Euro-League

Unicaja Remain Undefeated at Midway Stage of Turkish Airlines Euro-League Regular Season

 November 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of regular season Round-4 on November 6, Spain’s Unicaja Malaga and two Russian clubs; CSKA Moscow &Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodor were the three undefeated teams in this season’s Turkish Airlines Euro-League tournament. But since Unicaja were to take on CSKA Moscow in the next group D game, one of them had to lose. […]

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Chelsea vs Liverpool

Klopp wins at the Bridge as Mourinho’s troubled season continues

 November 1, 2015   John Welsh

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It was billed as a clash between the ‘Normal One’ and ‘Special One’ as Jurgen Klopp travelled with his Liverpool team to play a Premier League game against Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with the Blues hoping to end a wretched sequence of form by their standards, with just one victory earned […]

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Euro-League Basketball 2015-

Round-3 of Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball 2015-2016 Regular Season Concluded

 October 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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Modern era Euro-league basketball entered its 16th season two weeks ago. It is also the sixth season under Turkish Airlines. 24 teams divided in 4 Groups are playing the regular season in Round-Robin home-and-away basis and 10 rounds will be played until December 18. After that, 16 teams will qualify to form two new Groups E […]

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FIBA Asia Championship

China Win 2015 FIBA Asia Championship to Qualify for Rio 2016, India Finish Eighth

 October 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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China beat Philippines in the final of 2015 FIBA Asia Championships to emerge as the top Asian nation. The victory also meant that China will go to Rio 2016 without any more qualification hurdles. The 28th edition of the 16-nation biennial tournament came to end on Saturday in the Chinese city of Changsha-Hunan with entire […]

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FIBA Asia Championship

India Enter Quarterfinals of 2015 FIBA Asia Championship After 12 Years

 September 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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India is generally not regarded as a basketball nation and they are no.61 out of 215 FIBA members as per the latest world ranking. Unlike other nations of Asia, Europe, North and South America, the game of basketball does not catch the fancy of an ordinary sports lover in India. Lack of serious attempts to […]

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FIBA

Real Madrid Bounce Back After First-game Loss to Win 5th Intercontinental Cup at Sao Paulo

 September 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Real Madrid derived the first benefit from their globe-trotting expedition, when the Turkish Airlines Euro-league champions won the 2015 Intercontinental Cup in a 2-game final against the champions of Liga de las Americas Bauru Basket at the Ginasio Ibirapuera Arena at Sao Paulo. In the first game on Friday, September 25, 2015, Real Madrid blew […]

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FIBA Euro-Basket

Spain Win Third FIBA Euro-Basket Title & Qualify for Rio Games As Do Runner-up Lithuania

 September 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 Euro-Basket tournament came to an end on September 20, 2015 with two-time champion Spain winning it for the third time in the 39th edition of the FIBA sponsored biennial event. In the gold-medal match in the French city of Lille, Spain defeated 2003 champion Lithuania 80-63. The star of Spain’s victory was the […]

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2015 Euro-League Basketball

2015 Euro-League Basketball World Tour Begins on September 25

 September 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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As in the previous years, Euro-League Basketball World Tour will get underway on Friday September 25, 2015 as part of the organization’s corporate social responsibility program. The World Tour 2015 will feature five of Europe’s signature clubs in a globe-hopping expedition to compete in 10 exhibition games in 4 continents to develop new audiences. Besides, […]

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FIBA America Championship

Venezuela Argentina Qualify in 2016 Rio Men’s Basketball after FIBA America Championship

 September 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Venezuela defeated Canada in a nail-biting semifinal of 2015 FIBA Americas Championship at Mexico City on Friday September 11, 2015, they confirmed their place in 2016 Rio Olympic Games. On the same day, Argentina also qualified by defeating hosts Mexico in the other semifinal. Therefore, as far as Rio Olympic qualification was concerned, the […]

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Afro-Basket

Nigerian Men’s Basketball Team Qualifies for 2016 Rio Games by Winning 2015 Afro-Basket

 September 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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Afro-Basket is the biennial men’s basketball continental championship of Africa. The 2015 Afro-Basket was the 28th edition and it acquired added significance since it also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games at Rio de Janeiro. 16 teams participated in the event that began on August 19 and […]

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