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Basketball makes inroads into Fiji’s rugby schools
For 19 year old Isoa Tuwai, rugby is life. It was the only sport he played until lately when basketball was introduced to him and his colleagues at Queen Victoria School. The boys from Vulinitu are known for their rugby skills but yesterday they showed potential to be equally good in basketball. The QVS under-19…
Read More26 Federations take FIBA Europe to arbitration!!
Representatives from Russian and Lithuanian Basketball Federations have confirmed to media that 26 national federations have sued FIBA Europe in Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, for not obeying it’s own statutes.
Following the firing of FIBA Europe General Secretary Nar Zanolin by the president of FIBA Europe Olafur Rafnsson, 26 national federations (28 according to Lithuanian media) requested to hold an emergency meeting of the General Assembly.
Read MoreCold war between Partizan and Red Star
The season has not even started yet, and there is already a cold war going on between Serbia’s biggest and most popular Basketball clubs; Partizan Belgrade and Red Star Belgrade. For many decades there was some kind of balance of power and status quo between the two, in which Red Star dominated football (Champions league…
Read MoreBynum’s knee treatment gains acceptance in U.S.
While 76ers center Andrew Bynum has chosen to have the creator of the noninvasive, nonsurgical procedure administer the injections to his knees that he hopes will extend his career next month in Dusseldorf, Germany, the procedure – known as regenokine treatment – has been administered in the United States for almost a decade. “Regenokine is…
Read MoreTeams Set for Zone V Championships in Uganda
UGANDA will have four flag-bearing teams in the upcoming Zone V basketball championships due August 20-26 in Kampala, Uganda. Local basketball governing body, FUBA intermitted that all is set to host the week long regional club basketball competition at two different venues – Lugogo Indoor Stadium (MTN Arena) and Makerere Mainground Basketball Court. “All is…
Read MoreABA Supports She Cares Foundation Charity Game
Los Angeles, CA. – The She Cares Foundation will host a red carpet benefit celebrity basketball game at Edward E. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles CA. This charity event, complete with music, food, fun and competition will benefit single mothers. Included among the celebrities scheduled to attend are Angela Simmons (Fashion Designer), Vanessa Simmons…
Read MoreGates heads to Lithuania to play for Pieno Žvaižgdės
Univ. of Cincinnati power forward Yancy Gates (6’9″, 270lbs) is heading to Lithuania to start his professional career with Pieno Žvaižgdės instead of going to camp with the Boston Celtics. Gates’ college coach, Mick Cronin, told the website cincinnati.com that Gates, who averaged 12.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game for the Bearcats in 2011-12,…
Read MoreIlkan Karaman’s deal with Fenerbahce could have consequences
Turkish talent Ilkan Karaman has signed with Fenerbahce. At first glance, this seems like a regular transactions, but it may not be. The New Jersey Nets’ 57th draft pick has his roots with Tofas Bursa, but in 2010 he signed a five-year deal with Galatasaray. For the 2010/2011 season Ilkan Karaman was leased back to…
Read MoreGroups for African U18 Championships are set.
The technical meeting of the AFROBASKET U18 Men was held in Maputo, to draw the competition groups. Teams participating in this championship were represented by their head of delegations and technical staffs. The groups are as following: Group A: Mozambique, Rwanda, DR Congo, Mali, Ghana, Tunisia Group B: Egypt, Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Gabon, Angola…
Read MoreSKABA Premier Division Final Four set on Saint Kitts
Challengers, Ghetto Roots, Fig Tree , Ghaut Bucs in. Hitters, Cotton Ground, Rootsie, Cayon OUT !!The 2012 SKABA Premier Division regular season has come an end and the final four playoffs is now set. For the 2nd year in a row the Fig Tree Dirt Revellers came out on top of the regular season with…
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