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Turkey's largest beer maker Anadolu Efes has announced that Robin Michael Goetzsche, who has been serving as its president and CEO since November 2015, will be leaving his position as of Dec. 31.

A statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Nov. 21 said Goetzsche will be leaving due to personal reasons. 

Olympiakos won the Greek derby against Panathinaikos (79-77) in the Euroleague away from home, and moved to 5 losses 3 wins, with the greens falling to 4 wins and 4 losses. The match was a thriller, with the lead changing hands on many occasions.

BELGRADE - Partizan Belgrade suffered a surprise 80-74 (22-16, 27-24, 18-21, 9-17) home defeat to Belgium's Charleroi in their FIBA Basketball Champions League Group E, Round 5 game late Tuesday.

Charleroi made as many as 14 three-point shots as Bowman and Richardson led the scoring with 16 points each, handing their team the first win in the competition.

The Euroleague battles between the Greek and the Spanish giants ended 1-1 on Wednesday, with home advantage making the difference in the victories of Olympiakos over Barcelona (59-52) and of Real Madrid over Panathinaikos (87-84).

KAZAN - Red Star Belgrade lost to Russia's UNICS Kazan 65-62 (17-17, 10-15, 14-11, 24-19) on the road in late Thursday's Round 6 game of the basketball Euroleague.

Despite being in the lead throughout most of the encounter, the Belgrade Red-and-Whites let the victory slip after a poor finish to the game.

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos improved their Euroleague record to 3-1 after the Reds triumphed at Baskonia in Spain and the Greens saw off visiting Red Star Belgrade in Athens.

Olympiakos defeated Baskonia 95-90 on Thursday for its first away win in the new Euroleague after a tight as well a spectacular game.

Istanbul club Fenerbahçe remained undefeated in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and joined CSKA Moscow atop the standings by downing Zalgiris Kaunas 82-68 at home on Oct. 26. 

Ekpe Udoh and Jan Vesely led the winning side with 14 points apiece. Udoh added eight rebounds while Vesely made eight of eight free throws. 

Panathinaikos, playing without a head coach, very nearly upset Euroleague favorite CSKA Moscow to go down by four in the end on Friday, while Olympiakos thrashed Turkey's Efes Anadolu by 24 on Thursday for its first win in the new Euroleague.

BELGRADE - Serbian national team won the gold medal after it defeated the United States with 21:16 in the final of the World Cup in 3×3 basketball.

This was the third consecutive World Cup finals for the Serbian basketball players, who won the first edition in 2012 in Athens, while two years ago they were defeated from Qatar in Moscow.

Panathinaikos opened their Euroleague campaign with a victory on home turf, Friday night, at OAKA basketball stadium by defeating Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas 84-76.