In Tuesday's edition, updated BBL statistics .. plus, a look at how
Birmingham Bullets are reaching out to the community for a New Deal.


RESULT
Saporta Cup, Group G
Croatia Split 82-81 London T
Cro: Tyrdic 27, Henjaq 14
Lon: Lewis 27, Bucknall 20

Aalst 101-80 Darussafaka
Plannja 66-60 Milan

Standings
Darussafaka Istanbul TUR        5-1     11
Croatia Split CRO               5-1     11
Adecco Olimpic Milano ITA       3-3     9
Plannja Lulea SWE               3-3     9
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London Towers                   1-5     7
Okapi Aalst BEL                 1-5     7


FIXTURES
Friday 5
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Leopards v Birmingham 7.30pm

Scottish Men
Falkirk v Midlothian
St.Mirren v Edinburgh

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HOOPCHAT - MARTIN HENLAN
November's Britball.com Q&A is with Haribo London Towers centre Martin
Henlan. Pose your question to the veteran big man by emailing
hoopchat@... before Sunday November 4.

In Monday's edition, our preview of the new NBA season.

MIDWEEK FIXTURES
Tuesday 2
   Saporta Cup, group stages
   Croatia Split v London T 8.30pm

Thursday 4
   uni-ball trophy, group stages
   Edinburgh v Thames Valley 7.30pm
   Manchester v Sutton 7.30pm
   Sheffield v Chester 7.00pm


Dairylea Dunkers Championship Standings
Northern Conference
                                                         Overall
                         W       L       Pts             W-L
Sheffield               5       1       10              10-1
Derby                   5       1       10              5-5
Manchester              4       1       8               9-1
Edinburgh               3       4       6               6-4
Newcastle               2       3       4               3-5
Chester                 1       5       2               2-8
Leicester               0       7       0               1-11

Southern Conference
                         W       L       Pts             Overall
Birmingham              7       1       14              8-3
Thames Valley           4       3       8               5-5
London                  3       2       6               7-7
Leopards                3       4       6               9-6
Brighton                3       5       6               6-7
Milton Keynes           2       5       4               5-7

POLL RESULT
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Yes: 95%
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In Britball.com, full details of the England men's squad for the
forthcoming European qualifiers.


Sprite Irish Men's Cup Quarter-Final Draw (TBP 11-12 December)
Tolka Rovers v Star of the Sea
Denny Notre Dame v Limerick
St. Vincent's v Blue Demons
Waterford v Killester


RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Chester 68-81 Birmingham
Che: Ivey-Jones 27, Cameron 16
Bir: Williams 18, Jamison/Phoenix/Lloyd 15

Derby 83-78 Brighton
Der: Evans/Bunton 19, Stone 16
Bri: Claxton/Sharpe 20, Scantlebury 16

Leopards  95-85  Milton Keynes
Leo: Capers 31, Johnson 17, Brantley 17
MKL: Burks 29, Windless 25, Robinson 16

uni-ball trophy, group stages
Edinburgh 77-72 Leicester
Edi: New 24, Burns 15
Lei: Perry 17, Wilson 16

Sheffield 104-62 Plymouth
She: Myers 21, Reinking 20
Ply: Schantz 19, Blackwell 15

Sprite Irish Men's Cup 2nd Round
St. Vincents 87-66 Sligo
Tolka R 80-74 Clare
Limerick 92-65 Dungannon
Star of the Sea 86-85 Queen's

NBL Men Division One
   Mid Sussex 92-82 Sutton

NBL Women Division One
   Birmingham 32-68 Spelthorne

Scottish Men
   Falkirk 69-58 Aberdeen
   Paisley 80-64 St. Mirren
   Troon 72-94 Glasgow

Scottish Women's Cup - R1
  Denny 58-44 Glasgow Gators 44
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In Saturday's edition, a first look at the BBL All-Star rankings.

Star of the Sea signed US forward John Leahy for a second spell at the
club. Leahy joined Chester last summer but was released after sustaining
an injury.

England international Spencer Dunkley looks to be out for five months
with injury. Dunkley is currently playing for Spanish side Forum
Valladolid.

RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
London T 95-67 Newcastle
Lon: Bucknall 25, Johnson 18, Leak 16
New: Perkins 16, Webber 14, Mavis 13

Thames Valley 87-108 Derby
TVT: Christie 30, Meldrum 21, Singleton 16
Der: Evans 22, Stone 21, Bunton 18

uni-ball trophy, group stages
Brighton 83-77 Chester
Bri: Trojanowski/Scantlebury/Sharp 16
Che: Francis 23, Cameron 22, Brown 12

Solent 76-98 Leopards
Sol: Irish 24, Harper 20, Scott 10
Leo: Brantley/Capers 24

Sprite Irish Men's Cup  2nd Round
Denny ND 90-77 Neptune
Marian 73-80 Demons
Waterford 70-64 Killarney

NBL Men D1
   Cardiff 84-81 Plymouth
   Islington 82-73 Taunton
   Oxford 63-78 Teesside
   Worthing 107-81 Coventry

NBL Women D1
   London T 40-71 Rhondda
   Plymouth 45-63 Northampton
   N.W. London 73-77 Wandsworth
   Thames Valley 68-79 Sheffield

Scottish Men
   Edinburgh 65-49 Midlothian

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British centre John Amaechi has been confirmed as a member of the
Orlando Magic's 12 man starting roster ahead of the new NBA season.


