CSKA Moscow reclaims top spot in Group E

CSKA Moscow had to dig deep against a resilient Galatasaray in Turkey to take a 71-74 road win to move back to the top of Group E. The Russian club slipped off the summit of the table last night as Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv and Real Madrid grabbed wins on Thursday to leap frog CSKA. However,…

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Euroleague: Olympiacos’ struggles continue

Three games made up the schedule on Thursday in the Euroleague Last 16 as day two of Round 3 continued with more dramatic action around the continent. It was a night where all away teams claimed victory. Barcelona put a second consecutive defeat on current champions Olympiacos by claiming victory on the road in Group…

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Real Madrid outguns Galatasary in Round 2

Real Madrid remained perfect in the Euroleague this season by defeating Turkish giant Galatasaray in the Spanish capital on Friday Night. It was twelve in a row for Los Blancos as the team moved to 27 undefeated since the start of the season at home and on the continent by downing a solid Galatasaray team.…

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Euroleague: Milan qualifies to next stage

There is just one more week left of the Euroleague Regular Season after another round of action in Week 9, and with there still plenty to play for it is promising to be an exciting finale to the first group phase. There are five more Last 16 places up for grabs next week with only…

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Turkey TBL: Galatasaray stuns Fenerbahce Ulker

Turkey TBL – In the last game of Round 9 of the regular season, Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul was able to climb up the league standings thanks to a hard-fought win over Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, 72:62.  With this victory, Galatasaray now has an identical 6-3 with Fenerbahce Ulker, but are ahead of their rivals because…

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Euroleague: Lokomotiv books place in last 16

Euroleague Round 7 kicked off on Thursday with six games around Europe and now that we are deep into the Regular Season the clubs to take part in the Last 16 are booking their places. Last week Real Madrid, Fenerbahce, and reigning champs Olympiacos secured their places in the next round and this week Russian…

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2013/2014 Euroleague: Round 5, Friday

Round 5 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague season is done and dusted after Friday´s games. It proved to be a good night for home teams as no club recorded a road win as the night threw up several key contests. CSKA Moscow demolished Partizan in Russia to keep in touch in Group A, while Olympiacos came…

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Malik Hairston joins Galatasarary

Malik Hairston (198 cm, Oregon’08) has been unveiled as the new signing for Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague). The swingman is signing on a deal that will keep at the club until the end of the 2013/2014 season. Hairston played last season in Italy for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Serie A and…

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Euroleague: Round 4, Friday recap

Round 4 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague was completed on Friday night as teams from Group A and Group C took to the court. There were few surprises on the night as in form team Fenerbahce continued to lay down a claim on the Euroleague title with a tricky road win over Partizan NIS Belgrade. Elsewhere…

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Pops Mensah-Bonsu added by Galatasaray

British veteran Pops Mensah-Bonsu (206 cm, George Washington’06) has been picked up by Turkish club Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul not too long after he was released by the Washington Wizards earlier this month. Pops is no stranger to European hoops and in fact played for a couple of European teams in the 2012-13 season. He…

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