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Japan are crowned FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017 champions

7/30/2017

Australia v Japan, 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A (IND), Bengaluru - Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium(IND), Final, 29 July 2017

BENGALURU (FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017) - Unlikely hero Saki Mizushima stepped up big time and led Japan to a thrilling 74-73 victory in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017 Final over Australia.

It was a historic win for Japan as it is the first with new entrants Australia and New Zealand in the fold.

Junio back from the cliff edge after almost quitting basketball

7/30/2017

17 Iris Junio (ESP) - Italy v Spain, 2017 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup (ITA), Udine - Palasport "Primo Carnera"(ITA), Round of 16, 26 July 2017

UDINE/CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI (FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017) - Iris Junio was living the dream back in 2014 when she almost helped shoot down the USA in the FIBA U17 Women's World Championship Final, but a nightmare quickly arrived.

Nigeria new head coach Vincent names preliminary squad for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 training camp

7/30/2017

Mozambique v Nigeria, 2015 Afrobasket Women, Yaoundé (Cameroon), Quarter Final, 1 October 2015

ABUJA (FIBA AfroBasket Women 2017) - In his return at the helm of Nigeria women's team, Sam Vincent has named 29 players for the FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 training camp.

The American, who coached the former African champions at the 2004 Athens Olympics, is currently hosting a training camp with 14 USA-based Nigerian players in Florida while his assistant Peter Ahmedu is working with 15 players in Lagos, Nigeria as this video shows.

Spikes Skype Bot is launched

7/30/2017

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SPIKES, the official Skype Bot for the world of international track and field athletics, is launched today to mark ‘One Week To Go’ to the start of the IAAF World Championships London 2017 (4-13 August).

The bot, which was developed in collaboration with Skype, will go live directly and cover every angle of the World Championships in London including the athletes, the event disciplines and results during the 10 days of competition in the stadium and on the streets of London.

Events added to NBA Africa programme

7/30/2017

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced a series of fan engagement, youth development, community service, business and sports medicine events in the week leading up to the NBA Africa Game 2017, the league’s second game in Africa, which will take place Saturday 5th August at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The events include an expanded NBA Africa Game Fan Zone, the first NBA Africa Innovation Summit and Jr. NBA Africa Festival, a sports medicine symposium, and a series of events to leave a lasting legacy in the community.

SuperSport scoops ‘The Money Fight’

7/30/2017

Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor d over will be broadcast live on DStv’s SuperSport 2 and Maximo 1 across Africa in the early hours of Sunday, 27th August.

SuperSport will cross to Las Vegas at 3am (CAT) for the action-packed undercard with the main bout expected to start after 5am (CAT).

Nike signs nine year old Shane Kluivert

7/30/2017

Shane Kluivert, the nine-year-old son of retired Dutch soccer international Patrick Kluivert, has signed an endorsement deal with Nike.

The agreement sees the Paris Saint-Germain academy star become the youngest European athlete to be snapped up by the American sportswear giant, which has a talent identification department dedicated to scouting promising young players.

GK Foods to feed Jamaican athletes

7/30/2017

GraceKennedy Foods (GK Foods) has been named as the official food and nutrition sponsor of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) for this summer’s IAAF World Championships in London.

The GraceKennedy Group subsidiary will provide meals and nutritional support for Jamaican athletes and officials in the build-up to the ten-day event at their training camp in Birmingham, UK.

Sudan edge Burundi, set up Ethiopia date

7/30/2017

Striker Saifeldin Maki’s second half strike was enough to give Sudan a narrow win over Burundi in their Second Round second leg clash of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya 2018 qualifier on Saturday at El Obeid Stadium in Obeid.

The El-Khartoum forward netted the only goal of the encounter four minutes after the break to ensure passage for the Desert Hawks 1-0 on aggregate and set up a date with Ethiopia at the third and final round.

CAF President sends condolences on the death of Dolmy

7/30/2017

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On behalf of the CAF Executive Committee and the African football family, CAF President Ahmad has today sent a message of condolence to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and the family of Abdelmajid Dolmy.

When athletes and presidents meet in Vienna

7/30/2017

Vienna, Austria, July 29, 2017 – The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna provided the perfect backdrop on Saturday for athletes and the Presidents of the FIVB and IOC to meet informally and share their views on the sport.

FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° and IOC President Dr. Thomas Bach were in Vienna on the second day of World Championship action, which saw Australians McHugh and Schumann upset 14th-seeded Oleg Stoyanovskiy/Artem Yarzutkin of Russia in a pool play match.

Sredojevic part ways with Uganda

7/30/2017

Serbian trainer Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has terminated his contract as head coach of Uganda after more than four years in charge.

Sredojevic who guided the Cranes to the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon early this year, a first for the East African country since 1978, officially called time on his Uganda role at a press conference in Kampala on Saturday.

Sierra Leone & Mozambique living their dream in Vienna

7/30/2017

Vienna, Austria, July 29, 2017 – Seven countries are making their FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships debuts in the 2017 edition of the tournament, in Vienna. Some of them, though, had tougher paths in the tournament as they were drawn to face some of the best teams in the world in their first matches in the Danube Island.

