NBA Africa and the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) unveiled a newly refurbished court at the Campos Stadium in Lagos on Thursday. The refurbishment is part of the partnership between Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience program in Lagos. The project is in collaboration with the Lagos State Sports Commission and it will benefit youth in Lagos and surrounding communities by providing them with more opportunities...
Novak Djokovic paid tribute to Kobe Bryant as he cliched a 24th Grand Slam title by defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the final of the US Open on Sunday. The game was a rematch of the 2021 final which Medvedev won in straight sets. Djokovic came into the tournament having been triumphant at the Australian Open and French Open before losing to Carlos...
South Sudan became the first African country to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after finishing as the best African team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The world's youngest country ended their campaign at the FIBA World Cup with a 101-78 victory against Angola on Saturday. South Sudan sealed the Olympic berth after their closest rival, Egypt's 88-86 defeat to New Zealand. The...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has appointed former player Rena Wakama as head coach of the national women's team, the D'Tigress. Wakama succeeds Otis Hughley after the NBBF confirmed she has signed a two-year contract to lead the five-time Afrobasket champions. Wakama, born in Rivers State, currently works as assistant coach at Stony Brooks University in the United States of America. The former Nigeria international is...
The NBA Eastern Conference final starts tonight with the Boston Celtics hosting the Miami Heat at the TD Garden on Thursday morning, at 1 am (West African Time). It would be the third time in four seasons, the Heat and the Celtics will be facing each other in the Eastern Conference finals with the latter dominating and advancing to the NBA final. DR Congolese descent Mfiondu...
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