Ochai Agbaji had 18 points and Christian Braun added 16 as No. 4 Kansas beat North Texas 71-59 in the first round of the ESPN Events...
Relatives of people who perished in the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant will receive US$2.5 million (S$3.4 million) in compensation over graphic photos...
The grandstanding has come to an end as the immediate past president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida has dropped his hard-line position on...
An epic confrontation looks imminent between Nigeria’s sports minister, Sunday Dare and Musa Kida of the Nigeria Basketball Federation. The immediate past president of the Nigeria...
More problems have arisen ahead of the election into the Nigeria basketball Federation (NBBF) slated for this Saturday in Benin City. While on Monday, it was...
The election into the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) slated for Benin City on Saturday has been put on hold. Sports Village Square gathered...
With continued interests being generated by the 2021 Nigeria Basketball Federation election, the Electoral Committee is leaving no stone unturned to deliver on their mandate. The...
The University of Ilorin, venue of the sixth National Youth Games is already in competition mood as the commencement date for the games approaches. The Federal...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Perhaps more than any other human endeavour, sports have been in the vanguard of bridge-building in Nigeria in the past 61 years. To the...
Nigeria’s youth and sports development Minister, Sunday Dare has remarked that his ministry will ensure fairness and a level playing field for all those aspiring to...
The Nigeria Ministry of Youth and sports Development has released the time table for election into the boards of sports federations in the country. The elections will hold...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner. President Obama will help advance the league’s social...
The USA’s men’s basketball team bounced back from their shock opening-game defeat with a comfortable 120-66 victory over Iran. The Americans saw their 25-game Olympic winning...
Nigeria men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have suffered a second consecutive defeat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after a 99-92 victory by Germany. They played gallantly and looked like...
The U.S. women won, as usual. It just wasn’t in the dominant fashion that the Americans are accustomed to. The winning streak for the world’s top-ranked...
Team USA survived an early onslaught to secure a nervous 81-72 win against Nigeria in their women’s basketball Group B opener on Tuesday (27 July). The six-time reigning...
The US men’s basketball team suffered a shock 83-76 defeat at the hands of France on Sunday (July 25), losing at the Olympics for the first time...
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Sunday morning began their podium quest at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a disappoint 87-67 loss to Australia who took absolute control of...
Team USA have dominated men’s basketball at the Olympics, winning six of the seven gold medals available – and earning the iconic ‘Dream Team’ nickname. Following...
Tokyo 2020 could herald the start of a new reign for Africans across multiple sports outside their usual medal-winning events like athletics, and football and swimming....
Two women’s basketball players have had a last-ditch bid to represent Nigeria at the Olympic Games here thrown out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport...
Sara Gamal has a track record of achieving big things, and now the Egyptian civil engineer and basketball player-turned-referee is about to make Olympic history. She...
Nigeria’s National Basketball Teams D’ Tigers and D’ Tigress quests for Olympics medals have been given further boost by another corporate organization Fidelity Bank. The bank has extended support...
The United States men’s basketball team was upset by Nigeria on Saturday evening (July 10) in its first exhibition game ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, a...
Another Nigerian sports star is emerging in the US. He is Gabe Osabuohien who is standing at 6ft 8inches tall. According to The Business Immigrant...
After weeks of camping, D’Tigers Head Coach, Mike Brown has pruned the 49-man list to 15 ahead of the friendly series lined up for the team...
General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya has commended the high level of organization and interest the 1st Dr & Mrs D....
Women’s Basketball in Nigeria comes alive in Lagos as the maiden edition of D.K Olukoya Girls Basketball Championship jump ball on Monday at the Molade Okoya...
Former Nigeria basketball international Ime Udoka has been named as the new coach of the Boston Celtics in the NBA. According to BBC, the 43-year-old was...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Nigeria’s Edrice Femi ‘Bam’ Adebayo has been named in the 12-member basketball squad of the United States to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics holding...
USA Basketball has announced a loaded women’s roster for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics on Monday. But one omission is drawing some heat. Nigerian-born Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka...
Hamane Niang has temporarily stepped down as International Basketball Federation (FIBA) President amid allegations of systemic sexual harassment within the Mali Basketball Federation. The Malian official...
Less than 12 hours after the Nigerian government announced an indefinite suspension of twitter in Nigeria, the action has been effective as the tweets by sporting...
Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday (May 15) part of a star-studded group...
Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has unveiled a comprehensive plan for Team Nigeria towards a podium success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to the...
Only the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which has a special status as a parastatal under the sports ministry is spared as 31 of 32 sports federations...
Following the conclusion of the 2021 FIBA Match Commissioner and Referees exams on Monday, 22nd, March, 12 Nigerians have been accredited for the 2021/2023 international window....
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has advised Nigerians to stop speculations over the final 12-man roster ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for the Men’s and...
D’Tigress will on Tuesday, 27th of July square up against USA for its opening game at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics according to the official fixture released by...
D’Tigers rounded off its 2021 FIBA Afrobasket championship qualifiers with a big 76-56 points win over Mali who struggled to cope with the offensive firepower of...
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