That was definitely the case for Mozambique’s Aldevino Nguvo/Justino Tovela and Sierra Leone’s Abubakarr Kamara/Lombie Patrick, who booked their places in the tournament through the African qualifications and started their first-ever World Championships campaigns taking on the teams that played in the gold medal match of Rio 2016 Olympic Games last year.

Recap of CAF Symposium Rabat 2017

7/30/2017

A histroric symposium

Opening speech by CAF President Ahmad

Closing speech by CAF President Ahmad

SLFA President Johansen accuses Sports Ministry of misleading & Inciteful statement… As Dept. Sports minister label, her an unfathomable liar

7/28/2017

FRIENDS YESTERDAY ENEMIES TODAY? Ishmael Al-Sankoh Conteh, Fatma Samoura, Ahmed Khanou & Isha Johansen (From left to right)

The Deputy Minister of Sports of Sierra Leone, Ishmael Al-Sankoh Conteh has reacted strongly to the Press Statements of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President, Isha Johansen as an unfathomable liar.

Canada and Cameroon debut in the GC2018 men’s basketball competition

7/28/2017

The New Zealand team perform the haka before the men's gold medal basketball game between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Team Cameroon and Canada will make their awaited Commonwealth Games Basketball debut in the GC2018 men’s competition.

Manyonga on course for World Championships title

7/28/2017

Long jump kingpin Luvo Manyonga’s chances of claiming the title at the IAAF World Championships have improved after the withdrawal of defending champion Greg Rutherford.

The London 2012 Olympics champion withdrew from the championships starting in the British capital next week due to an ankle injury.

Detroit Pistons gain new jersey sponsor

7/28/2017

NBA basketball franchise the Detroit Pistons has agreed a jersey sponsorship deal with Michigan-headquartered financial services company Flagstar Bank.

The multi-year deal also names Flagstar as the official banking and mortgage sponsor of the team. Flagstar’s branding will feature on the left chest area of the Pistons’ jerseys.

Flagstar will also serve as the presenting sponsor of the Detroit Pistons Math Hoops community relations platform.

Beach Volleyball … Sierra Leonean duo takes on Italian pair on Saturday

7/28/2017

SEEKING DIVINE INTERVENTION? … Sierra Leonean duo; Abubakarr Kamara and Patrick Lombie

Sierra Leonean duo, Abubakarr Kamara and Patrick Lombie will start their 2017 FIVB World Championships campaign on Saturday, July 28 when they take on Italian pair, Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo in a three sets battle on Side Court 2.

Sierra Leone to face Nigeria in WAFU tourney

7/28/2017

ANOTHER CHANCE for Leone Stars

Sierra Leone’s home-based national team, Leone Stars has been paired against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the first round knock-out clash of the 2017 WAFU tournament.

The draw which was conducted last Thursday July 27th at the Labadi beach hotel in Accra, Ghana will see Sierra Leone and Nigeria engage each other with the winner advancing to group A.

Australia, China, Japan and Korea punch tickets to FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018

7/28/2017

Japan v Chinese Taipei, 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A (IND), Bengaluru - Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium(IND), Quarter Final, 27 July 2017

BENGALURU (FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017) - Australia, Korea, China and Japan are the four teams from FIBA Asia and Oceania that will play at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 in Spain.

Canada and Jamaica debut in the 018 Commonwealth Games women’s basketball competition

7/28/2017

Team Canada and Jamaica will make their highly anticipated Commonwealth Games Basketball debut in the GC2018 women’s competition.

Both nations were today announced in the competition alongside Australia, England, India, Malaysia, Mozambique and New Zealand after all accepted invites which were endorsed by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

FIBA 3x3 YouTube channel tops 50 million views

7/27/2017

Another social media milestone for 3x3 with 50 million all-time views on Youtube.com/FIBA3x3

MIES (FIBA 3x3) - 3x3 basketball reached another social media milestone as the FIBA 3x3 YouTube channel reached 50 million all-time views.

The channel grew at a torrid pace in 2017. More than 18 million of these views were recorded this year. The 2017 figures are already 46% better than those of the entire year of 2016. Many high-caliber 3x3 events are yet to be played this season, including the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup and the FIBA 3x3 World Tour (whose second of 7 Masters will be staged in Utsunomiya, Japan, this weekend on July 29-30).

Mali announce preliminary squad for title defense

7/27/2017

Angola v Mali, 2015 FIBA Africa U16 Women, Antananarivo (Madagascar), Preliminary Round, 13 July 2015

BAMAKO (FIBA U16 Women’s African Championship 2017) – Mali coach Sidiya Oumarou has announced a 16-member preliminary list ahead of the FIBA U16 Women’s African Championship 2017 set for August 5-12 in Mozambique.

MVP race heating up

7/27/2017

7 Maria Vadeeva (RUS) - Spain v Russia, 2017 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup (ITA), Udine - Palasport "Primo Carnera"(ITA), Group Phase, 23 July 2017

UDINE/CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI (FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017) - As we approach the business end of the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup, the race for the All-Star Five and MVP is in full swing.