Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon

The sad demise of Cameroon is a feature of an Africa Cup of Nations devoid of goals

 January 31, 2015   John Welsh

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The drawing of lots to decide the second qualifier from Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations has attracted much criticism and publicity with affected teams Guinea and Mali leading the chorus of disapproval. However sad it may be that group qualification has to be decided by such methods, cynics could also argue […]

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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

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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FIBA Basketball 2014

USA Emerge Champions As Curtain Comes Down on FIBA Basketball World Cup

 September 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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There was a big hue and cry about the constitution of USA squad before the start of the FIBA basketball World Cup in Spain. Many experts believed that the Team USA was vastly under-staffed in the absence of LeBron James, Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul, all of whom stayed away from the World Cup […]

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FIBA

Scintillating Serbs Survive Last-Quarter Fright From Fiercely Fighting French on Friday For Final Face-off with USA in FIBA Basketball World Cup

 September 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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In one of the most thrilling contests of FIBA basketball World Cup, Serbia exhibited superior hooping skills in the first three quarters and despite France putting a stiff challenge in the fourth, entered the final with a 90-85 victory in the semifinal played in Madrid on Friday. From less than satisfactory performance in group stage […]

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FIBA Basketball World Cup

USA in Final, France Stun Spain and Serbia Trounce Brazil at FIBA Basketball World Cup

 September 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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In Madrid on Thursday, USA blew out Lithuania 96-68 and made an expected entry into the final of FIBA’s first Basketball World Cup. For the championship match on Sunday, USA will face either France or Serbia, the two teams, which emerged as surprising victors in two quarterfinal games on Wednesday. In a stunningly shocking result […]

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Basketball

USA Will Play Lithuania to Decide the First Finalist of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

 September 10, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the FIBA basketball World Cup, two quarterfinals were played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. In the first game, helped by Renaldas Seibutis’ 11 points in the last quarter, Lithuania beat Turkey 73-61 to claim the semifinal berth. This means that the passage of the Lithuanians to a place in […]

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Basketball World Cup

Serbia Shocks Greece, Join Lithuania, Turkey and Brazil in Quarterfinal of Basketball World Cup

 September 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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The line-up for the 2014 FIBA World Cup quarterfinals has emerged with clarity at the end of the second day, which saw two thrillers. One was an upset victory for Serbia at Madrid, where the Greeks were shocked by a spirited Serbia and then a cracker at Barcelona, where Australia lost to Turkey in the […]

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