RESULT
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Sutton 57-80 Manchester
Sut: Powesland 26
Man: Hairston 25

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UCD Marian signed 6'4 American swingman Ricco Booker.

London Leopards announced that almost all their future games will be
played at Brentwood rather than London Arena.

Roger Huggins seems set to miss the start of his England's European
Championships qualifying campaign next month. The Antwerp forward has
seriously sprained his ankle and may be out 6 to 8 weeks.

RESULT
Thursday 28
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Manchester 95-92 Newcastle
Man: Dorsey 29
New: Perkins / Smith on 19

FIXTURES

SATURDAY
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
   London T  v Newcastle  6.15pm sky
   Thames Valley v  Derby 7.30pm

   uni-ball trophy, group stages
   Brighton v  Chester  7.00pm (@ The Triangle)
   Solent v  Leopards  8.00pm

Sprite Cup Men's Quarter-Finals
   Denny ND v Neptune 7.30
   Marian v Demons 7.10
   Waterford v Killarney 7.30

NBL Men Division One
   Cardiff v Plymouth
   Islington v Taunton
   Oxford v Teesside
   Worthing v Coventry

NBL Women Division One
   London T v Rhondda
   Plymouth v Northampton
   N.W. London v Wandsworth
   Thames Valley v Sheffield

Scottish Men
   Edinburgh v Midlothian
   Falkirk v Aberdeen


SUNDAY
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
   Chester  v Birmingham  5.30pm
   Derby v  Brighton  4.00pm
   Leopards  v  Milton Keynes   4.00pm

uni-ball trophy, group stages
   Edinburgh  v  Leicester  5.00pm
   Sheffield  v  Plymouth  4.00pm

Sprite Cup Men's Quarter-Finals
   St. Vincents v Sligo 3.30
   Tolka R v Clare 3.30
   Limerick v Dungannon 3.15
   Star of the Sea v Queen's 3.30

NBL Men Division One
   Mid Sussex v Sutton

NBL Women Division One
   Birmingham v Spelthorne

Scottish Men
   Paisley v St. Mirren
   Boroughmuir v Dunfermline
   Troon v Glasgow

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In Britball.com today, find out how you can vote for the participants in
the 1999 Eurostars Game and a chance to win a trip to the match itself.

Plus a preview of the first round of the Sprite Irish Cup and news of
the Brits in the NBA.


RESULTS
Tuesday 26
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Chester 68-96 Sheffield
Che: Francis 29, Ivey-Jones 18, Brown 13
She: Cauthorn 22, Myers 20, Reinking 19

Wednesday 27
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Leopards  95-91 Derby OT
Leo: Capers 23, Johnson 21, Deppisch 21
Der: Evans 29, Stone 19

Leicester 72-83 London T
Lei: Wilson 17, Perry 16
Lon: Bucknall 25, Lewis/Leak 19

FIXTURES
Friday 29
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Sutton v Manchester 7.30pm

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Today in Britball, updated tables from the uni-ball trophy and all other
leagues.


RESULTS
Monday
ESB Irish Men's Super League
   St Vincent’s 69-71 Tolka Rovers
   Waterford Crystal 70-68 Kerry Spring K
   Burger King Limerick 78-73 Esat Telecom Demons
   Neptune 78-71 Denny Notre Dame

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Killester 41-72 Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats
   Tolka Rovers 77-56 Univ. of Limerick


FIXTURES
Wednesday 27 October
uni-ball trophy, group stages
adidas London Leopards v Derby Storm 7.30pm
Renault Leicester Riders v Haribo London Towers 7.30pm

Thursday 28 October
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Manchester Giants v Newcastle Eagles 7.30pm


DAIRYLEA DUNKERS CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES

Northern Conference
                                         P         W       L      Pts
1 Westfield Sharks Sheffield            6         5       1       10
2 Manchester Giants                     5         4       1       8
3 Derby Storm                           4         3       1       6
4 Edinburgh Rocks                       7         3       4       6
5 Newcastle Eagles                      4         2       2       4
6 Chester Jets                          5         1       4       2
7 Renault Leicester Riders              7         0       7       0

Southern Conference
                                         P         W       L      Pts
1  Pertemps Bullets Birmingham          7         6       1      12
2  Thames Valley Tigers                 6         4       2       8
3  Brighton Bears                       7         3       4       6
4  Haribo London Towers                 4         2       2       4
5= adidas London Leopards               6         2       4       4
5= Milton Keynes Lions                  6         2       4       4
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RESULTS
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup, quarter-finals
Manchester 86-73 Leicester
Man: Dorsey 26, Hairston 20, Handy 17
Lei: Perry 17, Gilroy/St Kitts 16

Milton Keynes 91-75 Leopards
MKL: Burks 26, Windless 21, Cox 19
Leo: Capers 23, Johnson 15, Youngblood 14

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Tolka Rovers 58-79 Star of the Sea
   Clare Jets 90-86 Dungannon OT

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Crusaders 52-64 Tolka Rovers

NBL Men's National Trophy - Round 3
   Liverpool 76-83 Teesside

Scottish Women
  Denny 37-58 Polonia
  Glasgow 56-53 Grangemouth

FIXTURES
Monday 25
ESB Irish Men's Super League
   St Vincent’s  v Tolka Rovers  3.30
   Waterford Crystal v Team Kerry Spring Water 3.30
   Burger King Limerick v Esat Telecom Demons 3.15
   Neptune  v Denny Notre Dame 3.15

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Killester v  Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats 1.30
   Tolka Rovers v Univ. of Limerick 1.30

Tuesday 26
   uni-ball trophy, group stages
   Chester v Sheffield  7.30pm

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New in Britball.com , our weekly round up of results, standings and box
scores from the Euro League for men.

