Category: Basketball
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FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers may face Argentina, Brazil, Canada
Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, has been placed in Pot 7 by the Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) ahead of the FIBA World Cup draw on March 16. According to a statement released by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Friday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Senegal, New…
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Russell Westbrook breaks 51-year-old NBA record
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook broke a 51-year-old NBA record when he achieved a triple-double in 10 consecutive games. He tied Wilt Chamberlain’s run of nine triple-doubles in a row, set in 1968, on Sunday against Houston Rockets. The 30-year-old point guard broke the record in Thunders’ 120-111 win over Portland Trail Blazers with 21…
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19th NSF: Gombe bring down Lagos in basketball thriller
Gombe State’s male basketball team bruised the ego of their Lagos opponents on Monday by beating them 58-42 points at the ongoing 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja. However, as flattering as the scoreline may be, it was still arguably the most entertaining and tension-soaked basketball action at the NSF so far. The Gombe…
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FIBA: D’Tigers drop one spot in latest world ranking, retain 1st in Africa
The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers has dropped one spot from their 32nd position to 33rd in the latest FIBA world ranking released on Thursday. D’Tigers are one of the 47 teams that dropped in the ranking despite having qualified for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. The 2017 FIBA AfroBasket runner-up, D’Tigers…
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Basketball players sent home for paying women for sex
Four Japanese basketball players have been sent home from the Asian Games for allegedly paying women for sex. The players went out for dinner in Jakarta wearing their team uniforms and were solicited by touts to go to a hotel with women, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo News. The Asian Games opened in the…
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LeBron James unveils school for children
Popular NBA star, LeBron James has unveiled an elementary school called “I Promise School” for at-risk children in his hometown. The basketball player through the “LeBron James Family Foundation” and Akron (Ohio) Public Schools, launched this school on Sunday. TheNewsGuru reports that the school is geared towards creating an opportunity for children with difficult life…
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Commonwealth Games: D’Tigers lose 67-82 to Canada
The Canadian national basketball team on Saturday defeated the Nigerian national male basketball team, D’Tigers, 82-67 points at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The Nigerians had lost their first preliminary qualification game against the Tall Blacks of New Zealand on Friday and have now all but crashed out of the tournament. Canada…
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2019 FIBA world cup qualifier: D’Tigers beat Uganda 102-86 points
Nigeria’s senior men basketball team, D’Tigers on Friday, defeated Uganda 102-86 to commence their campaign for FIBA basketball world Cup 2019 African qualifiers in Bamako Mali on positive note. The result was made available on the official website of Nigeria Basketball Federation(NBBF). Uganda started the match on a bold note by leading D’Tigers 17-11 points…
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We have good players who can win gold – D’Tigers coach
Mohammed Abdulrahman, Coach of the Senior National Men’s Basketball team (D’Tigers), says the team has good players who can win gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. The team which is dominated by home-based players began training on Jan. 5, ahead of the competition which be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia…
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NBBF invites 20 for Commonwealth Games preparation camp
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has invited 20 players for the first phase of camping ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. This was announced in a memo by Chimezie Asiegbu, Secretary General of NBBF, on Sunday. According to Asiegbu, the memo has been sent to the eight clubs featuring the invited players. ” The camping,…