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Jul 1, Youth international basketball tournament win for France U20 in Turkey

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:36:00 GMT

Youth international basketball success for France U20 in Istanbul. Despite losing to the hosts France finished first with victories against Spain and Russia.

Jun 29, Australia U18 win at Fougres

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:57:08 GMT

Australia leave France on a high after beating Lithuania (58-44) to claim the title for the second time. They won the title in 2000 and remain unbeaten in Fougres. Turkey beat Romania (81-56) to claim second place. More details to come later ...

Jun 28, France U16 win Trophée Jacques Dorgambide

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:08:07 GMT

France beat Sweden (66-40) to remain unbeaten, while Turkey beat Poland (104-64).
Turkey were beaten by France on the opening day and finally finished in second position. Poland finished third and Sweden last.

Jun 27, France U16 Youth International Basketball Roster 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:15:33 GMT

The youth international basketball calendar for this generation is very long. They started their preparation in August 2007 with a tournament in Greece. The are 17 players in competition for 12 places

Jun 27, France U20 Youth International Basketball Roster 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:52:14 GMT

The youth international basketball season for the U20 is relatively short this year and France are almost ready. Abdou N'Diaye has finalised his 2008 roster.

Jun 26, Results from U18 youth international basketball in Fougres

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:50:57 GMT

On the first day Turkey beat Lithuania (72-67) while Australia cruised past Romania (64-47). Day two results:
Lithuania 79-62 Romania
Australia 62-46 Turkey

Jun 26, Youth international basketball in Fougères for U18 without France

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:44:04 GMT

The youth international basketball preparations continue this weekend in France Australia, Lithuania , Romania and Turkey will contest the sixteenth edition of the Fougères international

Jun 26, Amateur basketball news from the SIG - SI Graffenstaden.

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:08:48 GMT

Amateur basketball news from SI Graffenstaden as they look ahead to a season in NF1

Jun 25, Caroline Aubert takes a break from Basketball

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:25:51 GMT

Caroline Aubert announced today that she will not be joining the French National team for the EuroBasket 2009 qualifiers. Pierre Vincent adds three players to the French 2008 roster because Dumerc joins Gomis on the injury list.

Jun 24, Amateur basketball news: what is happening in NF1

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:41:27 GMT

Amateur basketball news update from NF1 post-season drama. How many teams will actually play in NF1 next season is what everybody wants to know.

Jun 23, REZE Basket International basketball tournament U18

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:39:26 GMT

Lithuania won the 20th edition of this tournament. The presence of Australia was one of the highlights of the tournament and also a selection of players (not national team) from the USA.

Jun 23, LFB team roster news (7)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:07:52 GMT

The LFB team roster news has slowed down as most of the teams have concluded their exercise. On the other hand we were confirmed of the departure of players from the LFB such as Emilie Gomis.

Jun 15, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament final match: Brazil beat Cuba

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:07:33 GMT

Brazil have won the last ticket for the Olympics after a holding off Cuba (72-67) The two teams were tied (65-65) with 55 seconds to play in the final period. "Micaela" Martins Jacintho led the scoring for Brazil with 22 points, with her last points coming from the foul-line 12 seconds from the end of that match.

Jun 14, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament - USA and China watching

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:52:08 GMT

FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Madrid had the many nations watching. Anne Donavan from the USA. Tom Maher and Michelle Timms from China also attended.

Jun 14, Fiba Olympic qualifying tournament semi-final Angola 58-75 Brazil

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:00:38 GMT

Fiba Olympic qualifying tournament semi-final ends with Angola taking on Brazil. Brazil will be with out Iziane Castro Marques who has been suspended by the federation

Jun 14, Fiba Olympic qualifying tournament semi-final Cuba 66 -58 Japan

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:28:27 GMT

The FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament continues for Cuba and Japan. The loser of this match goes home and the Olympic dream is over.

Jun 13, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament brazil -- Belarus

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:33:01 GMT

The game goes into overtime as the sides finished all tied (72-72) Belarus leads at the interval(35-28) after keeping Brazil scoreless for almost 8 minutes, during the second quarter. You can listen to after match comments from: Sviatlana Volnaya ,Yelena Leuchanka and Tatyana Troini.

Jun 13, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament Latvia -- Angola

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:07:47 GMT

Latvia beat Angola 84-26 Latvia are leading (37-14) at the interval. Gunta Basko has a few words after the game.

Jun 13, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament Czech Republic - Japan

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:10:51 GMT

The Czech Republic are back in the Olympic games after beating Japan (76-64)
The Czech Republic lead (50-41) going in the final quarter. You can listen to after match comments from IvanaVecerova, Jana Vesela and Michaela Uhrova from the Czech Republic.
Yuko Oga from Japan also has some words to say about the defeat.

