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Russia win brain melting game with Turkey
Turkey and Russia played a basketball game on Friday night that broke BiE editor Emmet Ryan’s brain. Relive the bat out of who cares where insanity from the final game of opening night in Istanbul. Just, well, you may need a drink handy before you delve into his efforts to explain how Russia beat Turkey […]
EuroBasket 2017: Group D preview
It’s almost time for Eurobasket so BallinEurope is breaking down each of the groups over the next few days. Rather than going team by team which, to be honest, would take way too long, we’re going group by group to preview the battles ahead in the opening stages. By process of following the alphabet, we’re […]
Half miracle, half reality – The best kept upset
With Turkey the primary hosts of EuroBasket 2017, Nicolò Origgi goes down memory lane to a prep game that didn’t go to plan for the 12 Giant Men in 2009. A bunch of lads suited up in Bormio for a country many of them weren’t familiar with but they banded together to produce one of […]
Sarica’s got nothing to lose
Besiktas are looking to win the Turkish title for only the third time in the club’s history but go into their best-of-7 series with Fenerbahce as whopping underdogs against the Euroleague and reigning BSL champions. Emmet Ryan looks at what to watch in this pairing and why one man involved with the underdogs can already […]
Emphatic Fenerbahce finish on a high
Fenerbahce needed to win the BSL title badly after their heartbreak in Berlin. Emmet Ryan writes that the manner of their triumph was the perfect climax to a big season Let’s all take in some context here. 14 months ago Fenerbahce had never even made it to a Final Four in Euroleague while no Turkish […]
VIDEO: Rudy Gobert reacts to France’s big win over Turkey
Rudy Gobert spoke to reporters following France’s big win over Turkey to advance to the quarter finals of EuroBasket 2015. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
VIDEO: Leo Westermann reacts to France’s win over Turkey
Leo Westermann gave his thoughts after France beat Turkey to reach the quarter finals of EuroBasket 2015. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
VIDEO: Ali Muhammed on his experience playing for Turkey
Ali Muhammed talked about his experience playing for Turkey at EuroBasket 2015 following his sides defeat to France. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
Ataman out of answers as France breeze by Turkey
Powered on by 26,135 screaming fans, France cruised past Turkey to book their spot in the quarter finals of EuroBasket 2015. Emmet Ryan reports from the arean If there’s a more intimadating sound in sports than the Marseillaise I’ve yet to hear it. Stade Pierre du Mauroy was loud long before the anthems, Tony Park […]
Auf Wiedershen Dennis?
Some columns are written drunk, this one is being written while drinking, Emmet Ryan is in a bar in Kreuzberg and he looks a lot healthier than Germany’s hero right now The end was the three. Marco Belinelli scored from deep and Germany’s hopes of beating Italy went with it. Moments beforehand, Germany’s best hope […]
VIDEO: Nikola Kalinic says Serbia are better than they were in 2014
Serbia’s Nikola Kalinic told reporters after his side’s win over Turkey about his side’s improvements since 2014 and why he is confident for the challenges ahead in this tournament. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
VIDEO: Ali Muhammed talks about Serbia’s strength
Turkey’s Ali Muhammed spoke to BallinEurope after his side lost to Serbia in their fourth game of EuroBasket 2015 in Berlin. Muhammed gave his thoughts on Serbia’s strengths, the struggle of playing on back to back days, and how Turkey need to improve to beat Iceland. Watch him give his thoughts below. BallinEurope is in […]