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Mar 30, 2015

Fighting for survival, keeping on track for play-offs

While COB Calais and Hainaut Basket are fighting against relegation with Calais winning their third match this season in round 23 against Charleville-Mézières, Hainaut Basket take the victory in round 24 against Arras for their second win.

Closing up to the top 4, Bourges Basket, Lattes Montpellier, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Basket Landes, ... are Angers despite losing last weekend. They are followed closely by Tarbes in 6th position.

Nantes-Rezé have lost out momentarily to USO Mondeville for a possible play-off spot and drop to 9th place while Toulouse, Charleville and Lyon follow in 10th, 11th and 12th position respectively.

Here are all the results of the last three rounds:

Round 24

Lattes Montpellier 75-54 Angers
Bourges 64-57 Nantes-Rezé
Mondeville 81-60 Calais
Charleville-Mézières 55-58 Tarbes
Toulouse 59-65 Basket Landes
Hainaut Basket 82-78 Arras
Villeneuve d'Ascq 77-59 Lyon

Round 23

Lyon 53-62 Toulouse
Calais 79-64 Charleville-Mézières
Arras 68-88 Mondeville
Lattes Montpellier 80-47 Hainaut Basket
Angers 65-60 Nantes-Rezé
Basket Landes 50-65 Bourges
Tarbes 61-82 Villeneuve d'Ascq

Round 22

Hainaut Basket 71-84 Angers
Mondeville 63-79 Bourges
Charleville-Mézières 103-67 Arras
Toulouse 57-80 Tarbes
Nantes-Rezé 49-72 Lattes Montpellier
Lyon 64-78 Basket Landes
Villeneuve d'Ascq 78-64 Calais

Mar 17, 2015

LFB round 21: March madness starts with a bang

March madness means schedule changes, Bourges eliminated from ELW, Villeneuve qualify for ECW final while Calais win a regular season game in the LFB./COB Calais n'est plus la lanterne rouge.

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Mar 10, 2015

LFB round 20: Good performances and absent friends

Some LFB teams are not so good when their overseas players are injured giving a chance to their opponents to win./Des blessures à ses joueuses clés handicappent des formations.

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Feb 23, 2015

LFB round 19: Welcome back Miss Go as play-off picture takes shape

Émilie Gomis is back in the LFB, this time for Toulouse. Arras are the big losers of round 19./Le retour de Miss Go et la malchanche de Arras sont les nouvelles de la 19e journée.

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Feb 10, 2015

LFB round 18: Stats do not lie

In the LFB round 18 accuracy in the shot selection made you win the game. / Une meilleure adresse au tir mène au succès.

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Feb 02, 2015

LFB round 17 with Angers confirming

In the LFB round 17, the bottom 3 still do not win while five in the top 6 win again./Les lanternes rouges sont dans les rouges pendant que cinq des six premiers du tableau gagnent.

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Feb 02, 2015

LFB January round-up: Winners and losers

January was a good month for the top three teams in the LFB while Arras, Basket Landes and Angers follow closely./Le top 3 s'écarte du reste des formations.

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Jan 19, 2015

LFB 2014-2015 Round 14 overshadowed by terror events

The LFB round 14 was overshadowed by death./Quand la France souffre, la LFB aussi.

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Jan 15, 2015

LFB round 13 - A happy new year for COB Calais

2015 starts well for COB Calais with their first victory in the LFB this season ./ La lanterne rouge, le COB Calais remporte sa 1re victoire dans cette saison.

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Jan 03, 2015

LFB 2014-2015: Tango Bourges Basket alone at top as teams break for Christmas

The first half of the 2014-2015 LFB season is almost over and Tango Bourges Basket are alone at the top. / Ce sont les Tangos qui se maintiennent seules en haut du tableau à la fin d'année.

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Dec 15, 2014

LFB Round 11: Tango Bourges Basket, the new leaders

Tango Bourges Basket beat Basket Landes and go top while Sarah Michel shines on LFB-TV./Les Tangos sont au sommet pendant que Sarah Michel fait le show.

