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Sep 6, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: New format for Additional Qualification Round

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:37:31 GMT

FIBA Europe have abolished Division A and Division B with immediate effect. As a consequence 10 teams will play off for the last spot at EuroBasket Women 2011.

Sep 2, France senior women preparation is going well

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:18:19 GMT

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, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: 15 teams set for Poland

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:40:38 GMT

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.

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

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:30:51 GMT

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

Aug 26, Close wins in the EuroBasket 2011 Qualifyers

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:07:20 GMT

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, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers: Lithuania is in the final

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:56:20 GMT

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

Aug 23, Lithuania first to qualify for EuroBasket women final

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:28:45 GMT

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 Fiba Europe U16 European Championship Div A: Russia are the champions

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:55:41 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:20:09 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:16:30 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:07:06 GMT

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.

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

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:30:17 GMT

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

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:46:04 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:39:44 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:48:36 GMT

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

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

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:53:57 GMT

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

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

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:44:20 GMT

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

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

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:06:39 GMT

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.

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

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:05:54 GMT

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.

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

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:39:32 GMT

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.

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

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:54:11 GMT

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 Fiba Europe U16 Championship Women Division B - day 4/qualification summary

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:10:52 GMT

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.

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

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:21:58 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:58:42 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:41:04 GMT

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

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

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:17:46 GMT

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

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

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:01:36 GMT

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.

Aug 14, Netherlands youth basketball is on the way up

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:19:03 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:09:11 GMT

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.

Aug 11, 2010 FIBA World Championship preparations started in Alpes DHuez

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:57:47 GMT

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.

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

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:27:44 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:03:31 GMT

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.

Aug 8, U18 European Championships final day

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:42:19 GMT

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

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:39:32 GMT

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.

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

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:31:26 GMT

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).

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

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:59:29 GMT

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

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:52:12 GMT

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.

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

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:18:27 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:58:58 GMT

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

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:09:36 GMT

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.

Aug 5, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifiers results

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:47:52 GMT

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.

Aug 5, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Div A: last 3 teams qualified

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:38:09 GMT

At the Fiba Europe U18 Women championship Slovenia, Sweden and Ukraine are the last teams to get through to the quarter-finals.

Aug 3, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Div A: Spain had it easy

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:50:33 GMT

FIBA Europe rules allow each team to register up to 12 players for a competition. Damir Grgic from Slovenia decided to rest 6 players in his team's defeat to Spain. Belgium and Hungary win at last.

Aug 3, Global Vision Fiba Europe U18 European Championship Div B preliminary round over

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:48:23 GMT

The preliminary round of the Global Vision FIBA Europe U18 European Championship Women Division B has come to an end with tears of joy for England and tears of dispair for Estonia.

Aug 3, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 Championship Division B: Six places decided

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:40:16 GMT

A lot of tears on day four of the Global Vision FIBA Europe youth basketball festival in Timisoara as the dreams for promotion was shattered for many teams

Aug 2, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 Championship Div A: Slovenia take down hosts in overtime

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:22:10 GMT

FIBA Europe have changed the format of the relegation round this year with the teams having to play each other twice. This keeps Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary and Latvia busy until the final day.

Aug 2, EuroBasket Women Qualifiers - results

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:11:49 GMT

Just four games on the first evening of EuroBasket Women qualifiers: Hungary 65-76 Montenegro
Lithuania 98-52 Netherlands
Turkey 76-67 Bulgaria
Italy 69-76 Croatia
Ana Lelas led Croatia with 17 points. Lelas who left Bourges Basket at the end of last season has joined Lattes Montpellier for the upcoming season.

Aug 2, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 Championship Division B: Germany had a bad day

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:17:56 GMT

Germany have to work harder if they want to play in the FIBA Europe Division A next season in this age group after blowing a big lead to Denmark.

Aug 1, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 Championship Div A: preliminary round comes to an end

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:50:34 GMT

The third day of action in FIBA Europe youth championship is traditional a day for tears of joy and despair. For Poland it was a day of joy while Latvia and Belgium need to pick themselves up.

Jul 31, 2010 Fiba Europe U18 Championship Division B:
just four games on day 2

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:53:02 GMT

On the second day of action at the Global Vision FIBA Europe U18 European Championship Women in Timisoara, England and Portugal started their competition.