Euroleague
Euroleague: Round 13 underway
We have entered the penultimate week of the Euroleague Top 16 and places in the Playoffs are starting to be snapped up. However, it is a testament to the intensity and quality of the Euroleague that there is still plenty to play for, and even during Round 14 next week, things will be decided. On…
Read MoreDiamantidis honored as Euroleague Legend
Dimitris Diamantidis (196 cm) will be honored as a Euroleague Basketball Legend on Friday, when in Panathinaikos Athens’ last home game in the Top 16. It will be a critical game both for the player and his team. If victorious over Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb, Panathinaikos will advance to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs. The…
Read MoreEuroleague: Lokomotiv makes Playoffs
We are just three games left in the Euroleague Top 16 and places in the next round are starting to fill up as every contest becomes extra important. Fenerbahce and CSKA Moscow has already reached the first knockout phase and those clubs were joined by Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar on Thursday. Round 12 of the Euroleague…
Read MoreEuroleague: Malaga and Zagreb out
After CSKA Moscow punched its ticket to the last 8 and Barcelona downed Real Madrid in the Euroleague on Thursday, there was more subdued program of games on Friday. All as important nonetheless, and while the evening’s action may seem like an undercard to Thursday’s giant games, as always the Euroleague delivered the goods.
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: CSKA Moscow through
There were plenty of huge games in the Euroleague Top 16 as Round 11 got underway in Europe’s elite club competition, with Group E and Group F now taking shape as we approach the final round in three weeks’ time. In Group E, already qualified Fenerbahce finished off Darussafaka Dogus in an Istanbul derby, while…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona hits CSKA in OT
After Fenerbahce became the first club to punch its ticket to the Euroleague Quarterfinal on Thursday, the remaining Top 16 Round10 games saw clubs once against jostling for position in the race for the last eight. There was plenty of excitement on Friday, with Anadolu Efes defeating Darussafaka Dogus an Istanbul derby, while Crvena Zvezda…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce first to Quarterfinals
We’re are running down the clock of the Euroleague Top 16, with Round 10 tipping off this week, leaving just four more rounds to complete the group stages. On Thursday there were four contests in the Euroleague and it was a big night as the first place in the Quarterfinals was decided. The honor went…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid and FC Barcelona slip
The eighth round of the Euroleague Top 16 is underway and once again the competition is showing that this is a year where all teams are evenly matched. The high standard of the competition is exemplified by the two Spanish giants of Real Madrid and Barcelona, who both lost again this week in Group F.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Crvena Zvezda and Barcelona win
After six games in the Euroleague on Thursday, there were only two contests on Friday to close Round 8 of the Top 16 phase. However, they were two hugely important games that brought further shape to Group E and Group F as we search for eight clubs to make it to the Quarter-finals. Group E…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: giants hit back
After a two week break, the Euroleague Top 16 resumed on Thursday with six contests among the premier clubs on the continent. The shock of the day arguably came in Greece where Fenerbahce lost its undefeated Top 16 record to Panathinaikos, although the Greek team is of course capable of winning the competition itself. Lokomotiv…
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