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Euroleague: Zalgiris Kaunas tops CSKA Moscow
This week is another of busy Euroleague action with two rounds happening over the next four days. With back to back contests, the clubs have a chance to improve their positions in the standings or indeed tumble down the league. Round 19 of the Euroleague tipped off on Tuesday with four game with shocks and…
Read MoreReal Madrid keeps grasp on Liga Endesa
Real Madrid maintains its stranglehold over the domestic Spanish Liga Endesa with a convincing 85-71 win over Valencia Basket in Round 18 of regular season action. Valencia was not just any other opponent, but a Top 4 club in the league. Real Madrid is now 14-3, but are followed closely by Iberostar Tenerife (13-4), which…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade continues Adriatic League dominance
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade continued to hold an unbreakable grip on the Adriatic League (ABA) on Saturday. The reigning champions are in a golden period and has lost just a hand full of games in the last three season. Indeed, so far, this term Crvena Zvezda remains undefeated after taking out Igokea Aleksandrovac 68-77 on the…
Read MoreEuroleague: 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 MoreEuroCup Top 16: Round 3 Wraps
grabbed their respective first wins of the Top 16, and today there was plenty more action. At the end of three rounds, the best 16 in the EuroCup are fighting for position in the next round and three of those teams took a major step to the quarterfinals and remain unbeaten. Group A Lokomotiv…
Read MoreEuroCup Top 16: Gran Canaria off the mark
A quiet opening to Round 3 of the EuroCup Top 16 saw just two games from eight that will happen this week. However, the two contests proved to be important as they allowed clubs to get their Top 16 win rates underway. Gran Canaria finally clicked on the continent in 2017 with a win over…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow tops Unics in VTB clash
The VTB United League “saved the best for last”, at least that was the case for Round 15 of 2016-17 regular season action when the top two teams collided in an epic game. CSKA Moscow and Unics Kazan took to the hardwood to settle which team would take solo leadership of the VTB League. After…
Read MorePartizan falls to Union Olimpija 74-68 in ABA
BC Partizan NiS Beograd was toppled by Union Olimpija Ljubljana, 74-68, in what was arguably the most critical game in Round 18 of the ABA League. This is the fourth loss for Partizan this season. The upset allowed Union Olimpija to improve their record to 8-10, leaving them with an outside shot at making the…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Real Madrid retakes top spot in Spain
Real Madrid and Valencia were the big winners through Round 17 of the Spanish Liga Endesa top flight, while Barcelona was the loser of the round. Madrid regained sole possesion of top spot with a road win over Joventut due to Barcelona loasing away to Tenerife. Barca’s loss also allowed Valencia to move to second…
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