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Feb 6, 2012
Ligue Féminine de Basketball - Watch out: Bourges Basket are back
The Ligue Féminine de Basketball resumed after a weekend off due to the French Cup. Bourges Basket beat Montpellier in the big game and are back in the regular season title chase.
Feb 5, 2012
Ligue Féminine 2 round 17 - Good weekend for the leaders
The top four teams continue their journey towards the final four. However the news of the week from Ligue Féminine 2 is the departure of Kayla Smith.
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Feb 4, 2012
The 2011 FIBA Europe player of the year voting is closed
February is known in FIBA Europe as the month of player of the year awards. The public and experts have voted and now we are all waiting for the result.
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Feb 3, 2012
EuroLeague Women newsflash - Ilona Korstin joins Perfumerías Avenida
Russian international Ilona Korstin has joined Perfumerias Avenida for the rest of the season.
Korstin started the season with Besiktas in Turkey where she averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in domestic action.
In the EuroCup Women competition she finished with an average of 10.6 points and 6.5 rebounds.
Feb 3, 2012
Not playing basketball according to the rules is expensive in Ligue Féminine 2
Clubs' officials involved in playing basketball in the lower divisions should be aware of the rules on the number of transfer players allowed per match. Apparently two clubs in LF2 forgot the rules.
Feb 3, 2012
2012 EuroCup Women - Arras & Hainaut Basket down by 9 points in quarter-final
The bad weather in Europe did not stop the first leg games of the 2012 EuroCup Women quarter-final. Arras and Hainaut Basket find themselves trailing each by 9 points after the first game.
Feb 2, 2012
2012 EuroLeague Women - 154 games to eliminate 8 teams
The 154-game EuroLeague Women 2012 regular season has come to an end. In terms of eighth-final play-off dreams the 14th round of ELW games was not needed with just ranking positions at stake.
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Feb 1, 2012
2012 EuroLeague Women play-off pairings known
The group stage of the 2012 EuroLeague Women and the final team rankings have been confirmed. The best of a three-match series play-off series sees 14 teams battle for 7 places in the Final 8.
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Jan 31, 2012
French basketball news - Pascal Pisan is dropped as head coach of Tarbes
Pascal Pisan has been in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball news a lot in 2011-2012 because of many roster changes and poor results in Tarbes. The club decided to dismiss him as coach.
Jan 31, 2012
Basketball news LFB - Bineta Diouf-Diongue from Basket Landes ends season
For the fourth time in the 2011-2012 LFB season a player ended her season due to pregnancy. Bineta Diouf-Diongue from Basket Landes is the latest player expecting a baby.
Jan 30, 2012
2012 playing basketball - The ladies from Arras Pays d'Artois Basket Féminin
February 2012 is an important time for the women playing basketball for Arras with EuroCup Women and Coupe de France games. Some of the players share with us their experience.
Jan 29, 2012
2012 Coupe de France - First round defeats for Basket Landes and Tarbes
The first round of the 2012 Coupe de France did not go well for Basket Landes and Tarbes. Otherwise it was a perfect round for the clubs from elite division.
Jan 29, 2012
2012 Coupe de France - Arras hold off Illkirch-Graffenstaden
For the 2nd year Illkirch-Graffenstaden gave up the comfort of their home court to play a Coupe de France match in the Rhénus sport complex. The visitors from Arras never trailed in this tie.
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Jan 28, 2012
France U18 youth basketball first training roster announced
The French U18 youth basketball training programme has been changed this season. 26 players have been invited for a first review in February.
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Jan 28, 2012
2012 Coupe de France - Charleville-Mézières and Nantes Rezé first to qualify
There were no surprises on the first day of action of the women's basketball "Coupe de France". COB Calais and AL Applemont Le Havre were no match for their LFB opponents.
Jan 28, 2012
2012 Coupe de France Basketball - First round is always tricky for the giants
The first round of the Coupe de France once again has teams from LF2 and NF1 playing at home against teams from the higher division. Defending champions Lattes Montpellier travel to CSP Reze in NF1.
Jan 26, 2012
LFB round 14 - Basket Landes beat Arras for the first time this season
Basket Landes ended their three-game losing streak to Arras with a (70-57) victory to close round 14 of the LFB.
Jan 26, 2012
2012 EuroLeague Women - What did we learn from the performance this week?
The qualification format of the EuroLeague Women may be complicated to understand but teams are still playing hard to secure home advantage for the second round play-off series.
Jan 25, 2012
Basketball news - How are the juniors from France playing in NCAA basketball?
Since Diandra Tchatchouang left Maryland, women's college basketball news in France has more or less stopped. So how are the other French based juniors playing as March Madness draws closer?
Jan 23, 2012
Ligue Féminine 2 round 16 - Head Coaches make tough decisions
In the Ligue Féminine 2 this week, it was the coaches who made more of the headlines than the players. COB Calais, Perpignan and Toulouse continue to share first place.
Jan 23, 2012
Ligue Féminine de Basketball - Sandra Dijon-Gérardin with Montpellier are first
It has taken 17 rounds of Ligue Féminine de Basketball games for Lattes Montpellier to take hold of the regular season standings.
