FIBA World Cup

Nine Teams Are Through But Tense Battle Ahead for Many as Day 5 Ends in FIBA World Cup

 September 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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With just one day’s play remaining in the 2014 FIBA World Cup, Korea, the Philippines and Egypt are already out of contention for the next phase of the tournament. They have lost all their matches so far and even if they win on Thursday, there is no come back for them. The teams, which have […]

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Basketball World Cup

USA On Course But Ukraine, Australia Shock Promising Teams on Day 4 of Basketball World Cup

 September 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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Day 4 in Spain’s Basketball World Cup cities of Bilbao and Gran Canaria had its share of unexpected upsets, scintillating individual performances and some unforgettable moments. Expectedly, however, USA took another step towards stamping their superiority in the game of basketball, when they beat New Zealand in a Group C match at Bilbao. With three […]

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Pau Gasol

Senegal Shock Croatia on Day 3 as Pau Gasol Dominates in Spain’s Runaway Win Over Brazil

 September 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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Basketball action continued in the Spain’s FIBA World Cup on third day with six matches played; two each in Group A and Group B. In less than two weeks from now, the first champion will emerge from the now re-branded FIBA World Cup. Day 3 saw Senegal causing a huge upset, a close match between […]

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Basketball

Two Days of Basketball Brilliance at Spain in FIBA World Cup Group Stage Games

 September 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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The long wait finally ended on Saturday, August 30, 2014 with all participating nations of FIBA Basketball World Cup playing their first games of the Group Stage. After 12 action-packed games on Saturday, the intriguing action continued as another 12 matches were played on Sunday in the Spanish cities of Sevilla, Bilbao, Gran Canaria and […]

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Basketball World Cup in Spain

Top Teams Assess Their Chances as Countdown Begins For 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain

 August 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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The World Basketball Championship, which has been rechristened as Basketball World Cup in 2014 is merely 10 days away and the World Cup cities in Spain are already bearing a festive and colorful appearances. The event may not generate the same frenzy as did the Brazil’s football World Cup but there are millions of avid […]

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Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony: The American basketball legend in making

 July 15, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Playing basketball since high school, Carmelo Kyam Anthony born in New York City is a member of the USA National Team as a player of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Anthony has always set world records wherever he has played. While playing for his college in Syracuse, he helped the college […]

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Basketball

A New World Cup Coming Up in 45 Days in Spain and This Time You Have Basketball.

 July 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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Well only the name is different. The world basketball championship has been in existence since 1950 under the auspices of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation. From Argentina in 1950, FIBA’s flagship tournament has been staged every four years with the 16th edition having been hosted by Turkey in 2010. Until now the tournament has been […]

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Maccabi Electra

Underdogs Maccabi Electra Sink Real Madrid To Become Basketball Kings of Europe

 May 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the most unexpected way, Israel’s Maccabi Electra emerged as European Basketball champions by defeating the fancied Spanish club Real Madrid 96-86 in overtime in Sunday night’s euro-league final at Milan. After 1969, Sunday’s final was the first to go into the overtime. It was Maccabi Electra’s sixth title victory in euro-league basketball and the […]

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Euro-league

Miraculous Maccabi To Take on Real Madrid in Euro-league Basketball Final on Sunday

 May 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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In two entirely contrasting semifinal games played on Friday night, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv and Real Madrid won their games and came on course to meet each other in the grand finale on Sunday, May 18, 2014. While the first match between Maccabi Electra and CSKA Moscow was full of thrills, the second between Real […]

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Euro-League Basketball

Final Four Emerge After Absorbing Play-off Games In Euro-League Basketball

 May 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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From April 15 to 25, 2014, 17 play-off games were held in Milan, Madrid, Moscow, Barcelona, Tel Aviv, Istanbul and Athens. The Final Four, which will now travel to Milan for the last four games of 2014 Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball are; FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow and Maccabi Electra. In the season’s most […]

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