Team Croatia 78
Three down, two to go in FIBA U20 European Championship
With game threes in the book, the qualifying round of the FIBA U20 European Championship Men heads into the home stretch. Yesterday’s games had hometown Greece overcoming Russia in a real nail-biter, 73-71; Spain held off a frenzied Italian comeback to win 62-60; Croatia overcame Montenegro, 76-70; and Turkey destroyed Ukraine by a frankly unbelievable […]
FIBA U19 World Championship wraps up; Greece silver, Croatia bronze
The ninth FIBA U19 World Championship closed out on Sunday with Team USA taking the big prize in the biannual contest. Greece can take pride in giving the Americans an excellent run for top spot on the podium, mounting a nice second-half comeback that fell short in an 88-80 loss.
The war around Goran Suton
With Eurobasket 2009 approaching (by the way, official ticket sales started this weekend), the various participants are currently reviewing possible rosters and inviting new players to compete for spots to play in the basketball event of the summer in Poland. And one player has raised particular interest, as he can play for two countries actually. […]
Today's Chinese cigarettes
Day 3 of the Olympic Tournament is over and Team USA, Spain as well as Lithuania are still without any loss. Here are the short stories that we heard around the tournament.
Europe versus USA: what's the real difference
With the Gold Medal of Argentina in the 2004 Olympics, the dominance of the United States since the apparition of the NBA players in 1992 has come to an end. I wanted to know how big the difference between Europe and the United States is in reality in the Olympic competition.
The Olympics are just around the corner
Only a few days are left before the Olympic Games start in Beijing. On 8/8/2008 at 8.08, the opening ceremony will be the start of another exciting event. And of course, the basketball tournament will be our main target here at BallinEurope.com.