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Dec 14, 2014

LFB 2014-2015 winners and losers from round 10

The 10th round of LFB action confirms the status of the different teams./A mi-chemin en danger : COB Calais, Hainaut Basket, Lyon BF et Nantes-Rezé

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Dec 14, 2014

LFB round 9 - Beauty of double-doubles are the order of the day

Basket Landes are the new leaders of the LFB - Elodie Godin shines for Montpellier. / Basket Landes en haut du tableau - Elodie Godin et Montpellier

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Nov 24, 2014

Basketball news: Articles from the world of women's basketball in France

Social media has become the driving force for basketball news, so wbbif is changing its basketball coverage of basketball in France.

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Nov 24, 2014

Pink is the LFB colour of the week

Pink is not only the colour of the LFB but also the one of the current regular season leader Arras./En haut du tableau : Arras ...

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Nov 18, 2014

LFB round 7: Saturday rules do not apply on Sunday

LFB round 7 of the 2014-2015 season was an offensive festival with 1023 points in 7 games./ Il pleut des points ...

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Nov 10, 2014

LFB: Kathy Wambe would have enjoyed last weekend

When the assists are high, you win most of the time in the LFB. / A part Calais, toutes les équipes qui font plus de passes décisives, gagnent.

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Nov 03, 2014

Some climb the LFB ladder while Tango and Montpellier come to a halt

A high scoring week in the LFB leaves no teams undefeated after just five rounds of games./Après la 5e journée en LFB, il ne reste pas une seule équipe invaincues.

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Oct 27, 2014

Basketball news: A week to forget for Hainaut Basket

Jimmy Ploegaerts must be thinking that October is not his month, while Mélanie Plust is likely to head all basketball news in Lyon./Quand les joueuses de Hainaut Basket souffrent ...

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Oct 26, 2014

Basketball news: Not the start Villeneuve d'Ascq wanted for new season

The main basketball news for round 2 of the LFB was the season ending injury to Matea Vrdoljak from Arras./Arras perd son match et son capitaine!

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Oct 20, 2014

Playing basketball on day 2 of the Open LFB is much more physical

Playing basketball on day 2 of the Open LFB is more physical with Basket Landes, Charleville Mézières & Nantes Rezé winning./2e journée de la 10e Open LFB: COB Calais en difficulté.

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Oct 19, 2014

When playing basketball at the Open LFB, Tango Bourges Basket always wins

Bourges Basket are at home playing basketball at the Open LFB in Paris with their 10th victory. Tarbes, Arras and Mondeville also won on day 1./10e victoire au 10e Open LFB pour Bourges ...

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Oct 18, 2014

Another Open LFB victory for Mondeville

Marine Johannes propelled USO Mondeville to victory over Lyon (78-70) with an impressive third quarter burst.

Oct 18, 2014

Arras hold off Angers

Michelle Plouffe scored 14 points and picked up 12 rebounds to help Arras beat Angers (66-61)

Oct 18, 2014

Picture Video from Open LFB Media day

Oct 18, 2014

Kalis Loyd helps Tarbes to victory

Kalis Loyd scored 26 points in leading Tarbes to victory against Hainaut Basket (83-72)

Jul 07, 2014

Criticism of World Championship in Miquel Bordoy Cano's last blog entry

Miquel Bordoy Cano's last day blog entry about the U17 World Championship for Women is not flattering with a lot of harsh words.

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Jul 07, 2014

FIBA U17 World Championship for Women winners are the USA again

USA three-peat in retaining FIBA U17 World Championship for Women title, France finish 8th./3e fois d'or pour les USA, Espagne en argent, Hongrie en bronze, France 8e!

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Jul 06, 2014

World Championship final thoughts for Spain by Miquel Bordoy Cano in his blog

Miguel Bordoy Cano's blog of the the World Championship's sixth day is about strategies for Spain to beat the USA.

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Jul 06, 2014

U17 World Championship finalists are Spain and the USA

USA and Spain will fight for the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship title while France play for 7th place./L'Espagne et les USA se battront pour l'or, la France se contentera d'une éventuelle 7e place.

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Jul 05, 2014

World Championship U17 Women - One on one with Sue Phillips

One on one: USA basketball U17 coach Sue Phillips at the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women talks to wbbif.

