Sports.ru Joins Euroleague Basketball’s Roster of Premium Media Partners

March 3, 2015

Sports.ru will host the official online destination for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague fans in Russia

Euroleague Basketball and Sports.ru, the sport website of reference in Russia, announced today the launch of a new partnership.

Sports.ru will host the official online destination for Turkish Airlines Euroleague fans in Russia.

After a string of successful experiences in other countries, Sports.ru joins an illustrious list of Official Premium Media Partners that includes Sport24.gr (Greece), Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy), Milliyet (Turkey), Diario As (Spain) and L’Equipe (France).

The new site, hosted in a special section at Sports.ru (http://www.sports.ru/euroleague/), will be the main reference to Europe’s top club competitions for all Russian basketball fans, with access to video highlights, news from top basketball journalists in Russia, extensive articles, various polls and contests, real-time live statistics, results, standings, a complete photo gallery and many more exciting features.

The Sports.ru coverage will feature all the Russian teams participating in the top two European competitions – the Turkish Airlines Euroleague  (CSKA Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod)) and the Eurocup (Unics kazan, Khimki Moscow Region, Zenit St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv Kuban) – as well as full coverage of both competitions in general.

“We are extremely happy to partner with Sports.ru. They are the signature sports website in Russia, and this agreement will help us engage with our Russian fans,” Mr. Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Euroleague Basketball Brand and Communication Director, said.

“Russia is one of our priority markets and we have been looking for the best partner possible to bring the latest and most complete information to all our local fans there.”