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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Euro-league

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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Olympiacos Piraeus

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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Euro-League Basketball

Home Teams Win Most Matches of Round 2 in Euro-League Basketball

 January 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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Over two days on January 8 & 9, 2015, another 8 matches were played for the Round-2 action in the Turkish Airlines Euro-league. Except Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, no other visiting team could score victory in the away games. The matches were fiercely fought with three teams notching up over 90 points and in five matches, […]

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Euro-League

Top 16 Teams Begin Playing the Next Series of Games in Euro-League Basketball

 January 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Turkish Airlines Sponsored Euro-league is perhaps the biggest basketball annual show in Europe and the rest of the world. From the regular season that lasted for two months from October 15 to December 19, 2014, time has finally come for the round-of-16 matches. As the tournament moves to the Final Four, the level of […]

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FIBA

Receativo do Libolo of Angola Win Basketball’s 2014 African Champions Cup

 December 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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In FIBA’s calendar, African Basketball Championship is an extremely important event. The solidly built African athletes are gifted with stamina and have the potential to become top-quality players with proper skill development. The European Clubs and NBA already have the Africans among their ranks. As basketball becomes more commercial, a larger number of African players […]

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