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Monday, December 8, 2014

France has luck of the draw for Euro 2015, Spain in tougher group

by  Associated Press France gets relatively easy group for Euro 2015 Associated Press - 8 December 2014 11:55-05:00 PARIS (AP) — Defending champion France has been handed a relatively easy opening group for the 2015 European basketball championship at Monday's draw in Disneyland, near Paris. The tournament was slated for Ukraine, but was moved because of unrest. France will stage a group in Montpellier and the final stage of the September tournament in Lille. Other group matches will be spread around three other European cities: Berlin; Zagreb, Croatia; and Riga, Latvia. Group A in Montpellier comprises France, Finland, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Poland and Israel. Group B in Berlin has Germany, Turkey, Spain, Serbia, Italy and Iceland. Group C in Zagreb features Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Macedonia, Georgia and the Netherlands while Group D in Riga has Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belgium and the Czech Republic. News Topics: Sports, Basketball People, Places and Companies: France, Paris, Spain, Croatia, Berlin, Riga, Zagreb, Latvia, Western Europe, Europe, Eastern Europe, Germany, Middle East Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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