Brighton Bears signed Michael Martin from Leopards.

RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Newcastle 86-80 Leicester
New: Blalock 21, Smith 18, Perkins 16
Lei: Perry 19, St Kitts 18, Wilson 16

uni-ball trophy, group stages
Birmingham 91-96 Leopards
Bir: Lloyd 28, Williams 24, Walker 20
Leo: Deppisch 25, Capers 24, Johnson 18

Milton Keynes 58-87 Manchester
Mil: Robinson 15, Cox 14
Man: Hairston 23, Dorsey 13

Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup, quarter-final
Sheffield 89-75 Brighton
She: Myers 18, Reinking/McKinney 17
Bri: Gaines 30, Claxton/Sharp 18

London T 75-78 Edinburgh
Lon: Lewis 29, Bucknall 17, Leak 15
Edi: Berry 24, Burns 15, McCord/New 12

ESB Irish Men's Superleague
   Killester 71-64 Sligo Dairies
   Esat Telecom Demons 74-53 Waterford Crystal
   Team Kerry Spring Water 73-72 St Vincent’s
   Dungannon 91-83 Killester
   Sligo Dairies 73-85 Neptune
   Burger King Limerick 83-85 Denny Notre Dame
   Clare Jets 90-86 Hibernian UCD Marian

ESB Irish Women's Superleague
   Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats 75-42 Meteors
   Univ. of Limerick 43-34 Killester

NBL Men's National Trophy - Round 3
   Solent 97-93 Sutton
   Reading 68-83 Coventry
   Worthing 110-86 Oxford
   Mid Sussex 81-64 Taunton
   Cardiff 90-75 Plymouth
   Sheffield A 70-118 Birmingham
   Westminster 63-67 Islington

Sainsbury’s Classic Cola Women's National Cup Q-Fs
St Albans 41-57 Nottingham
Ipswich 61-68 Northampton
Sheffield 66-67 Rhondda
Spelthorne 56-40 Thames Valley

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In Friday's Britball, a full preview of the weekend's Men's National Cup
action.

Chester Jets released point guard Correy Childs and signed 6'6 US centre
Clarence Tyson, previously with Australian side Townsville.

England international Delme Herriman signed for German side MTV Giessen
from Den Helder of Holland.

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Star of the Sea released American foward Charles Jones.

Edinburgh Rocks released Gordon Smith.

Tolka Rovers American Richie Thweet has left the club and gone to play
in Australia and he has just been replaced by Randall Mounts who played
with Tolka, Denny Notre Dame and UCD Marian last season.

Sligo Dairies have just signed American guard Chris Doyal, who has
previously played with St. Vincent's and Ballina.


RESULTS
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Thames Valley 88-75 Leicester
TVT: Christie 25, Singleton 16, Gottfried 12
Lei: Wilson 20, St Kitts 16, Brown 15

Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Edinburgh 87-100 Derby
Edi: McCord 32, New 23
Der: Evans 29, Bunton 18


FIXTURES
FRIDAY
ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Killester  v Sligo Dairies    TG4 9pm

SATURDAY 23
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
    Newcastle v Leicester 7.00pm

uni-ball trophy, group stages
   Birmingham v Leopards 7.00pm @ AVLC
   Milton Keynes v Manchester 7.30pm

Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup, quarter-finals
   (@ The Thunderdome, Derby)
   Sheffield v Brighton 3.00pm
   London T v Edinburgh  5.00pm

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Esat Telecom Demons v Waterford Crystal 7.45
   Team Kerry Spring Water v St Vincent’s  7.30
   Dungannon  v Killester  8.00
   Sligo Dairies  v Neptune  7.30
   Burger King Limerick  v Denny Notre Dame
   Clare Jets  v Hibernian UCD Marian  8.00

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats v Meteors 7.30
   Univ. of Limerick v Killester  7.00

NBL Men's National Trophy - Round 3
   Solent v Sutton
   Reading v Coventry
   Worthing v Oxford
   Mid Sussex v Taunton
   Cardiff v Plymouth
   Sheffield A v Birmingham
   Westminster v Islington

Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Women's Cup Q-Fs
   St Albans v Nottingham
   Ipswich v Northampton
   Sheffield v Rhondda
   Spelthorne v Thames Valley

Scottish Men
   Edinburgh v Midlothian
   Falkirk v Aberdeen

Scottish Women
   Midlothian v Kool Kats

SUNDAY 10
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup, quarter-final
   (@ The Thunderdome, Derby)
   Manchester v Leicester 3.00pm
   Milton Keynes  v Leopards 5.00pm

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Tolka Rovers  v Star of the Sea 3.30
   Clare Jets  v Dungannon  3.30

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Crusaders  v Tolka Rovers  3.00

NBL Men's National Trophy - Round 3
   Liverpool v Teesside

Scottish Men
   Paisley v St. Mirren
   Boroughmuir v Dunfermline
   Troon v Glasgow

Scottish Women
   Denny v Polonia
   Glasgow v Grangemouth
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Renault Leicester Riders have signed 6’5" American guard Purnell Perry
from Icelandic side IRB.


RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Milton Keynes 82-93 Sheffield
MKL: Cox 21, Burks 19, Windless 18
She: Myers 29, Reinking 24, McKinney 12

Saporta Cup
London T 102-79 Okapi Aalst
Lon: Leak 26, Lewis/Bucknall 20
Aal: Doyle 21, Vucevic 16, Loridon 15

Croatia Split 77-66 Milan
Plannja 72-91 Darussafaka

FIXTURES
Wednesday 20 October
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Thames Valley v Leicester  8.00pm

Thursday 21
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Edinburgh v Derby 7.30pm


ESB Irish Men's SuperLeague

Team                            Played  Won     Lost    Points
Esat Telecom Demons     5       4       1       8
Neptune                         4       3       1       6
Team Kerry Spring Water 5       3       2       6
Denny Notre Dame        4       3       1       6
St. Vincent's           3       2       1       4
Killester               3       2       1       4
Star of the Sea                 4       2       2       4
Waterford Crystal       4       2       2       4
Clare Jets              3       1       2       2
Dungannon               3       1       2       2
Team Sligo Dairies      3       1       2       2
Hibernian UCD Marian    4       1       3       2
BurgerKing Limerick     3       1       2       2
Tolka Rovers            4       0       4       0

ESB Women's SuperLeague
Team                            Played  Won     Lost    Points
Tolka Rovers            3       3       0       6
A/Snowcream Wildcats    3       2       1       4
Killester               3       2       1       4
Meteors                 4       2       2       4
University of Limerick  3       1       2       2
Crusaders               4       0       4       0

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In Britball.com, full expanded statistics from the BBL.

Recent London Towers signing Ruben Nembhard has returned to the United
States after playing just one game with the club.


Scottish Cup
Men: Second round draw (to be played by 14 November):
Second round: Paisley v Troon; Aberdeen Buccaneers v Dunfermline Reign.

Third round (to be played weekend of 12 December):
atc Highland v Paisley or Troon; Midlothian Bulls v Aberdeen Pecten
Flyers; Arbroath Musketeers v St Mirren McDonalds; Aberdeen Buccaneers
or Dunfermline Reign v Aberdeen PO Eagles; Pleasance v Boroughmuir;
Edinburgh Kings v Fife Wolverines; Renfrew v Falkirk Clark Eriksson
Fury; Glasgow d2 v Glasgow Gators.

Women: First round: (to be played by 12 December):
Denny Door Centre Devils v Glasgow Gators; Dunfermline v Polonia
Phoenix; Grangemouth v Pentland Star; City of Edinburgh v Aberdeen
Grammar Greywolves. Byes: Aberdeen Beacon, Tayside Police, Glasgow d2,
Midlothian Saints.

RESULTS
Scottish Men
   Midlothian 91-72 Paisley
   Glasgow 86-55 Boroughmuir

Scottish Women
   Grangemouth 47-46 Denny


DAIRYLEA DUNKERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Northern Conference
POS                     P       W       L       FOR     AGST    PTS
1 Manchester Giants     5       4       1       418     381     8
2 Sheffield Sharks      5       4       1       441     398     8
3 Edinburgh Rocks       6       3       3       401     384     6
4 Derby Storm           3       2       1       252     243     4
5 Newcastle Eagles      3       1       2       274     281     2
6 Chester Jets          5       1       4       396     437     2
7 Leicester Riders      6       0       6       450     520     0

Southern Conference
POS                     P       W       L       FOR     AGST    PTS
1 Birmingham B          7       6       1       560     535     12
2 Thames Valley         6       4       2       539     528     8
3 Brighton Bears        7       3       4       570     567     6
4 London Towers         4       2       2       340     316     4
5 Milton Keynes         5       2       3       403     422     4
6 London Leopards       6       2       4       497     527     4

NBL DIVISION ONE MEN
                         PL      W       L       FOR     AGST    PTS
1  Teesside Mohawks     6       6       0       571     520     12
2  Plymouth Raiders     5       4       1       440     383     8
3  Birmingham Bullets   5       4       1       396     373     8
4  Islington            5       3       2       375     365     6
5  Taunton              3       2       1       227     211     4
6  Oxford Devils        5       2       3       400     387     4
7  Coventry             5       2       3       357     370     4
8  Sutton Pumas         2       1       1       148     150     2
9  Solent Stars         3       1       2       232     251     2
10 Worthing             4       1       3       327     306     2
11 Westminster          4       1       3       273     307     2
12 Cardiff Clippers     5       1       4       332     376     2
13 Mid Sussex Magic     6       1       5       467     546     2

NBL DIVISION ONE WOMEN
                         PL      W       L       FOR     AGST    PTS
1  Sheffield Hatters    3       3       0       234     144     6
2  Rhondda Rebels       3       3       0       178     151     6
3  Thames Valley        3       2       1       190     160     4
4  Wandsworth           3       2       1       175     171     4
5  Nottingham Wildcats  3       2       1       172     168     4
6  Ipswich              2       1       1       119     122     2
7  N.W. London          2       1       1       131     136     2
8  Northampton 76'ers   3       1       2       192     176     2
9  Spelthorne Acers     3       1       2       172     167     2
10 London Towers        3       1       2       185     201     2
11 Plymouth Racers      3       0       3       170     233     0
12 Birmingham Q.C       3       0       3       129     218     0

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Sainsbury's Classic Cola Cup Prize Winners
John Dolby, Ilkeston, Derbys
Michael Laxamana, London
J. Johnson, Sheffield
For more information, or to book tickets, contact the BBL on 0121 749
1355.

RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Edinburgh 59-72 Manchester
Edi: McCord 24, Berry 19, New 17
Man: Dorsey 17, Conlan 15, Hairston 14

uni-ball trophy, group stages
Derby 92-101 Leopards
Der: Stone 26, Bunton 20
Leo: Deppisch 24, Johnson 23, Brantley 20

London T 65-61 Thames Valley
Lon: Lewis 18, Bucknall 18, Leak 16
TVT: Robbins 14, Arena 13

Brighton 83-77 Plymouth
Bri: Sharp 19, Trojanowski 17, Scantlebury 16
Ply: Blackwell 26, Whitehouse 16

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Notre Dame 80-56 Killarney
   Star of the Sea 84-74 Marian
   Limerick 100-74 Sligo
   Tolka 81-83 Demons
   Waterford 52-51 Neptune

NBL Men Division One
   Taunton 86-80 Mid Sussex

NBL Women Division One
   Northampton 63-65 London T
   Wandsworth 66-52 Nottingham



FIXTURES
Monday
ESB Irish Women's Super League
Meteors v Crusaders 8.00

Tuesday 19
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Milton Keynes  v Sheffield 7.30pm

Saporta Cup
London T v Okapi Aalst  8.00pm

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Full reporrts from the McDonald's Championship from Milan

London Leopards named Bob Donewald as their new coach. The American
spent last season at Derby and the previous two years at Leicester.

Leicester released American forward Tony Moore.


RESULTS
THURSDAY / FRIDAY
McDonald's Championship (Milan)
First Round
Vasco da Gama (South America)  90-79 Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
CS Sagesse (Lebanon)  98-88 Varese Roosters (Italy)

Semi Finals
Zalgiris Kaunas (Europe) 86-92 Vasco
San Antonio Spurs (NBA) 96-86 Varese

uni-ball trophy, group stages
Sutton 76-95 Milton Keynes
Solent 100-86 Derby
Sol: Cunningham 32
Der: Bunton / Evans 23

ESB Irish Men's Super League
Killester 71-66 Clare

ESB Irish Women's Super League
Killester 58-51 Crusaders


SATURDAY
McDonald's Championship (Milan)
Final
San Antonio 103-68 Vasco da Gama
3rd Place Game
Zalgiris 97-78 Varese
5th Place Game
Adelaide 91-84 Sagesse


Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Leopards 74-99 Thames Valley
Leo: Brantley 27, Capers 18, Johnson 17
TVT: Arena 22, Meldrum 19, Christie 18

uni-ball trophy, group stages
Birmingham 103-80 Solent
Bir: Williams 24, Lloyd 23, Phoenix 20
Sol: Irish 25, Owusu 16, Cunningham 15

Milton Keynes 95-107 Newcastle
MKL: Windless 35, Burks 20
New: Smith 30, Mavis 25, Perkins/Blalock 15

Brighton 67-76 Sheffield
Bri: Brown 15
She: Reinking 15

Plymouth 76-97 Chester
Ply: Schantz 29
Che: Francis 24, Ivey Jones 21, Brown 19


ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Marian 103-86 Tolka R
   Neptune 79-59 Dungannon
   Star of the Sea 52-58 Killarney
   St. Vincents 75-69 Demons
   Waterford 66-88 Notre Dame

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Meteors 46-78 Tolka R
   Wildcats 80-34 Limerick

NBL Men D1
   Birmingham 87-75 Westminster
   Cardiff 77-60 Coventry
   Mid Sussex 83-106 Teesside
   Oxford 80-82 Islington

NBL Women D1
  Rhondda 63-60 Thames Valley
  Sheffield 81-38 Birmingham
  Spelthorne 74-44 Plymouth

Scottish Men
  Falkirk 59-80 Edinburgh
  St. Mirren 71-70 Troon

Scottish Women
  Kool Kats 77-56 Glasgow

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Follow the action from the McDonald's Championship in Milan all weekend
on Britball.com plus a look forward to the new uni-ball trophy campaign.

Plus you can still enter our Sainsbury's Classic Cola Cup competition.