Jun 13, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament Cuba - Spain

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:00:35 GMT

Spain have qualified for the Olympics after beating Cuba(82-68) to qualify for the Olympics. Elisa Aguilar (left) hit 6-of-10) from beyond the arc as she led all scoring with 28 points. Spain led at the interval (39-35). Elisa Aguilar was leading the scoring with 11 points and Cindy Lima has 7 boards. For Cuba Yelizeny Plutin has is leading all scoring with 14 points. You can listen to the after match comments from Elisa Aguilar, Laia Palau and Laure Nicolls.

Jun 11, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament for women day 3

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:00:50 GMT

Brazil beat Spain (71-68) to win Group C.
Latvia hold off Japan (83-69) to win Group A.
Belarus leave it late before putting away China Taipei (81-65).
Czech Republic controlled the pace of the game to beat Angola (86-54)
The quarter-final matches will be played on Friday 13 June in Madrid. The games will also be on available on television in most of the countries.
Cuba - Spain (Live TV Spain)
Czech Republic - Japan (Cable TV in Czech Rupublic and in Japan)
Latvia - Angola (Live in both countries)
Brazil - Belarus (Live in both countries)

Jun 10, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament for women day 2

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:50:20 GMT

Cuba qualify for the next round after a hard fought victory against Belarus.
Cuba 68 - 58 Belarus
Senegal Olympics dreams are over as they are beaten by Japan
Senegal 69-71 Japan
Brazil made light work of Fiji
Fiji 45-125 Brazil

Jun 9, FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament for women

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:16:47 GMT

Spain had little trouble in beating Fiji in the opening match.
Spain 113-42 Fiji
In the second match Cuba were made to work in the first half before overcoming China Taipei.
China Taipei 79-96 Cuba
Latvia blow Senegal away with disciplined display in the third match.
Latvia 94-34 Senegal
In the final game of the evening the Czech Republic put down Argentina after a strong third period.

Czech Republic 77- 55 Argentina

Jun 6, LFB team roster update as of June 6 part (2)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:13:55 GMT

LFB team roster updates from around the clubs in the LFB: USO Mondeville, Nantes, Aix-en-Provence, Tarbes, Villeneuve , Union Hainaut Basket, SJS Reims.

Jun 6, LFB team roster update as of June 6 part (1)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:40:04 GMT

LFB team roster updates from around the clubs in the LFB: Asptt Arras, Basket Landes, Bourges Basket, Cob Calais, Challes-les-Eaux, Clermont-Ferrand and Lattes Montpellier.

Jun 1, NF1 championship title goes to Basket Landes while Anas Le Gluher is MVP of the final four

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:49:43 GMT

In a hard fought match Marion Laborde made the winning shot for Basket Landes to take the victory against Nantes Reze (63-61). Both sides were playing cat and mouse and the game was only decided with the last three-pointer by Laborde whereas Charleville encountered the same problems with Armentires and also only won by 1 point (67-66).

May 31, NF1 final four: Basket Landes winning LFB ticket

Sat, 31 May 2008 17:16:26 GMT

In the last quarter of the semi-finals Basket Landes have come from behind to beat Charleville (64-55). They held their opponents scoreless for seven minutes while scoring 13 points to set up their victory.

May 30, LFB team roster news from Clermont, Nantes and Tarbes

Fri, 30 May 2008 23:18:34 GMT

LFB team roster news from Clermont-Ferrand and Nantes. A more detailed analysis of two new recruits in Tarbes roster.

May 30, NF1 final four 2007-2008 preview

Fri, 30 May 2008 21:42:36 GMT

The NF1 final four brings an end to a marathon season. After 30 rounds of matches, the four teams left have one more weekend of games to determine which club will be the champions of France.

May 29, Saint Amand - USVO becomes l'Union Hainaut Basket

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:28:37 GMT

The new name of the club that will be coached by Fabrice Courcier is "Union Hainaut Basket" (UHB). All domestic games will be played in Saint Amand while the EuroLeague Women games will be played in Valenciennes.

May 28, LFB team roster transfer information summary as of May 27, 2008

Wed, 28 May 2008 10:03:49 GMT

LFB team roster formations for next season are quickly taking shape. While many clubs have almost completed the exercise only two clubs have officially made full roster announcements for 2008-2009.

May 25, NF1 round 30 Results

Sun, 25 May 2008 12:05:43 GMT

NF1 round 30 brings to an end the regular season. Armentires win last play-off spot after beating Marseille, while Dunkerque fell at Pleyber-Chirst. Lyon loss leaves them at the bottom of the table. Nantes-Reze 68-47 Limoges
Basket Landes 71-51 CFBB
Charleville-Mezires 82-54 Strasbourg
Pleyber-Christ 88-57 Dunkerque
Armentires 95-64 Marseille
Rennes 62-72 La Roche
Voiron 65-71 Lot Garonne UST
Nice 70-66 Lyon

May 24, NF 2 2007-2008 Champions are the SIG and Castelnau Basket for NF3

Sat, 24 May 2008 18:36:07 GMT

Strasbourg IG (SIG) beat US Leveyron (72-57) to become the NF2 French Champions. The other good news for the SIG is the qualification of the U15 (Minimes) for the National final four
Ifs beat USVO espoir in the third place match (74-60)

Semi-final results

SIG edged out CB Ifs (70-69) while Laveyron put away USVO Espoir (62-49)

May 24, LFB team roster changes announced for 2008-2009 (3)

Sat, 24 May 2008 18:26:58 GMT

The LFB team roster for 2008-2009 for many teams are becoming clear. Challes-les-Eaux and Bourges have completed the exercise. Villeneuves team for next season is almost complete.

