Basketball

The newly appointed head coach of Nigeria's Senior Women’s Basketball Team (D'Tigress), Rena Wakama, has invited 18 players for the FIBA Women's Afrobasket Championship. Nigeria would be camped in Abuja ahead of the Women’s AfroBasket…

D’Tigers of Nigeria have crashed out of the 2023 FIBA AfroCan championship after losing 74-72 to defending champions Democratic Republic of Congo in a fierce quarter-final contest, at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luandå in Angola on Thursday.…

The Niger State Basketball Association has called up 23 players to participate in the state basketball championship. These players are to report to the training camp at the Minna Handball Complex, where they will embark on…

D'Tigers of Nigeria started its campaign at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan basketball tournament on a winning note, beating Mali 62-56 courtesy of a man-of-the-match performance by Michael Afuwape, at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Luanda in Angola on…

Miami Heat's chances of overcoming the odds and beating favourites Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals will hinge on big man Bam Adebayo's success in containing dynamic centre Nikola Jokic, his teammate Jimmy Butler said. The series shifts…

Boston Celtics secured a 104-103 victory against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of NBA's Eastern Conference finals, forcing a Game 7 after a thrilling contest at the Kaseya Center in Miami, USA. The Boston Celtics were three seconds away from…

Power forward Jayson Tatum recorded 33 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Boston Celtics fought off elimination from NBA's Eastern Conference finals after a 116-99 victory against the Miami Heat in Game 4, at the Kaseya Center in Miami,…

Cameroonian star and Philadelphia 76ers power forward Joel Embiid has won the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the first time, the league announced. Embiid was chosen over Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic, to whom he lost the…

Houston Rockets have hired American-Nigerian Ime Udoka as the head coach of the NBA team, the basketball outfit announced on Wednesday. Udoka was suspended by the Boston Celtics just before the 2022-23 season after he violated the team's…

The Initiator of Mark D Ball Basketball Championship, Mark Igoche has hailed Kwara Falcons' bravery as the team crashed out of the Basket Africa League (BAL). Making their continental debut at the BAL, the Ilorin Based team and Nigerian…