Basketball
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Adamoli relishing challenge
The women’s basketball team are heading to Luxembourg in search of a third GSSE gold medal in 10 years. New coach Angela Adamoli, who has taken over from fellow Italian Santino Coppa, tells Valhmor Camilleri that she is relishing the prospect of...
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Team hit by Brincat Thoresen’s withdrawal from GSSE squad
The Maltese women’s basketball team will be without key player Rebecca Brincat Thoresen for this month’s Games of the Small States of Europe as coach Angela Adamoli yesterday finalised her list of players for the Luxembourg tournament. Brincat...
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Olympiakos retain Euroleague title
Olympiakos Piraeus defeated Real Madrid 100-88 with a dominant second-half display late Sunday to win Europe’s premier basketball trophy for the second year running. Inspired by a vocal travelling support in London, Olympiakos battled back from...
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Olympiakos-Real in basket final
Olympiakos Piraeus will defend their Euroleague basketball title against Real Madrid in the final today after both teams recorded victories at London’s 02 Arena late Friday. In a rematch of the climax to last year’s European season, Olympiakos...
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LeBron James named Most Valuable Player in NBA
Miami Heat forward LeBron James was named the National Basketball Association’s Most Valuable Player for the 2012-13 season on Sunday. James received 120 first-place votes from the panel of 121 sports writers and broadcasters selected to choose the...
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Depiro land fifth title
Luxol 58Depiro 72 (16-16, 18-12, 6-22, 18-22) Pavi Depiro were crowned women’s champions for a fifth time in their history after they had the better of holders Luxol 72-58 in game five of the play-offs final and complete a 3-2 series victory. After...
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Depiro girls force decider
The women’s national league title this season will be decided on Sunday when the fifth and final play-off will be played after Depiro beat Luxol 75-56, yesterday. Luxol came to this match on the back of a comfortable 62-48 win in Game 4, looking to...
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Hibs complete junior double
Hibernians are the winners of the U-14 and U-16 championships this season, a rare achievement in local basketball circles. Both teams are coached by Silvio Cassar and Reuben Baldacchino. The U-14 team won the championship without conceding...
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Cool Greens net the title
Floriana Franc. Fenech 74Athleta A-Z Electronics 71 (13-18, 16-18, 25-17, 20-18) Floriana are the new kings of Maltese basketball after dethroning Athleta following a thrilling fifth match from the play-offs final series played in front of a bumper...
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Floriana hold nerve to win first basketball title
Floriana held their nerve to win their first national basketball title after beating defending champions Athleta 74-71 in yesterday’s fifth and decisive game. With the final series level at 2-2, Athleta, who had twice recovered from a game down,...
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Athleta stay in the hunt
Athleta hit back on Sunday to force a fifth and decisive play-off against Floriana in the men’s final. Sunday’s clash will determine where the championship will be heading to this season. Athleta A-Z 91Floriana Fran. Fenech 82 (27-25, 16-11, 29-18,...
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Depiro stun champions in opening match
Luxol 54Pavi Depiro 76 (6-20, 14-18, 15-18, 19-20) Pavi Depiro opened the best-of-five women’s league final play-offs with a clear-cut victory over Luxol on Sunday. Luxol, the title holders, will now seek to force a third match and even the series...
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Women’s basketball reinstated
Malta’s aspirations of achieving a positive result at the upcoming Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) in Luxembourg received a boost after it was revealed that the women’s basketball tournament has been reinstated in the competition...
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Greens edge closer to title
Floriana Francesco Fenech 84Athleta A-Z Electronics 69 (16-21, 19-21, 25-11, 24-16) This was another high-octane clash between these two title contenders with Floriana overcoming a difficult period and turning the tables on champions Athleta after...
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Depiro reach final as Hibs force decider
Pavi Depiro are the first team to book a place in the final of the women’s basketball league after eliminating Alyssa Ashley Loyola 2-0 in the best-of-three semi-final series. The other contender will be known tomorrow evening as Hibs forced a...
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Athleta pounce on Floriana’s late decline
Athleta 80Floriana 69 (14-18, 19-14, 16-18, 31-19) Athleta A to Z Electronics’ experience proved decisive in the second match of their BOV League best-of-five play-off final against Floriana Francesco Fenech as the cham-pions hit back from their...
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Luxol, Depiro take lead in semi-finals
Luxol and Pavi Depiro made the first step towards contesting the St James Hospital play-offs final after winning their opening match of the best-of-three semi-final series against Hibs and Alyssa Ashley Loyola respectively. Luxol had to work harder...
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Lakers retire Shaquille O’Neal shirt
Actor Jack Nicholson greets former Los Angeles Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal (left) as he poses with his jersey during a ceremony to retire the number 34 in O’Neal’s honour during half-time of the NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Los...
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Floriana hold nerve to take lead in play-off final
Floriana Francesco Fenech 111Athleta A To Z Electronics 106(20-22, 20-9, 16-17, 17-25, 13-13, 14-14, 11-6) The best-of-five title play-off series was off to an exciting start as Floriana Francesco Fenech showed resilience to overcome Athleta A to Z...
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Luxol to meet Hibs in semis
Although the first phase of the women’s championship is not over yet, the teams who have qualified for the semi-final play-offs are already known. Luxol, the reigning champions, are joined by PAVI Depiro, Alyssa Ashley Loyola and Hibs in the race...
