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BAL 2024: Why Dymano BBC forfeited their second game in the Kalahari Conference

BAL 2024: Why Dymano BBC forfeited their second game in the Kalahari Conference

Burundian basketball team Dynamo BBC were not able to follow up their historic win in the 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL) opener in the Kalahari Conference on Saturday, as they forfeited their next group phase game. The Burundi champions, who are playing in the BAL for the first time, stunned hometown favorites the Cape Town Tigers 86-73 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria on March 9....

NBA: Phoenix Suns’ Footprint Center to host 2027 All-Star Game

NBA: Phoenix Suns’ Footprint Center to host 2027 All-Star Game

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has selected the city of Phoenix to host the NBA All-Star 2027, the league announced on Friday. The NBA All-Star 2027 marks the fourth time the city of Phoenix will be hosting the event, having previously played host to the NBA All-Star in 1975, 1995, and as recently as 2009, when the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 146-119. The NBA...

Mainoo: How the Man Utd teenager made history with February’s Premier League award

Mainoo: How the Man Utd teenager made history with February’s Premier League award

Manchester United have endured a poor 2023–24 campaign, but one of the positives they can take away from this season is 18-year-old Ghanaian-descent midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. The Manchester United academy graduate has claimed the February Goal of the Month award in the Premier League with his stunning solo strike away at the Molineux Stadium against Wolverhampton Wanderers. With the game tied at 3-3, Mainoo picked up...

BAL 2024: Meet the four teams competing in the inaugural Kalahari Conference

BAL 2024: Meet the four teams competing in the inaugural Kalahari Conference

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) returns for a fourth consecutive season, but this time with some changes as a new conference has been added in a country. The inaugural Kalahari Conference, which will see the BAL played in South Africa for the first time ever, has been added to the Nile and Sahara Conferences, ensuring that the 12 participating teams will be split across the three...