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    Sep 2, 2010, France senior women preparation is going well

    France senior women are in Spain at the moment as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship.

    They beat Belarus (76-55) and will play Greece tomorrow.

    Before leaving for Spain France won against Senegal twice (73-41) and (83-41).

    They also had a easy victory against Poland (54-34).

    Our coverage of the preparation for the World Championship will begin this weekend.


    Aug 29, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: 15 teams set for Poland

    The complex jigzaw puzzle of the EuroBasket Women qualification for 2011 is almost completed. The first two teams from each group will be joined by one team from the additional qualifcation round.

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    Aug 26, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: three more teams in final

    For EuroBasket Women 2011 Great Britain, Montenegro and Turkey join Lithuania in the qualification picture.

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    Aug 26, 2010, Close wins in the EuroBasket 2011 Qualifyers

    With their victory against Lithuania (83-81), Italy keep their hopes alive to qualify. They are second behind Lithuania in Group A.

    Without Jelena Molovanovic's 25 points for Serbia, her side might have lost to Romania that came back strong after the first half.

    Romania lost (81-83) with Gabriela Marginean's 25 points not being enough to edge this match.

    Serbia still top Group B and with this victory they have almost qualified for EuroBasket 2011.

    In Group C Turkey fought back against Hungary to win in overtime (78-75) in an exciting game to also book their ticket for the 2011 EuroBasket competition.

    With Ukraine winning (80-78) against the Slovak Republic and Great Britain beating Germany (77-59), Great Britain stays top in Group D while all the other teams are on 2 wins and 3 losses.

    Results:

    Group A:
    Lithuania 81-83 Italy
    Netherlands 91-88 Belgium

    Group B:
    Romania 83-85 Serbia
    Israel 82-83 Latvia

    Group C:
    Hungary 75-78 Turkey
    Montenegro 89-61 Finland

    Group D:
    Great Britain 77-59 Germany
    Ukraine 80-78 Slovak Republic


    Aug 25, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: Lithuania is in the final

    The qualification series for EuroBasket Women 2011 sees Lithuania top of Group A and qualify for the final in Poland.

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    Aug 23, 2010, Lithuania first to qualify for EuroBasket women final

    Lithuania booked their place at EuroBasket Women 2011 by winning on the road against Belgium.

    The Netherlands and Romania's direct qualification is no longer possible in groups A and B respectively.

    Bulgaria handed Montenegro their first defeat of the summer while Ukraine upset Germany.

    Belgium 61-64 Lithuania
    Croatia 75-66 Netherlands
    Latvia 83-70 Romania
    Serbia 70-68 Israel
    Finland 56-61 Hungary
    Bulgaria 89-59 Montenegro
    Slovak Republic 63-70 Great Britain
    Germany 69-74 Ukraine


    Aug 22, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 European Championship Div A: Russia are the champions

    Lithuania picked up their first win on the last day of the 2010 FIBA Europe U16 European Championship. France beat Serbia (50-44) to take another bronze medal. Russia are the champions of Division A.

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    Aug 22, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 European Championship Div B: Hungary take the title

    With promotion decided, the final day of the FIBA U16 European championship in Skopje is about the final positions. Hungary is in gold while Portugal take bronze.

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    Aug 22, 2010, U16 FIBA Europe promotion for winners of the semi-finals

    Hungary and the Slovak Republic have won promotion places in the 2010 FIBA Europe U16 European Championship Women Division B. They defeated England and Portugal respectively.

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    Aug 22, 2010, Fiba Europe U16 European Championship Div A: Russia and Croatia for the title

    Russia are back in a FIBA Europe U16 European Championship final for the first time since 2001 after beating France. Croatia, for the first time, qualify for a final after beating Serbia.

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    Aug 21, 2010, U16 European Championship semi-final action Div B- The Sloval Republic and Hungary return to Division A

    Hungary have made a swift return to Division A after relegation last season in defeating England.

    The Slovak Republic have taken three years to get back into the top flight.

    Div B:

    Hungary 65-50 England
    Portugal 53-62 Slovak Republic

    Romania 50-52 Bulgaria
    Germany 51-36 Slovenia

    Switzerland 44-38 Macedonia
    Luxembourg 49-62 Ukraine


    Aug 21, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: It is all about grinding it out

    The qualification picture is starting to take shape after the third weekend of EuroBasket Women qualification action. For Finland direct qualification is not possible after the latest defeat.

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    Aug 20, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 European championship: Four teams for the title

    The FIBA Europe U16 championship dreams are over for the Netherlands who lost to Russia while Croatia won against the other Benelux country. Then Turkey lost against Serbia and France beat Spain.

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    Aug 20, 2010, U16 European Championship Div B quarter-finals: Portugal defeat Germany

    Portugal first team to qualify for quarter-final. England held off Bulgaria in a close match to qualify for a semi-final for the first time since 2005.

