Basketball
Ukraine U-16 national team won a tough victory over Ireland
Ukraine U-16 men’s team defeated their Irish peers (88:67) in the fourth round match of the B Division European Championship group stage.
Despite the final result, the victory for the Ukrainian team was not easy. During the match, the advantage passed from one team to the other. Ukraine won the first quarter (22:17), but the teams went to the big break with the Irish advantage (39:45).
In fact, only in the last quarter, the Ukrainians’ advantage was unconditional – a 5-0 move at the start of this ten-minute period allowed Ireland to lead 63:59, but for the remainder the Irish simply scored. 4 points reflected in the leaderboard with a crushing victory of Ukraine.
The best of the national team of Ukraine Desmond Yamu, 22 points and 11 rebounds (RE 34).
In the final match of the group stage, the national team of Ukraine will play on August 16 against the German team, which won the group ahead of schedule and won all four matches.
European championship. Men’s U-16
Group B. Group D. Sofia, Bulgaria
Ukraine – Ireland – 88:67 (22:17, 17:28, 20:12, 29:10)
Ukraine: Sitar 12 + 8 rebounds + 5 steals, Lokhmanchuk 15 + 12 rebounds + 5 assists + 6 steals, Yamu 22 + 11 rebounds + 4 blocks, Kolobov 0, King 16 + 7 rebounds (start), Sushkin 9, Upyr 8 , Streltsov 4, Ermakov 2, Shvidchenko 0
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On Monday, January 19, a match was played between “Kharkov Falcons” and “Cherkasy Mavpi” within the scope of the regular Super League championship.
Kharkov team controlled the game from the middle of the first quarter. Having gained the lead, Valery Plekhanov’s team had the advantage throughout the entire game distance. The Falcons’ biggest lead reached 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Kharkiv team, playing without Andrey Khokhonik, carried the match to a crushing victory. At the same time, Danilo Pirogov and Ilya Upir also missed the match for Mavp.
The Falcons had a good shooting percentage; He made 53% of his two-point field goals and 36% of his three-point field goals. As a result, “Mavpam” obviously lacked offensive organization; Only five assists were made for Dmitry Nagorny’s team in this match.
In the winning team, Igor Klimov did not record a single defeat with 18 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals (RE 26). Maxim Nikitin had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Falcons beat the Mavp for the second time this season and took second place. Cherkasy remained in the penultimate position.
Super League. Regular season, January 19
Kharkov Falcons – Cherkasy Mavpy – 80:60 (20:17, 22:15, 19:19, 19:9)
hawks: Klimov 18 + 7 assists + 4 rebounds + 3 interceptions, Nikitin 16 + 10 rebounds, Zaplotinsky 9 + 5 rebounds, Maxim Bezima 9, Solovyov 8 – starts, Kleban 7, Shavgarov, Martynov 5 – 4 losses, Nikita Bezima 2, Kiktev 0, Zmievsky 0, Cheverdin 0
Mavpa: Dibiamaka 17, Koshevatsky 16 + 7 assists + 4 steals, Johnson 12 + 8 rebounds, Gemlin 8 + 8 rebounds, Marchenko 3 – starts, Kholod 4, Fesun 0, Golenkov 0.
tournament table
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A match will be played in the Basketball Super League as part of the regular season on Monday, November 16.
10 teams will compete in the Super League in the 2025/26 season.
Basketball. Ukrainian Super League
January 19
Cherkasy. PS Budivelnik
- 16:00. Kharkov Falcons – Cherkasy Mavpy (Kyivstar TV)
tournament table
16:00. Kharkov Falcons – Cherkasy Mavpy
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Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant rose to sixth place in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in points scored in the regular season, the league’s official website reports.
The 37-year-old basketball player scored 18 points in a victorious game against the New Orleans Pelicans (119:110). Durant now has 31,562 points. He beat out former Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki, who played for the Texas club from 1999 to 2019. The German has 31,560 career points.
In fifth place on the list of top scorers is Michael Jordan, who scored 32,292 points in the NBA regular season.
In October, the Houston basketball player became the highest paid player in NBA history in terms of salary for his entire career, including future payments – 598.2 million. By this indicator, he was ahead of LeBron James (583.9).
Durant is a two-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in the 2013-14 season, and twice won the Finals Playoff MVP award. The American also played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn Nets.
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