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CSKA remain head and sholders above all in Russia (RIA Novosti/Aleksandr Safronov) 20.05.2012 13:29

CSKA sweeten end-of-season by grabbing domestic title

A week after a painful narrow loss to Greek Olympiacos in basketball's Euroleague final CSKA have bounced back to claim their tenth Russian crown in a row. The Army Men beat Khimki 90-75 to wrap up their best-of-five series 3-0.

 
Olympiacos' players hold up the trophy after winning the Euroleague (Reuters / Osman Orsal) 14.05.2012 00:47 2 comments

CSKA give away Euroleague title

Olympiacos are the new besketball Euroleague champions after producing a stunning comeback to beat favorites CSKA Moscow 62-61 in the final.

Andrey Kirilenko (RIA Novosti / Grigory Sysoev) 13.05.2012 12:18

Kirilenko named Euroleague’s MVP

Best of the best! CSKA forward Andrey Kirilenko has been named the Euroleague’s MVP ahead of the event’s final against Olympiacos.

 
LeBron James  (Reuters / Andrew Innerarity) 12.05.2012 13:39 3 comments

King James grabs third NBA MVP award

LeBron James has been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the third time, joining the elite club of the game's all-time greats.

CSKA's forward Andrey Kirilenko on the ball in the  Panathinaikos clash (RIA Novosti / Grigory Sysoev) 12.05.2012 01:25

CSKA to battle Olympiacos in Euroleague final

Russia’s basketball powerhouse, CSKA Moscow, have made it to the Euroleague’s deciding match for the 12th time in club history.

 
CSKA players celebrate with the VTB Unite League trophy (Image from cskabasket.com) 04.05.2012 12:26

Kirilenko and Co claim VTB United League

Russian basketball powerhouse, CSKA Moscow, have grabbed their first title of the season after outdoing all their rivals in the Final Four of the VTB United League.

CSKA Moscow's forward, Andrey Kirilenko (RIA Novosti / Grigory Sysoev) 03.05.2012 13:07

Kirilenko to join Prokhorov in NBA

Russia's biggest basketball star, Andrei Kirilenko, could soon be making a move back to the NBA alongside the league's only Russian team owner.

 
The Brooklyn Nets logo (Image from www.thefoxisblack.com) 02.05.2012 17:22

Prokhorov’s Nets move to New York

New York City will be soon be represented by two teams in the NBA as the New Jersey Nets have changed their registration under Russian owner, Mikhail Prokhorov.

CSKA player Andrey Kirilenko (RIA Novosti / Roman Kruchinin) 20.04.2012 16:07

Kirilenko among Euroleague MVP nominees

Four players plying their trade in Russia have been voted among the 10 nominees for the All-Euroleague teams. The poll was held among the fans around the globe as well as by media members from each of the countries with Euroleague teams this season.

 
CSKA's Andrey Kirilenko (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Pesnya) 08.04.2012 17:06

Euroleague Final Four is a lottery – Kirilenko

The leader of CSKA Moscow basketball club, Andrey Kirilenko, believes that all the participants of the Euroleague’s Final Four have equal chances of bagging the trophy.

Nick Calathes (L) and Stratos Perperoglou (R) of Panathinaikos celebrate after their team's victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv, at the end of their Euroleague Basketball quarter final match in Athens on April 5, 2012 (AFP Photo / Angelos Tzortzinis) 06.04.2012 02:56

PAO to play CSKA in Euroleague semis

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s late rally fell short of earning them a win at Panathinaikos, as they let the reigning Euroleague champions through to this year’s Final Four.

 
The Army Men celebrate making it to Euroleague's Final Four (RIA Novosti / Mihail Serbin) 31.03.2012 12:21

CSKA, Olympiakos join Barca in Euroleague’s Final Four

CSKA Moscow and Greece's Olympiakos followed in Barcelona's footsteps by reaching the Final Four of the Euroleague. Now, there is only one spot up for grabs in Europe’s top club basketball competition to be held in Turkey this May.

FC Barcelona Regal’s Fran Vazquez (R) vies with Unics Kazan's Vladimir Veremeenko (L) during their Euroleague, play-off series match in Kazan on March 27, 2012 (AFP Photo / Roman Kruchin) 28.03.2012 13:38

Barcelona too good for UNICS in Euroleague playoffs

Euroleague reigning champions Barcelona have made sure there won’t be two Russian teams in the Final Four this year. Juan Carlos Navarro & Co. breezed past UNICS Kazan on Tuesday night to win the quarterfinal series 3-0.

 
Russian Women's Basketball team and coaching staff pose for photos on Red Square. (RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov) 25.03.2012 14:05 1 comment

Russian women’s basketball squad starts London preparations

There are just over four months to go until the London Olympics, and Russia's women's basketball team is already well underway with their preparations, as they are setting their sights high.

CSKA Moscow's forward Andrey Kirilenko (L) controls the ball in the game against Bilbao (RIA Novosti / Alexander Vilf) 24.03.2012 14:52 1 comment

CSKA double Bilbao advantage in Euroleague playoffs

CSKA Moscow have made a 100 per cent start in their Euroleague play-off quarter final with Bilbao, following up victory in the opener with another 79-60 win in Game 2 of their best-of-five series.

 
RIA Novosti / Aleksey Filippov 22.03.2012 12:23

CSKA leave Bilbao little chance in playoff series opener

CSKA have drawn first blood in their best-of-five Euro-League playoff with Bilbao. The Armymen were far too strong for their Basque opponents as they easily ran out 98-71 winners.

Regal FC Barcelona's Senegal center Boniface Ndong (R) vies with Unics Kazan's Australian center Nathan Jawai (L) during their quarter-final Euroleague basketball match at the Palau Blaugrana sports hall in Barcelona on March 20, 2012 (AFP Photo / Josep Lago) 21.03.2012 14:10

UNICS unable to find keys to Barcelona

In Basketball’s Euroleague UNICS Kazan have begun their play-off series against Barcelona with a defeat. The Russian side could hardly keep up with the 2010 Champions going down by a 12-point margin in Spain.

 
New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith (Reuters / Adam Hunger) 15.03.2012 12:28

Coach resignation fires up Knicks

The New York Knicks have finally snapped their six-game losing streak in the NBA under new coach, Mike Woodson.

From left: Greece's Dimitrios Mavroeidis and Russia's Alexei Shved (RIA Novosti / Alexey Filippov) 05.03.2012 18:34

No easy path for Russia in Olympic basketball qualifiers

Russia’s main opponent in the 2012 Olympic basketball qualifiers will be jet lag – that’s the lament of Russian international point guard Aleksey Shved.

 
CSKA's Aleksey Shved on the ball in his team clash with Anadolu Efes (RIA Novosti / Mihail Serbin) 02.03.2012 13:37 1 comment

CSKA conclude Euroleague group stages with win

Russian basketball powerhouse CSKA guaranteed themselves a home court advantage in their Euroleague playoffs. The Muscovites ended their Last 16 campaign in style, beating Anadolu Efes 82-65 away in Istanbul.