    Hungary and the Slovak Republic picked up the last two places.

    Portugal 63-54 Germany
    England 62-58 Bulgaria
    Hungary 65-50 Romania
    Slovak Republic 70-60 Slovenia

    Latvia 66-34 Ireland
    Israel 67-56 Denmark
    Ukraine 50-43 Switzerland
    Macedonia 48-37 Luxembourg


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    Aug 19, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 Championship Women Division B - day 6/qualification summary

    With the third day of the qualification round of the FIBA Europe Division B championship U16 Women the last quarter-finalists have been named.

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    Aug 19, 2010, Fiba Europe U16 European championship qualification round is over

    In the final day of the 2010 FIBA Europe U16 European Women qualification round, France are defeated and drop to third place.

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    Aug 19, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: Playing on the road is not that bad

    The qualification series for EuroBasket Women 2011 is in full swing. Montenegro are setting the pace in Group C with five wins out of five. Home court advantage no longer rules.

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    Aug 18, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 Championship Women Division B - day 5/qualification summary

    On the second day of qualification round of the FIBA Europe Division B championship U16 Women sees Germany loose for the first time against England while Hungary & Slovak Republic stay unbeaten.

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    Aug 18, 2010, Fiba Europe U16 European title dream ends for Czech Republic, Greece and Finland

    Greece are out of the running for the 2010 FIBA Europe U16 European title after falling to Turkey. The Czech Republic and Finland are also eliminated from the race for Gold.

    Permalink -- click for full blog post "Fiba Europe U16 European title dream ends for Czech Republic, Greece and Finland"


    Aug 17, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers - Great Britain win on the road

    Great Britain Women love playing in Germany. They had won against Germany on the road in 2008.

    Julie Page led the Great Britain attack with 20 points in the (72-63 victory).

    In the other game in Group D, the Slovak Republic cruised past Ukraine (82-53).

    All the other results:

    Netherlands 67-80 Lithuania
    Croatia 74-63 Italy

    Latvia 66-71 Israel
    Serbia 87-52 Romania

    Bulgaria 60-63 Turkey
    Montenegro 75-73 Hungary


    Aug 17, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 Championship Women Division B - day 4/qualification summary

    On the first day of the qualification round of the FIBA Europe Division B championship U16 Women nothing has been decided, yet Germany, Hungary and the Slovak Republic remain unbeaten.

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    Aug 17, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 Championship Women Division A - France on a roll

    The first day of qualification action at the FIBA Europe U16 European Championship in Greece saw Belgium lose for the first time. France and Russia remain perfect.

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    Aug 15, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U16 Championship Women Division B - preliminary phase summary

    Macedonia are hosting the second FIBA Europe Division B championship of the summer with the U16 Women. Luxembourg, Macodonia, Switzerland and Ukraine are already eliminated from the promotion race.

    Permalink -- click for full blog post "2010 Fiba Europe U16 Championship Women Division B - preliminary phase summary"


    Aug 15, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: Group A and C almost half way

    The EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers started with games from Group A and C. Only Lithuania, Montenegro and Turkey have started well.

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    Aug 15, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: Montenegro take charge of Group C

    The EuroBasket Women 2011 dream of Montenegro may turn into reality. They beat Turkey (70-52) to go top of Group C.

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    Aug 14, 2010, Fiba Europe U16 Championship: preliminary phase ends with France on top

    France have ended the first phase of the FIBA Europe U16 European Championship Division A Women with a perfect record. Olivia Epoupa is leading France with an average of 22 points per game.

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    Aug 14, 2010, Netherlands youth basketball is on the way up

    The Netherlands U16 international youth basketball programme this year included a 4-nation competition in Sittard, Holland. France U16 participated and ended up winning despite turning up late.

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    Aug 13, 2010, Senior international basketball news: Ingrid Tanqueray replaces Virginie Brémont

    The first bad news from the senior international basketball camp was the forfait of Virginie Brémont. In addition Marielle Amant has suffered a double loss in her family and left the camp.

    Permalink -- click for full blog post "Senior international basketball news: Ingrid Tanqueray replaces Virginie Brémont"


    Aug 11, 2010, 2010 FIBA World Championship preparations started in Alpes D´Huez

    The preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Championship has started for France. From the list of players named in June, five players are already out.

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    Aug 9, 2010, 2010 Global Vision Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Women Div B are Romania

    The 2010 FIBA Europe U18 Division B champions are Romania. They beat the Netherlands (63-61) with the last shot of the match. Greece won the third place match for bronze against Belarus.

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    Aug 8, 2010, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Div A: Italy are the Champions

    Russia picked up the last European spot for the U19 FIBA World Championship. France beat Slovenia for Bronze. Italy picked up the gold medal after beating Spain (66-61) in the final.

