Posts by Rashid
EUROHOLD BIBL will include 10 teams in 2012/2013
A total of 10 teams will play in the EUROHOLD Balkan League in the 2012/2013 season, as there will be a new competition format and they will be divided in three groups – two groups with 4 teams each and one group with 3 teams. The teams that have confirmed their participation so far are…
Read MoreZalgiris downs Lietuvos to ‘Three-Peat’ in BBL
SIAULIAI, Lithuania – Zalgiris have become the first team in the history of the BBL to claim a three-peat, defeating old foes Lietuvos Rytas 74-70 in Sunday’s gold medal game. Lead by Mantas Kalnietis from the point, the game defining moment for Aleksandar Trifunovic’s team came at the end of the opening quarter and the…
Read MoreMijanovic to lead Gussing Knights
Radomir Mijanovic is the new Head Coach of Gussing Knights. The Slovenian specialist most recently worked with Polish AZS Koszalin. He started 2009/10 season there, but they parted ways after just few months. Before Koszalin, Mijanovic worked with Helios Domzale in 2008/09. A year before that the coach spent with Krka Novo Mesto. His first…
Read MoreArmenia names Bardakian National Team Coach
Carl Bardakian was named new head coach of Armenian National Team. The specialist who resides in the USA will guide Armenia at 2012 EuroBasket in Division C. Armenia will face Scotland, Wales, Modlova, Andorra, Gibraltar and hosting San Marino. The event is scheduled for July 2-7. Bardakian led Los Angeles basketball team to the triumph…
Read MoreAndorra takes Small Countries Championship over Moldova
Andorra captured their first title at the European Championship Small Countries Men since 2004 and fourth in their history with a 74-72 over Moldova on Saturday in San Marino. Jaume Tomas Vilana’s team went in front in the first quarter at the Arena Domus and then led by as many as 16 points in the…
Read MoreSK Tirana wins Final opener over Basket Kamza
Tirana triumphs in the country as they edged Basket Kamza in three games. The Winner of the Regular Season swept the Final series 3-0. In Game 3 the favorites celebrated a 73:62 win. Tirana opened the game with 20-4 and never looked behind in the game. They had 34:17 midway through the second frame and…
Read MoreEasyway etch name in Sultan’s Cup’s history
IT WAS history in the making for the national basketball team last night. Playing under the banner of Easyway, they became the first national side to win back-to-back titles in the Sultan’s Cup after defeating the Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats 104-92 in the final at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. Esmond Tan,…
Read MoreUpsets in Cook Island basketball finals
Cook Islands Basketball Federation 2012 Main Season Basketball Championship finals were held on Tuesday night, July 24, and the competition saw some big upsets in the men’s and women’s divisions. The fight for third in the women’s division saw the third-ranked Ngatangiia E-Galz and four-ranked 88FM Boom Boom Baby’s clash. Both teams were going goal…
Read MoreAfghan Sports Federation Afghan Cup 2012
The Afghan Sports Federation (ASF) held the 15th annual Afghan Cup in the DC metro area from July 5th to July 8th. The sporting and cultural events were preceded by a formal dinner reception hosted by ASF for team representatives, event sponsors, Afghan community leaders, Afghanistan’s National Olympic Committee representatives, Afghanistan’s National Football Coach, Afghan…
Read MoreBik Dreams takes 2012 Coral Ace Open Men’s Championship
On Thursday afternoon, the open men grand finals kicks off in the Bairiki court. There were two strong teams compete in the final known as Bik Dreams and Betio. Therefore previously, one of the undisbuted team known as Bik Dreams wins the competition mostly approximately 7 years now and never loose from the opponent. Apart…
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