CSKA Moscow coach Gundars Vetra has revealed the club will have big changes for next season after failing in both the EuroLeague Women and the Russian Superleague.

The club was undefeated in all competitions before unravelling and losing both quarter-final  games against UMMC Ekaterinburg in Europe, earlier this year.

ZVVZ Prague have made a couple of major signings to bolster their challenge next season in the top flight of the Czech Republic and Europe.

Coach Lubor Blazek's Prague, who finished runners-up to Gambrinus Brno in the domestic play-off finals, has signed Croatia's 1.98m national team center Sonja Kireta of Bourges and Halcon Avenida's 1.95m Serbia international Ivanka Matic for the 2008-09 campaign.

Sweden won three categories while Norway took honours in the fourth in this year's Youth Nordic Championships finals in Solna, Sweden, featuring Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and the host country.

The five teams played each other Wednesday to Saturday with the finals and third place games taking place on Sunday. A total of 50 games were organised, including the matches of Bravo Cup, a tournament for club youth teams.

FIBA Europe's Young Player of the Year for 2007 Ricky Rubio temporarily broke his silence and spoke to the media about being honoured as one of the Spanish league ACB's Ideal Quintet.

Rubio, one of hottest talents ever to emerge from Spain, made the elite team along with DKV Joventut teammate Rudy Fernandez, Bilbao's Marcelinho Huertas, Real Madrid's Felipe Reyes and the league's Player of the Year Marc Gasol of Akasvayu Girona.