Basketball
1000 Days to the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027
Doha: The Organizing Committee for the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 has officially announced the commencement of a 1000-day countdown to the...
Historic win for Qatar over Iran in Saudi 2025 Asian Cup and Qatar 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers
Doha: The Qatari national team achieved a historic and valuable victory over their Iranian opponents, winning 78-77 in extra time, in the fourth...
Antetokounmpo scores 41 points as Bucks beat Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo put in a dominant performance as he scored 41 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-106 victory over the...
Curry steals show on Thompson’s return to Warriors
Steph Curry registered 37 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-117 in the NBA Cup on Klay Thompson’s return...
Sources: LeBron James won’t play in Lakers’ preseason opener
LeBron James will not play in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ preseason debut Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN. James, 39, will be held out...
Basketball great Mutombo dies aged 58: NBA
Los Angeles: Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58, the...
oel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the decade to try to win his...
Nneka Ogwumike scores 17, Storm spoil Diana Taurasi’s night with 89-70 win over Mercury
Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points and the Seattle Storm spoiled what could be the final home game of Diana Taurasi’s 20-year career with an 89-70...
Isaac Okoro agrees to 3-year, $38M deal to stay with Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers and restricted free agent forward Isaac Okoro agreed to a three-year, $38 million contract Saturday afternoon, agents Michael Tellem, Jeff Schwartz and...
NBA expands coach’s challenge reviews on out-of-bounds plays
The NBA has expanded the permissible scope of coach’s challenge reviews on some out-of-bounds plays, saying Tuesday that if a foul should have...
