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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: home comforts in round 9
All eyes were on the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Thursday as Round 9 of the regular season got underway. There were four games to open the round, and as usual, the final four contests of the week will play out on Friday. It was a good day to be at home unless you are from…
Read MoreHave FIBA’s World Cup qualifier killed International Basketball?
Before the start of the season, we discussed FIBA’s well-intentioned, but possibly ill-advised international Basketball breaks. Now that the first of these new mid-season windows is upon us, it is as good a time as any to revisit the subject. You may have noticed that there is no EuroCup action this week, but there is…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 9 preview
There is no EuroCup action this week, so instead of my usual recap I will focus on the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and specifically what to expect this week. Round 9 will play out through Thursday and Friday in Europe’s elite club competition and the regular season is now taking some shape. As I mentioned last…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos goes top
A busy week of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action closed on Friday with the final four games of Round. This week, Round 7 and Round 8 were played, bringing more shape to the standings. As we mentioned yesterday, the competition this year is fierce, and every club is capable of beating the other. That was proved…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid finds win
A week of two rounds in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague continued on Thursday as Round 8 tipped off with four contests. Real Madrid got back to winning ways with a cruising win over Unicaja Malaga, while Maccabi Tel Aviv saw off Khimki in Russia. Panathinaikos traveled to Turkey and took out Efes by a single…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos wins 2017 final repeat
Round 6 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season wrapped on Wednesday and as we look ahead to Round 7 tomorrow and Friday, one thing is clear. This season’s Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is one of the closest in memory, each team is capable of beating the others. Each can lose consecutively and winning in the…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: big wins galore
This week is another busy one in the 2017/2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the second double-round-week of November. Round 7 and Round 8 will be decided this week as we pass the midway mark of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season. The double week also helps to accommodate FIBA’s international qualifying games, that has been moved…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Khimki edges Baskonia
Khimki Moscow Region continued its hot Turkish Airlines EuroLeague form with a victory over Baskonia, which sent the team to joint top of the standings. We were also treated to the first Greek classic of the season as Panathinaikos took out Olympiacos. Elsewhere, current champs Fenerbahce crushed Brose Bamberg, while Unicaja Malaga dominated Crvena Zvezda.…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA moves top
We’re into the sixth round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season and at least for a day, we have a new leader atop the standings. CSKA Moscow moved to the top with a cruising win over Valencia, the Russian club capitalizing on Real Madrid’s loss at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Round 6 opened on Thursday…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: groups at halfway points
Round 5 of the 7DAYS EuroCup closed for business on Wednesday and we are now officially past the halfway stage of deciding which teams will progress from the groups. Through five weeks, we have three teams with a foot already in the next round. Darussafaka, Lokomotiv, and Bayern Munich remains undefeated so far this season.…
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