Euro-League Basketball

With Two Rounds of Top16 Remaining, Three Play-off Spots Still Vacant in Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball

 March 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Top 16 rounds are coming to an end in two weeks’ time. With Olympiacos Piraeus claiming the fifth spot after their Round 12 match against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, three play-off places still remain. Eight Round-12 games were played over three days, during which three teams notched up impressive road victories and two others rallied from […]

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Euro-League Basketball

Euro-League Basketball: Race to Madrid Heating Up as Only 4 Berths Remain After Top 16 Round 11

 March 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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In Top16 Round 11, five games were played on Thursday March 19 and another three on March 20. The week ended with two more play-off tickets being confirmed after Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow qualified last week. On March 19, FC Barcelona claimed the third play-off berth while on March 20; Fenerbahce Ulker also marched […]

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Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball

Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball: Play-Off Barrier Broken as Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow Earn Quarterfinal Tickets

 March 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of eight Top16 round-10 matches, two clear quarterfinalists emerged; Real Madrid in Group E and CSKA Moscow in Group F. The Round-10 games threw up a major milestone, when the Turkish Airlines saw the half-a-millionth point scored, when EA7 Emporio Armani Milan played against Unicaja Malaga. The point went in the name […]

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Euro-league Basketball

Real Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus Occupy Top Group Spots at the Conclusion of Round-9 Top 16 Matches in Turkish Airlines Euro-league Basketball

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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With half the matches won at home and half on road, Round-9 Top 16 games came to conclusion on Friday. But the round began with a game on Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday, when ALBA Berlin hosted Zalgiris Kaunas on March 4, 2015 at Berlin. When Zalgiris pushed ALBA in a corner, they found […]

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Euro-LeagueTurkish Airlines Basketball Top-16: Real Madrid & Olympiacos Piraeus Are Group Leaders after Round-8

 March 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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Matches in the second half of Top 16 Rounds in the Turkish Airlines Euro-League resumed after a week’s break with last Thursday and Friday witnessing all Round-8 encounters. Playing on their home turfs, Real Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus ended the week as Group toppers. Last year’s champions Maccabi Electra broke a tie in their tough […]

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Euro-league Basketball

With Top-16 Round-7 Games Over, Turkish Airlines Euro-league Basketball Reaches Halfway Mark

 February 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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On February 12 & 13 2015, eight exciting matches were played to conclude the Top16 Round-7. Another 7 Rounds remain in Turkish-Airlines Euro-league before the big event enters the knock-out phase. There were edge-of-the-seat finishes in five out of eight games with results coming only in last 60 seconds. In each Group, there were two […]

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CSKA Moscow

High Drama Unfolds in Top 16 Round-6, CSKA Moscow Taste Defeat After All

 February 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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With Top16 Round-6 matches played out this week, two teams in each Group are now tied at the top spot. This season’s only undefeated team until Round-5, CSKA Moscow suffered their first loss against Olympiacos Piraeus in an away game. CSKA will now share the summit with the Greek Club in Group F. The same […]

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Tomic Excels for Barcelona, Reyes for Real But CSKA Moscow Remain Unbeaten after Top-16 Round-5 of Turkish Airlines Euro-league

 February 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Seven out of eight Round-5 matches played on January 29 & 30, 2015 were won by home teams in the Turkish Airlines Euro-league. Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul was the lone team that scored an away-victory. Fenerbahce now hold a 6-game straight victory record on road. Two undefeated teams until Round-4, have now lost their matches for […]

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Real Madrid, Olympiacos Piraeus and CSKA Moscow Still Perfect Among Top 16 after Round 4 Games

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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In eight Round 4 matches of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, played over two days on January 22 & 23, 2015, there were superb team and individual performances. Although 10 rounds still remain, Real Madrid in Group E and Olympiacos Piraeus & CSKA Moscow in Group F are still undefeated. These teams are looking formidable and […]

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Euro-league Basketball

Euro-league Basketball: Top 16 Round 3 Goes to Visitors with Three Teams Still Remaining Undefeated

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Top16 action continued with Round-3 matches at different European venues on January 15 & 16 2015. The third week of the Top-16 Round-3 contests in the Turkish Airlines Euro-league was full of excitement and fans were preview to some great basketball show. Just as in Round-1, the Round-3 also belonged to the road warriors […]

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