FIXTURES
SATURDAY
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
   Leopards v Thames Valley   6.15pm sky

uni-ball trophy, group stages
   Birmingham v Solent 7.00pm @AVLC
   Milton Keynes v Newcastle 7.30pm
   Brighton v Sheffield  7.00pm
   Plymouth v Chester  7.30pm

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Marian v Tolka R 7.10
   Neptune v Dungannon 8.00
   Star of the Sea v Killarney 7.30
   St. Vincents v Demons 8.00
   Waterford v Notre Dame 7.30

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Meteors v Tolka R 6.45
   Wildcats v Limerick 7.30

NBL Men Division One
   Birmingham v Westminster
   Cardiff v Coventry
   Mid Sussex v Teesside
   Oxford v Islington

NBL Women Division One
   Rhondda v Thames Valley
   Sheffield v Birmingham
   Spelthorne v Plymouth

Scottish Men
   Midlothian v Paisley

Scottish Women
   Kool Kats v Glasgow

SUNDAY
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
   Edinburgh v Manchester 5.00pm

uni-ball trophy, group stages
   Derby v Leopards  4.00pm
   London T v Thames Valley  5.00pm
   Brighton v Plymouth 5.00pm @ Triangle

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Notre Dame v Killarney 3.30
   Star of the Sea v Marian 3.15
   Limerick v Sligo 3.15
   Tolka v Demons 3.30
   Waterford v Neptune 3.30

NBL Men Division One
   Taunton v Mid Sussex

NBL Women Division One
   Northampton v London T
   Wandsworth v Nottingham

Scottish Men
   Glasgow v Boroughmuir

Scottish Women
   Polonia v Midlothian
   Grangemouth v Denny

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London Leopards sacked coach Billy Mims. The American won two league
titles and the National Cup in five full seasons in charge.

RESULT
Wednesday 13
Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup, 1st round
Plymouth 60-77 Leicester
Ply: Michael Schantz 21
Lei: Kevin Gilroy 19
(Leicester's first win of the season means they face Manchester in the
quarter finals)

FIXTURES
Thursday
McDonald's Championship 99 (Milan)
First Round
1830 Vasco da Gama (South America) v Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
2100 CS Sagesse (Lebanon) v Varese Roosters (Italy)

Friday
McDonald's Championship 99 (Milan)
Semi Finals
1830 Zalgiris Kaunas (Europe) v Vasco/Adelaide
2100 San Antonio Spurs (NBA) v Sagesse/Varese

ESB Irish Men's Super League
Killester v Clare (TG4) 9.00

ESB Irish Women's Super League
Killester v Crusaders 7.00

Scottish Men
Falkirk v Edinburgh
St. Mirren v Troon

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In Tuesday's Britball.com, news from Derby and Leopards on their seasons
to date and we continue the build-up to the 1999 McDonald's Championship
In Milan. Plus you can now search the entire content on Britball.com
with our new site search.


London Towers de-licensed forward Ray Schultz from their roster. The
club signed American guard Rubens Nembhard, a graduate of Weber State
University.

RESULTS
Saporta Cup
Darussafaka 100-76 London T
Dar: Ansley 33, Green 23
Lon: Balser 18, Lewis 17

Milan 92-68 Aalst


FIXTURES
Thursday 14
uni-ball trophy, group stages
Solent v Derby   8.00pm
Sutton v Milton Keynes  7.30pm
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SAINSBURY'S CLASSIC COLA CUP COMPETITION
We've teamed up with the BBL to offer tickets to the men's Cup quarter
finals at Derby's Thunderdome. Find out how on www.britball.com

Sheffield forward Andre McCloud is likely to miss the rest of the season
after tearing a quadricep muscle.

NBL September Awards
Division One Men  : Dwaine Martin (Mid Sussex)
Division Two Men  : Rob Harper (Kingston)
Division Three Men: Stephen Moore (Stoke)


WOMEN'S NATIONAL CUP QUARTER FINALS  -  23/24 October 1999
St Albans       v       Nottingham
Ipswich         v       Northampton
Spelthorne      v       Thames Valley
Sheffield       v       Rhondda

MEN'S NATIONAL TROPHY 1999/2000

ROUND THREE  -  23/24 October 1999
Solent          v       Sutton
Reading         v       Coventry
Worthing        v       Oxford
Mid Sussex      v       Taunton
Cardiff         v       Plymouth
Sheffield A     v       Birmingham
Westminster     v       Islington
Liverpool       v       Teesside

WOMEN'S NATIONAL TROPHY

ROUND ONE  - 23/24 October 1999
Loughborough    v       Doncaster
Stockport       v       Leicester
Chelmsford      v       Brighton
Spelthorne      v       Cardiff

RESULTS
Scottish Men
Troon 78-84 Midlothian OT

Scottish Women
Denny 38-57 Midlothian
Grangemouth 44-64 Kool Kats
Pentland 61-59 Kirkcaldy

FIXTURES
   Tuesday 12
   Saporta Cup
   Darussafaka v London T  8.00pm

   Wednesday 13
   Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup, 1st round
   Plymouth v Leicester  7.30pm


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RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Chester 92-82 Thames Valley
Che: Cameron 27
TVT: Meldrum 21

Sheffield 101-71 Brighton
She: McKinney 22
Bri: Lormont Sharp 16

Leopards 108-89 Manchester
Leo: Capers 36 , Johnson 24 , Youngblood 20
Man: Dorsey 27, Carter 19
(Giants loss ends the final remaining unbeaten record in the BBL)

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Blue Demons 71-64 Star of the Sea
   Killester 55-65 Neptune

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Crusaders 45-62 Limerick
   Killester 58-57 Meteors OT
   Tolka R. 86-71 Wildcats

NBL Men's National Trophy Round Two
   Doncaster 60-94 Teesside
   Liverpool 83-46 Northampton
   Mansfield 60-89 Westminster
   Manchester 55-81 Birmingham
   Reading 83-75 Kingston
   Sheffield A 64-61 Flintshire
   Ware 74-80 Taunton

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Leicester Riders released forward John Potter.

RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championships
Edinburgh 81-82 Sheffield
Edi: Berry 18, McCord 17, Graves 16
She: Myers 31, Reinking 16

Manchester 76-63 Leicester
Man: Dorsey 23, Hairston 12
Lei: Wilson 16, Coleman 12

Brighton 89-79 Leopards
Bri: Trojanowski 19, Claxton/Scantlebury/Sharp 15
Leo: Johnson 25, Brantley 21, Capers 16

London T 78-83 Birmingham OT
Lon: Leak 17, Lewis 16, Bucknall 14
Bir: Williams 29, Jamison 21

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Friday
   Denny 72-65 St. Vincents
   Killarney 76-90 Demons

   Saturday
   Killarney 66-65 Marian
   Dungannon 83-73 Limerick
   Sligo 79-70 Waterford
   Clare 93-87 Tolka R

NBL Men's National Trophy Round Two
   Coventry 69-54 Hull
   Islington 106-62 Bournemouth
   N.W. London 91-102 Mid Sussex
   Oxford 98-58 Barking
   Portsmouth 59-120 Plymouth
   Solent 95-75 North London
   Sutton 82-60 Brixton
   Worthing 103-62 Croydon

Sainsbury's Classic Cola Women's Cup - Round Two
   Cardiff 38-75 Rhondda
   Ipswich 57-41 Leicester
   Nottingham 68-53 London T
   N.W. London 49-78 Thames Valley
   Spelthorne 57-50 Plymouth
   Stockport 41-67 Sheffield

Scottish Men
   Boroughmuir 62-87 St. Mirren
   Dunfermline 71-91 Glasgow

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The Ed's Tuppence this week examines the news that the NBA are
considering a Europe-based farm league

RESULT
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Derby 94-85 Milton Keynes
Der: Evans 33, Bunton 23, Stone 21
MKL: Windless 24, Cox 22, Burks/Robinson 11

DAIRYLEA DUNKERS CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES

NORTHERN CONFERENCE               P  W  L  Pts
1  Edinburgh Rocks                4  3  1  6
2  Manchester Giants              2  2  0  4
3= Derby Storm                    3  2  1  4
3= Westfield Sharks Sheffield     3  2  1  4
5  Newcastle Eagles               3  1  2  2
6  Chester Jets                   4  0  4  0
7  Renault Leicester Riders       5  0  5  0

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE               P  W  L  Pts
1  Pertemps Bullets Birmingham    6  5  1  10
2  Thames Valley Tigers           4  3  1  6
3  HARIBO London Towers           3  2  1  4
4= Milton Keynes Lions            5  2  3  4
4= Brighton Bears                 5  2  3  4
6  adidas London Leopards         3  1  2  2

As at 8 October 1999

FIXTURE - CHANGE
Scottish Women
Sunday
Glasgow P-P Polonia

POLL RESULT
Should the latter stages of BBL competitions be played at central
venues?
Yes: 38%
No : 61%
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In Thursday's britball.com, a full Irish weekend preview.


FIXTURES
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
   Saturday 9
   Edinburgh v Sheffield 6.15pm (Sky)
   Manchester v  Leicester 6.15pm
   Brighton v Leopards 7.00pm
   London T v Birmingham 7.30pm

   Sunday 10
   Chester v Thames Valley 5.30pm
   Sheffield  v Brighton 6.15pm
   Leopards v Manchester 4.00pm

ESB Irish Men's Super League
   Saturday
   Killarney v Marian    7.30
   Dungannon v Limerick  8.00
   Sligo v Waterford 7.30
   Clare v Tolka R 8.00

   Sunday
   Blue Demons v Star of the Sea 3.00
   Killester v Neptune 3.30

ESB Irish Women's Super League
   Sunday
   Crusaders v Limerick 3.00
   Killester v Meteors 1.30
   Tolka R. v Wildcats 3.30

NBL Men's National Trophy Round Two
   Saturday
   Coventry v Hull
   Islington v Bournemouth
   N.W. London v Mid Sussex
   Oxford v Barking
   Portsmouth v Plymouth
   Sheffield A v Flintshire
   Solent v North London
   Sutton v Brixton
   Worthing v Croydon

   Sunday
   Doncaster v Teesside
   Liverpool v Northampton
   Mansfield v Westminster
   Manchester v Birmingham
   Reading v Kingston
   Ware v Taunton

Sainsbury's Classic Cola Women's National Cup - Round Two
     Saturday
   Cardiff v Rhondda
   Ipswich v Leicester
   Nottingham v London T
   N.W. London v Thames Valley
   Spelthorne v Plymouth
   Stockport v Sheffield

   Sunday
   St Albans v Birmingham
   Tyneside v Northampton

Scottish Men
   Saturday
   Boroughmuir v St. Mirren
   Dunfermline v Glasgow

   Sunday
   Troon v Midlothian

Scottish Women
   Sunday 10
   Denny v Midlothian
   Glasgow v Polonia
   Grangemouth v Kool Kats

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HOOPCHAT
Reggio Emilia and England star Andrew Betts answers your questions in a
Britball.com Q&A

Corey Jackson (Bir) underwent exploratory knee surgery. The American is
expected to be out 2-4 weeks.


