Basketball

The Kwara Falcons of Ilorin continued its dominance in the basketball arena in Nigeria as they beat Ghana's Spintex Knights of Accra 65-57 to clinch the Louis Edem Men’s Basketball Invitational Championship trophy, at the Indoor Sports Hall…

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday, setting the new mark with a fadeaway jump-shot late in the third quarter of a home game against the Oklahoma City…

Crown Elite Sports is proud to announce the commencement of it's star-studded 10th edition of the yearly Crown Elite Basketball Championship, which begins on February 15. READ ALSO: How Elite Schools Cup is breeding new sporting talents…

Power forward Evan Mobley recorded a career-high 38 points and 9 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 114 - 102, while the Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 106 - 104 in the NBA. The Milwaukee…

Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic recorded 36 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 13th triple-double of the season as the hosts beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 122-113 for its seventh consecutive win of the NBA season.…

Miami Heat and D'Tigers of Nigeria point guard Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent recorded 27 points and 3 rebounds as his side posted a 111 - 95 NBA victory against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, at the FTX Arena in Miami, USA. Bam Adebayo led the…

Cameroonian basketball player Pascal Siakam recorded 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 132 - 120 in the NBA, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto Canada. Gary Trent Jr. added…

Nigeria's Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare commissioned the newly renovated Basketball Court in LAUTECH, located in Ogbomosho, Lagos State, while also launching the Ogbomoso Rockets Basketball Team. The newly…

In the NBA's first game south of the border since 2019 in Mexico City, the Miami Heat played its best in the fourth quarter to beat San Antonio Spurs 111-101, with Bam Adebayo recording 22 points and 13 rebounds at the Arena Ciudad de…

Ogun State, located in South-Western Nigeria, have been awarded the hosting rights of the 22nd edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF), scheduled to take place in the capital city Abeokuta, in 2024. Should Ogun State fail to be…