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Anthony Joshua’s trainer, Derrick James, has responded to the growing speculation that his man will face American knockout artist, Deontay Wilder, later this year. Joshua and Wilder, at one stage, were...... Read more Qatar to host Basketball World Cup for first time

Qatar was named host of the 2027 men’s Basketball World Cup on Friday, burgeoning its reputation for staging major global sports events. Germany will hold the women’s version in 2026, basketball’s...... Read more FIBA ranks D’Tigers No.1 in Africa, 19th globally

Despite missing out on the FIBA World Cup, Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, retained their position as the number one team on the continent and 19th in the world in the...... Read more W’Cup: D’Tigers beat Guinea 62-59, keep hope alive

D’’Tigers on Saturday recorded their second win at the ongoing FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Luanda, Angola. Following poor performances in the previous windows, D’Tigers got their World Cup...... Read more D’Tigers beat Ivory Coast, keep W’Cup hope alive

The Nigeria male basketball team, D’Tigers, on Friday revive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup after beating group leaders, Ivory Coast, in the first game of the last window...... Read more LeBron James breaks NBA all-time points-scoring record

LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in the National Basketball Association history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be...... Read more LeBron James jersey sells for record $3.7m

A game-worn jersey of basketball superstar LeBron James sold for $3.7 million at auction Friday, five times more than the previous record for one of his shirts. The sale comes with...... Read more FIBA Ranking: Nigeria Retains Top Spot In Africa

Former African champions, Nigeria retained her stranglehold on the top spot in Africa following the latest FIBA rankings released by FIBA on Friday. The 2017 winners of the FIBA AfroBasket for...... Read more NBBF To Name Committees For Leagues

Barring any hitches, the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF will in a matter of days make public the members of its various committees to oversee the leagues and other national activities. This...... Read more 20 Teams Set For Sam Oguche Energy Bullet B’ball Championship

The next edition of the Sam Oguche Energy Bullet Basketball Championship will attract 20 men and women teams across Nigeria and Togo. The competition billed for November 1 to 6, 2022...... Read more At SRAP basketball clinic, American coach, Baker, points at ways to excellence

Mark, Shehu sponsor coaches, and players to workshop American Basketball coach, Ganon Baker, believes building an academy in Nigeria will greatly enhance the game’s development. He has promised to put in...... Read more Baka is MVP as Raptors win OBN HOOP Summit Championship

U.S Consulate pledges continuous support for youth developmentRaptors Basketball Club, at the weekend, defeated Ebun Comets by 77 to 66 to win this year’s Organised Basketball Network Academy (OBN) Championship, tagged...... Read more FirstBank Team Retains Olukoya Women Basketball Championships

FirstBank Female Basketball team has retained the just-concluded Dr. D K Olukoya Women Basketball Championship by defeating MFM Queens 54-37. The weeklong competition which rounded off at the Indoor Sports Hall...... Read more North East NBBF Zonal Championship Impresses Usman

A total of 23 teams are in Maiduguri the North East NBBF Zonal Championship. According to an excited Coach Yakubu Usman, the turnout of teams at the maiden edition of the...... Read more Mark D Ball Elite 8 Championship: We Aren’t Going To Underrate Any Team – Mo Heats Coach

Coach of Mo Heats basketball team, Adeka Dauda has said they will not underrate any team in their quest to Nick the title. Dauda who defeated FCT Hardrockers 75 – 59...... Read more NBA, PanAfricare , ExxonMobil train FCT Schools

The National Basketball Association (NBA), through its youth development initiative Power Forward , PanAfricare and ExxonMobil has taken the teachings of health literacy and life skills through basketball to secondary school...... Read more Ban on international basketball could cost Nigerians scholarship opportunities, says Udezue

hairman of Anambra State Basketball Association and CEO of AFA Sports, Ugo Udezue, is worried that the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw the country from international basketball will affect the youth...... Read more 2022 NBA Finals: Udoka’s Celtics Lose At Home To Golden State Warriors To Tie Series At 2-2

Former Nigeria international Ime Udoka’s Boston Celtics, missed the chance to take a 3-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals after losing 107-75 in game four on...... Read more Basketball stakeholders call for ban on key actors of crisis

A group, Concerned Basketball Stakeholders, has called on the Federal Government to ban all the key actors in the crisis rocking the game in the country. In an open letter signed...... Read more FIBA Throws D’Tigress Out Of 2022 World Cup After FG’s Withdrawal

The world governing body for basketball, FIBA, has replaced Nigeria’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress, with Mali for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Belgrade. Nigeria was disqualified after...... Read more Hoops Dreams Partner South West Basketball Association On U-14 Camp

Hoops Dreams, in conjunction with the South West Basketball Association, will holds its South West under-14 Children’s Day Basketball for boys and girls on the May 26 and 27 at the...... Read more Nigeria withdraws from international basketball over NBBF crisis

o set up interim management committee for basketball leaguesFollowing the leadership crisis that has dogged Nigerian basketball for more than eight years, the Federal Government, yesterday, withdrew the country from international...... Read more Hawks Say Clint Capela Will Be Re-Evaluated On Friday

The Hawks were in need of some good news after losing Game 1 of their playoff series against the Heat, 115-91, on Saturday. The Hawks had trouble with Miami in Game...... Read more South West Basketball Zone Sets Up Committees Ahead Of Activities Launch

Various committees have been set up to enable the smooth takeoff and running of basketball in the South West under the leadership of its zonal representative on the Nigeria Basketball Federation...... Read more Imo partners national team players for 2022 Owerri Basketball Classics

Imo State Basketball Association is partnering with some national team players to stage this year’s Owerri Classics, which will hold from April 20 to 24. It will feature teams from the...... Read more