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    Aug 8, 2010, U18 European Championships final day

    All the champions at the 2010 U18 FIBA Europe European Championship Women Division A

    Italy and Romania are the 2010 European Champions from Division A and Division B

    Division A

    Spain 61-66 Italy
    Slovenia 43-66 France

    Lithuania 64-78 Russia
    Ukraine 78-58 Sweden
    Slovak Republic 65-63 Turkey
    Poland 71-70 Serbia
    Belgium 61-62 Hungary
    Czech Republic 85-58 Latvia

    Division B

    Netherlands 61-63 Romania
    Greece 52-48 Belarus (3rd place match)
    Croatia 78-48 Denmark
    Finland 62-53 England
    Germany 69-55 Montenegro
    Portugal 78-Israel 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68-75 Bulgaria
    Luxembourg 50-34 Scotland


    Aug 8, 2010, Fiba Europe U18 European Championship: The Netherlands and Romania win promotion

    The Global Vision Fiba Europe European Championship Women Division B reached its climax with the Netherlands and Romania qualifying for the final in dramatic fashion.

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    Aug 7, 2010, Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Div A: Spain and Italy in final

    Spain have the chance to defend their FIBA Europe U18 European Championship title after beating Slovenia (77-46). Italy are back in the final since 1994 after beating France (55- 50).

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    Aug 7, 2010, U18 European Championship Women: Italy will play Spain in Division A, while Romania take on the Netherlands in Div B

    Players from Spain U18 celebrating in Poprad

    Division A:

    Spain overpowered Slovenia during the second half of the game to win (77-46).

    Slovenia without Tjasa Gortnar and with Nika Baric in early foul problems were unable to keep up with Spain for the full 40 minutes.

    Spain led Slovenia (35-31) at the interval and then stepped on the accelerator during the third quarter to move 19 points clear (60-41).

    France led Italy (27-24) at the interval. However a 13-0 run by Italy gave them the advantage going into the final quarter (44-36).

    Italy defeated France (55-50).

    (more details to come later)

    Division B news

    Romania beat Belarus in a dramatic finish (62-60) in the first semi-final and have won promotion to Division A.

    The Netherlands have beaten Greece (60-57) to claim the second promotion spot.

    Marlou de Kleijn fired in a game high 28 points for the winners.


    Aug 7, 2010, Global Vision Fiba Europe U18 European Championship: 4 teams for promotion

    The dream is still on for four teams in the Global Vision FIBA Europe U18 European Championship Women. The Netherlands and Romania joined Belarus and Greece in the semi-final.

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    Aug 7, 2010, Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Div A: Four teams qualify for 2011 Worlds

    The quarter-final day at the 2010 U18 European Championship ended with four teams qualifying for the 2011 U19 FIBA World Championship Women in Chile: France, Russia, Slovenia and Spain.

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    Aug 6, 2010, Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Women: Div A and B, results in the qualifying round for semi-final

     France U18 at the European Championships

    While in Division A, Spain won (80-68) despite them struggling to keep Iagupova from Ukraine out of the game, in Division B Greece confirmed their ambitions with another victory (68-60) against Croatia.

    Croatia have failed to qualify for the semi-finals as Romania beat Denmark (65-56).

    The defeat in Division B for England against Bosnia (81-76) cost them a semi-final place as Finland was also beaten (56-66) by the Netherlands.

    In Division A Slovenia with 38 points and 10 assists from Nika Baric won against Lithuania (82-76) in a tight match. Slovenia will meet Spain in the semi-final.

    In Division A, France won against Russia (51-38) while Italy added another victory against Sweden (64-38) and will meet France tomorrow in the semi-final match.

    The semi-finalists from Division A have hence qualified for the 2011 U19 Fiba World Championship Women.

    The fifth participant will be the team finishing fifth.

    Results for Division A:
    Spain 80-68 Ukraine
    Russia 38-51 France
    Italy 64-38 Sweden
    Lithuania 76-82 Slovenia

    Results for Division B:
    Croatia 60-68 Greece
    Belarus 81-76 England
    Denmark 56-65 Romania
    Netherlands 66-56 Finland


    Aug 5, 2010, Global Vision Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Div B: day 6

    The first day of action for the top 8 of the Global Vision FIBA Europe U18 European Championship Women Division B sees Greece as first team through to the semi-finals.

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    Aug 5, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers results

    In the second evening of the 2011 EuroBasket Women qualifiers Turkey remain in control in Group C after winning on the road in Finland (74-60).

    Bulgaria got 17 points from former Tarbes player Jaklin Zlatanova in the victory against Hungary (68-57) while Ann Wauters led Belgium with 19 points to victory against Italy (78-73).

    Sara Leemans and Anne-Sophie Strubbe both scored 17 points to help the Belgium cause.

    Lithuania came away with a road win against Croatia (80-72) in the other match of the evening.


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