JAKARTA: The 2002 season of the Indonesian professional
JAKARTA: The 2002 season of the Indonesian professional
basketball competition or Kobatama will start next month, with
the semifinals adopting a best-of-three game format.
In the past, the system was only used in the finals.
The league, which offers Rp 125 million in total cash prizes,
features 10 teams split into two groups. The group matches will
be held in four series beginning in Bandung, before moving to
Salatiga, Jakarta and Malang.
The top two teams from each group qualify for the semifinals
scheduled for Oct. 12, 13 and 15, with the finals on Oct. 26, 27
and 29.
Aspac Texmaco, Indonesia Muda Star, MIB Citra Satria, Satria
Muda, Angsapura Sania are drawn in the West Division, while
Panasia Indosyntec, Bhinneka Solo, Wismilak CLS, Bima Sakti Nikko
Steel and Kalila Jakarta are grouped in the East Division. -- JP;AFP;
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Briefs-Cycling-Tour
Kloden replaced by Hondo in Tour
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Kloden replaced by Hondo in Tour
BONN, Germany: German cyclist Andreas Kloden will not compete
in next month's Tour de France because of a knee injury and will
be replaced by Telekom team-mate Danilo Hondo, the German outfit
confirmed on Thursday.
Kloden, 26, has been hospitalised after pulling out of
Tuesday's second stage of the Tour of Catalunya, where he was
making his comeback after a two-month layoff with the recurring
knee problem.
But his misfortune has turned in Hondo's favor with the 28-
year-old finally getting a chance to compete in the Tour de
France from July 2-28. --AFP
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Briefs-Soccer-Euro
Euro 2008 candidates handed over
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Euro 2008 candidates handed over
NYON, Switzerland: The seven bids to host the 2008 European
football championships were formally handed over to European
football's governing body, UEFA, on Wednesday.
Only Hungary and Russia are offering to stage the
championships alone, while Austria/Switzerland, Bosnia-
Herzegovina/Croatia, Greece/Turkey, and Ireland/Scotland have all
put forward joint bids.
A "Nordic 2008" bid gathers Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
with support from the footballing federations in Faroe Islands
and Iceland. --AFP