May 23, NF1 round 29 - Nationale Fèminine 1 Nantes-Rezé in LFB

Fri, 23 May 2008 10:20:03 GMT

NF1 round glory for Nantes-Rezé as they clinch regular season title. Basket Landes and Charleville secure play-offs berth, while La Roche and Voiron secure NF1 status for next season

May 21, France publish youth international basketball preliminary squads

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:26:10 GMT

The youth international basketball preparation are to start for U18 and U20 national teams. The preliminary rosters for both teams have been unveiled with the preparation programme.

May 20, LFB team roster changes announced for 2008-2009 (2)

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:04:43 GMT

More LFB team roster changes have already been announced in preparation for next season and Aix-en-Provence have named their line-up for next season

May 20, France EuroBasket Women 2009 prelimary roster announced - Equipe de France News

Tue, 20 May 2008 11:36:34 GMT

The EuroBasket Women 2009 qualifier senior preliminary French 2008 roster was announced by Pierre Vincent during a telephone conference. He also unveiled the preparation programme for the squad.

May 18, Bourges Basket win Coupe de France

Sun, 18 May 2008 14:40:15 GMT

The Basketball Coupe de France is back at Prago. Bourges Basket have won the trophy for the third time and also for the second time in their history they have completed the domestic grand slam. They beat beat Villeneuve in the final of the French cup 63-51.

pictures courtesy of FFBB

May 18, Basketball Coupe de France Cadette Stabilo goes to Mondeville

Sun, 18 May 2008 10:14:28 GMT

The basketball Coupe de France Cadette Stabilo went to USVO Mondeville. In a match that neither side found their rhythm, accuracy from the free-throw line became the factor that turned the match.
Mondeville have completed the double: League and French Cup victory after beating the defending champions USVO (66-61).

pictures courtesy of FFBB

May 17, Trophée Coupe de France 2008 féminine goes to the SIG

Sat, 17 May 2008 14:22:06 GMT

Basketball Coupe de France winners are the SIG. The Trophée Coupe de France final was once again decided in the last minutes with the - for the third time - finalists holding on to take the cup.
SIG 62-61 Laveyron

pictures courtesy of www.basquetebol.org

May 17, Basketball Coupe de France finals 2008 preview

Sat, 17 May 2008 12:21:38 GMT

The Basketball Coupe de France finals for 2008 will all be played in Paris Bercy. This is the one event in the basketball calendar in France where the professionals and amateurs share the same stage.

May 15, Youth international basketball tournament Violaines - 2008 results

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:41:17 GMT

Youth international basketball tournament at Violaines in France was won by England U16. The four national teams in the competition are in preparation for the Termosteps European Championship div. B

May 10, LFB Champions 2007-2008 are Bourges Basket

Sat, 10 May 2008 22:25:42 GMT

Bourges Basket have won the French Championship for the eighth time after beating Lattes-Montpellier (52-45) to sweep the the best of three series. Sonja Petrovic scored 12 straight points that set-up the Bourges victory between the end of the third quarter and the opening two minutes in the final quarter.

May 9, Tarbes win LFB Challenge Round Series

Fri, 09 May 2008 23:30:32 GMT

The LFB Challenge Round is over and Tarbes have qualified for the FIBA Europe EuroCup Women competition for next season. They beat Clermont-Ferrand on aggregate (147-138). Clermont-Ferrand won the last match (71-67)

May 9, Youth International Basketball tournament Violaines-2008 ready

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:52:39 GMT

The youth international basketball tournument in Violaines is all set. Ten teams, , 4 U16 national teams, 2 club sides from Holland, a club side from France and Lithuania and two selection select.

May 8, LFB team roster changes announced for 2008-2009

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:43:42 GMT

LFB team roster changes have already been announced by some clubs getting ready for the 2008-2009 season before the summer break. Mondeville, Bourges and Reims have made some announcements.

May 7, LFB Championship final first leg results

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:18:36 GMT

Bourges Basket won the first match in the three match series (58-56). The match went into over time.

May 7, LFB Challenge Round final first leg match

Wed, 07 May 2008 10:18:26 GMT

The prize for winning the LFB Challenge Round is a place in the FIBA Europe EuroCup Women 2008-2009 competition. Tarbes' only chance of European Basketball next season is to win this competition.

May 6, LFB Challenge Round Final First Leg Results

Tue, 06 May 2008 19:38:08 GMT

In a pulsating match with many twists and turns. Home advantage won the day for Tarbes as they go into the second leg with a 13-point lead. Once again Liz Moeggenberg led the scoring with 21 points
Tarbes 80-67 Clermont-Ferrand