club. He had just played his best game with…
Read MoreEuroleague: Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos and Real Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow
Two massive games defined the week’s action in the Euroleague this season. A Greek derby saw Olympiacos pull away from Panathinaikos in the second quarter. In the other game, Real Madrid took out CSKA Moscow in a clash of Euroleague giants. Elsewhere, Fenerbahce edged past EA7 Emporio Milan in Istanbul, while Crvena Zvezda Belgrade completed…
Read MoreEuroleague: Bamberg crushes Barcelona
Euroleague Basketball is underway in 2017 with the season now in its second half. Round 16 of the Regular Season tipped off on Thursday with four excellent festivals of hoops. Anadolu Efes came out on top in an Istanbul derby, while Brose Bamberg’s excellent form continued. Elsewhere, Maccabi Tel Aviv picked up a win by…
Read MoreEuroleague looks to 2017 as Round 15 closes
and now we head into 2017 on the road to the Final Four. Unics Kazan’s recent resurgence paid off with a big home win over Panathinaikos Athens. Brose Bamberg, another team in fine touch, defeated Galatasaray with a road cruise. Finally, Barcelona secured a win over a tricky Darussafaka at home. Unics Kazan vs. Panathinaikos…
Read MoreEuroleague: 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 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…
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