John Hobbs

John Hobbs is TalkBasket's Editor
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Lithuania crush Poland

Lithuania improved to 2-0 in Group A thanks to a 97-77 rout of Poland in the final game of day two in Panevezys. ...

Turkey Rule Britannia in Panevezys

Thanks to Emir Preldzic's 15 points and six assists, Turkey remained undefeated in Group A with a convincing 90-61 win over Great Britain. ...

Spain ease past Portugal

Spain made it two wins out of two with an 87-73 win over Iberian neighbours Portugal in Panevezys. The Eurobasket holders...

EuroBasket hangover: Group D

Eurobasket new-boys Georgia put in the performance of the day with a fantastic all-round display to beat Belgium 81-59 in Klaipeda ...

EuroBasket hangover: Group C

Montenegro and FYR of Macedonia played out the first overtime game of EuroBasket 2011 with Montenegro claiming a 70-65 success in Alytus. ...

EuroBasket hangover: Group B

TalkBasket.net will be covering events in Panevezys, Vilnius and then Kaunas. But, we haven’t forgotten about the other groups. So, we...

Hosts leave it late to beat GB

With the weight of the nation on their shoulders. Eurobasket hosts, Lithuania have passed the first test by beating Great Britain 80-69 in the...

Turkey stuff Portugal

Turkey made a statement in game two with a thumping 79-56 win over Portugal in Panevezys.   In a...

Guards struggle, but Spain win

Spain began their defence of the Eurobasket crown with a unconvincing 83-79 victory over Poland in Panevezys.   Pau...

Records broken at EuroBasket already?

It’s the opening day of Eurobasket 2011, and already records are attempting to be broken. The opening ceremony saw more than...

Finland and Portugal book final two slots

Finland and Portugal have qualified for Eurobasket 2011 via the Additional Qualifying Rounds. Hungary are the sole team to miss out. ...

Test Event, Day 5: Australia win the hoops Ashes.

Australia and Great Britain went the distance and then some in the final day of the Olympic Test Event, with Australia edging it 91-90...

Test Event, Day 4: Deng returns, France win it all.

Luol Deng’s anticipated return to the Great Britain side was overshadowed by Joel Freeland, as the Brits recorded a 64-56 triumph over China. ...

Test Event, Day 3: Milos breaks Brit hearts

A last-gasp bucket from Milos Teodosic gave Serbia a 97-95 victory over Great Britain to bring day three to a close at the Olympic...

Kaman tells German fans not to worry

Germany’s Chris Kaman has told fans not to worry if it takes a while to find his rhythm during Eurobasket. The...

Test Event, Day 2 : Croatia survive British fightback

Eventhough France and Australia played out the game of the day at the Olympic Basketball Arena, day two will be remembered for Great Britain's...

Williams returns to Riders

Leicester Riders have appointed LaTaryl Williams as an Assistant Coach to Head Rob Paternostro, working alongside Phil Gleadell, as the player continues his road...

Test Event, Day 1: France steal headlines.

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker and France put in the performance of the day in the certain-raiser of the Olympic Test Event in London, with...

AQT: Portugal and Finland start with wins

After the first round of games in the Additional Qualifiers for Eurobasket, the advantage goes to Finland and Portugal, while Hungary are left with...

Windemire heads to Scotland

The Glasgow Rocks have signed their third player the 2011/12 BBL season in the form of 6'6" small forward, Andrew Wedemire. Canadian born...

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