Jan 21, 2012
Third straight LFB victory for Flammes Carolo Basket - Villeneuve d'Ascq beaten
The Flammes Carolo Basket remain unbeaten in 2012 in the LFB with a comfortable victory against Villeneuve d'Ascq (80-56) in round 17 of the regular season.
Jan 20, 2012
2012 EuroLeague Women - Injuries spoil Galatasaray's victory
With Lotos Gdynia already eliminated from the EuroLeague Women, the game for Galatasaray was costly in injuries. Cras Basket kept their hopes alive for qualification by beating Wisla Can-Pack.
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Jan 20, 2012
2012 EuroCup Women - Quarter-final pairings set
With the 2011 EuroCup Women winners eliminated there will be a new name on the trophy in 2012. The number one seeds Dynamo Kursk are the only team left not to have dropped a game this season.
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Jan 20, 2012
2012 EuroCup Women - Arras and Hainaut Basket continue the adventure
Arras and Hainaut Basket keep the dream alive of EuroCup Women success for teams from the North of France with their qualification for the quarter-final stage of the competition.
Jan 19, 2012
2012 EuroLeague Women - Week 12 is all about ranking
As the group phase of the 2012 EuroLeague Women draws to its end, the interest has turned to teams' rankings as the qualification picture is becoming clearer.
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Jan 18, 2012
Ligue Féminine de Basketball - Old faces return for 2012 and the fireworks begin
After two rounds of Ligue Féminine de Basketball in 2012, players returning from injury make all headlines while Challes-les-Eaux & Montpellier share the lead for the regular season title.
Jan 15, 2012
Ligue Féminine 2 round 15 - Five leaders move further ahead
The first weekend of Ligue Féminine 2 action in 2012 belonged to the guests with five wins from the seven games. Reims ended their seven-game losing streak in the only surprise of the weekend.
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Jan 14, 2012
2012 EuroCup Women - First leg surprises in eighth final
It was not plain sailing in the first leg of the 2012 EuroCup Women with lower seeds coming out on top. For France Arras, Hainaut Basket and USO Mondeville have the advanatge after game one.
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Jan 13, 2012
2012 EuroLeague Women - Three teams eliminated from Group A in round 11
The 11th round of 2012 Euroleague Women did not produce the expected fireworks after the roster changes during the 4-week break. For France Tarbes are out while Bourges have qualified.
Jan 11, 2012
La Gazzetta dello Sport 2011 European player of the year is Alba Torrens
Alba Torrens has picked up the prestigious La Gazzetta dello Sport Female European Basketball player of the year award for 2011. She edged out Sandrine Gruda by 10 votes.
Dec 20, 2011
Basketball - Challes-les-Eaux on top alone to end 2011
Resuming action of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB) after the Christmas break Challes-les-Eaux are alone on top.
Tarbes & Villeneuve had a bad last round in 2011 & made roster changes.
The final match of the year between Basket Landes and Arras was postponed
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Dec 19, 2011
Ligue Féminine 2 - What can you do when Aïda Fall is on fire?
Aida Fall was the star of round 14 of the Ligue Féminine 2. with her 35-point performance for US Laveyron in the only road victory of the weekend. There are no changes at the top of the table.
Dec 19, 2011
2012 Ligue Féminine de Basketball regular season reached halfway point
The first half of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB) has been completed. Challes-les-Eaix and Montpellier share the lead. Cavigal Nice are last but just one game behind the teams above.
Dec 17, 2011
LFB-TV: Basket Landes beat USO Mondeville and move into third place
For the first LFB-TV broadcast in Saint-Sever, Basket Landes came out on top against USO Mondeville (68-62). Basket Landes finish the first phase of the regular season in third place.
Dec 16, 2011
Basketball news: Natalie Hurst's video interview about her 31-point performance
Natalie Hurst speaks about her 27 first-half points against Basket Landes in round 12 of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball that put her in the basketball news spot light in Aix-en-Provence.
Dec 15, 2011
2012 EuroLeague Women - Bourges survive thriller, Natalia Hejkova is gone
Bourges Basket brought the EuroLeague Women round 10 to an end by beating Uni Seat Gyor (72-66). However the big news of the day came from Ros Casares with Roberto Iniguez replacing Natalia Hejkova.
Dec 15, 2011
2012 EuroLeague Women - Fenerbahçe SK and Ros Casares qualify for second round
Fenerbahce and Ros Casares can start planing for the next round of the EuroLeague Women after securing their qualification with victories in round 10. Frisco Brno are the first team to be eliminated.
Dec 14, 2011
2012 EuroLeague Women Final Eight - Galatasaray Medical Park are first hosts
Galatasaray Medical Park were awarded the honour of hosting the first ever EuroLeague Women Final Eight. They won the bid against UMMC Ekaterinburg. So what is the Final Eight?
Dec 12, 2011
Ligue Féminine 2 - Blow-out and high percentage shooting in round 13
It was a good weekend for the leaders in the Ligue Féminine 2. Good shooting and a blow-out were the order of the day as teams playing at home made home advantage count.