Sprite Irish Cup
Men's Cup First Round Draw (TBP 30-31 October)
St. Vincent's v Sligo
Notre Dame v Neptune
Marian v Blue Demons
Waterford v Killarney
Limerick v Dungannon
Star of the Sea v Queens
Tolka R. v Clare
Killester v Bye

Women's Cup Quarter Final Draw (TBP 11-12 December)
Limerick v Tolka R.
Meteors v Sligo
Crusaders v Killester
Wildcats v Glanmire

RESULT
BBL
Leicester 82-96 Brighton
Lei: Potter 18, Coleman 17
Bri: Sharp 30 , Claxton 18

Fixture
Friday
ESB Irish Men's SuperLeague
Killarney v Blue Demons

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Coventry Crusaders re-signed UK point guard Ben Livingston.

RESULTS
BBL
Chester 70-83 Derby
Che: Francis 17, Cameron 16, Ivey-Jones 15
Der: Evans 31, Bunton 16, Miller 14

Saporta Cup, Group G
Plannja Basket 72-65 London T
Pla: Aulander 21, Banks 154
Lon: Lewis 19, Leak 17

Aalst 60-71 Croatia Split
Milan 82-87 Darussafaka

Group G Table
1. Istanbul     3-0
1. Milan        2-1
3. Split        2-1
4. Plannja      2-1
5. Aalst        0-3
6. London T     0-3


FIXTURES
Friday 8
BBL
Derby v Milton Keynes 8.00pm

ESB Irish Men's SuperLeague
Denny v St. Vincents (TG4, 9.00)

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Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup
Quarter-final Draw - Matches at Thunderdome, Derby

Saturday 23 October
Sheffield v Brighton  3.00pm
London T v Edinburgh 5.00pm

Sunday 24 October
Manchester v Leicester or Plymouth 3.00pm
Milton Keynes v Leopards 5.00pm


RESULT
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Birmingham 67-66 Leicester
Bir: Phoenix 19, Williams 18
Lei: Coleman 18, Wilson 17

FIXTURE
Wednesday 6
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Leicester v Brighton 7.30pm
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Sainsbury's Classic Cola Cup action, plus on Monday - results and
reaction from Ireland, Scotland and the NBL.

FIXTURES
Monday 4
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
BirminghaM v Leicester  7.30pm

Tuesday 5
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Chester v Derby 7.30pm

Saporta Cup
Plannaja (SWE)v London T 8.00pm

RESULTS
BBL
Newcastle 84-95 Thames Valley
New: Smith 23, Perkins 19, Blalock 16
TVT: Arena 20, Meldrum/Siemon 15

Milton Keynes 80-79 London T
MKL: Bobb 20, Windless 15, Cox 13
Lon: Lewis 20, Bucknall 16, Leak 13

Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup - 1st Round
Edinburgh 96-83 Chester
Edi: McCord 30, Berry/Maclean 15
Che: Francis 24, Childs 21, Ivey-Jones 20

Sheffield 75-71 Derby
She: Reinking 22, Johnson 21
Der: Bunton 23, Stone 19

ESB Irish Men's SuperLeague
   Tolka 78-81 Killarney
   Limerick 65-84 Killester

ESB Irish Women's SuperLeague
   Tolka 59-53 Killester

NBL Women D1
   Birmingham 44-60 Rhondda

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SATURDAY SPECIAL: Export Garbelotto rues home failures
The ex-England assistant explains why Iceland is ahead of the British
game.

RESULTS
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
Brighton 63-68 Birmingham
Bri: Jamison 17
Bir: Brown 18

Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup - 1st Round
Solent 88-100 Leopards
Sol: Irish 34, Cunningham 20
Leo: Capers 42, Brantley 22

London T 76-68 Sutton
Lon: Johnson 23, Lewis 21
Sut: Powlesland 19

Manchester 94-71 Thames Valley
Man: Hairston 26, Handy 20
TVT: Singleton 20

NBL Men D1
   Coventry 84-91 Teesside
   Islington 60-68 Plymouth
   Mid Sussex 73-98 Oxford
   Worthing 89-54 Cardiff

NBL Women D1
   London T 53-64 Wandsworth
   Nottingham 55-45 Ipswich
   Plymouth 71-74 N.W. London
   Spelthorne 51-68 Sheffield
   Thames Valley 64-52 Northampton

ESB Irish Men's SuperLeague
   Waterford 68-67 Dungannon
   Marian 68-70 Demons
   Sligo 59-76 St. Vincents
   Neptune 81-68 Clare

ESB Irish Women's SuperLeague
   Limerick 49-52 Meteors
   Wildcats 104-40 Crusaders

Scottish Men
   Aberdeen 78-64 Dunfermline
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In Friday's Britball, a full preview of the weekend's BBL and Cup
action.


RESULTS
Friday 1
Sainsbury’s Classic Cola National Cup - 1st Round
Newcastle 99-109 Milton Keynes OT
New: Smith 23
MKL: Windless 40

ESB Irish Men's Superleague
Star of the Sea 106-72 Denny Notre Dame
Sta: Jones 24, Bennet 18pts, Kennedy 17
Den: Jenkins 23, McTrilly 18


Poll Result
Should there be automatic promotion between the BBL and NBL ?
Yes: 35%
No: 64%
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