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Jul 05, 2014

World Championship can be very emotional, says Miquel Bordoy Cano in his blog

Miguel Bordoy Cano's blog about the World Championship's fifth day is about all the emotions and disappointment for the winning and losing teams.

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Jul 04, 2014

U17 World Championship semi-final without France

France were eliminated by Spain in the quarter-final of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women./Ce n'est pas la France qui sera au semi-finale du Championnat de monde de basket fémin U 17.

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Jul 03, 2014

World Championship wins should be joyful, says Miquel Bordoy Cano in his blog

Despite qualifying in the U17 World Championship for the quarter finals, Miquel Bordoy Cano feels that the qualified teams should feel a little happy about their success.

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Jul 03, 2014

2014 U17 World Championship - No shocks in the round of 16

The World Championship quarter-final is set after a dramtic day of action. / Les équipes de la quart de la finale après la phase de 16 connaissent leurs adversaires.

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Jul 02, 2014

World Championship blog of day 3: Miquel Bordoy Cano awaits more

The blog about the third day of the FIBA U17 World Championship by Miquel Bordoy Cano is seeing more commitment by the teams.

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Jul 02, 2014

U17 World Championship for Women brackets set

After three days of basketball at the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women, the brackets are set as the competition moves to the elimination stage./La 1e phase du mondial U 17 s'achève.

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Jun 30, 2014

World Championship for Women day 2 thoughts: Breather

Find out about the thoughts of the 2nd day of the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women from Miquel Bordoy Cano's view.

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Jun 30, 2014

FIBA U17 World Championship drama in Klatovy and Pilsen

It was raining in Pilsen while the host of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship fell in overtime on day 2 in Klatovy. / La deuxième journée était intéressante ...

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Jun 29, 2014

FIBA U17 World Championship for Women - Disappointment on opening day

wbbif presents the daily thoughts of the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women by Miquel Bordoy Cano.

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Jun 29, 2014

FIBA U17 2014 World Championship Women is off and running

No shocks on day 1 of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic/Les premiers matchs du championnat de monde féminin de FIBA U17 ...

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Jun 28, 2014

FIBA U17 World Championship for Women 2014

The Czech Republic hosts the third edition of the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women in the towns of Klatovy and Plzen./Quelques changements en 2014 du Championnat du monde de basket U17 féminin

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May 18, 2014

LF2 Final Four final winner is Perpignan Basket 66

The LF2 Final Four final winner is Perpignan Basket 66 after beating COB Calais (76-56)./COB Calais échoue dans sa quête de gagner la finale de la final four contre Perpignan Basket (56-76).

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May 18, 2014

The LF2 Final Four bronze medal returns to Pau Lacq Orthez

In the LF2 Final Four bronze medal match, Pau Lacq Orthez repeated its exploit from last year, beating Roche Vendée ./Pau Lacq Orthez gagne pour la 2e année consécutive bronze dans le Final 4.

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May 18, 2014

2014 LF2 final four hosts Calais make it to final

COB Calais avenge 2013 LF2 final defeat against Pau Lacq-Orthez (69-66). / COB Calais a le dernier mot dans le 2e match de la Finale Four et le remporte contre Pau Lacq Orthez.

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May 18, 2014

2014 LF2 Final Four: Perpignan Basket 66 in the final again

Perpignan Basket qualify for their second LF2 championship game after edging out Roche Vendée (55-53). / Perpignan réussit d'emporter de peu la demi-finale de la Final Four sur Roche Vendée.

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May 11, 2014

2014 Coupe de France goes to Tango Bourges Basket

Bourges Basket win the Coupe de France Joë Jaunay for the 9th time by beating Villeneuve d'Acsq (57-48)./Villeneuve échoue contre Bourges Basket dans leur quête de gagner la Coupe de France.

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May 11, 2014

Trophée féminin Coupe de France 2014 winners are CSP Rezé

CSP Rezé win the 2014 edition of the trophée féminin Coupe de France by beating Geispolsheim (71-53). / Une deuxième visite à Paris leur rapporte le trophée féminin: CSP Rezé.

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