The defending champions of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF/Zenith Bank Nigeria Women’s Basketball league, First Deepwater of Lagos have commenced training at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The Coach Lateef Erinfolami-tutored side are to continue from where they stopped at the end of the first and second phases of [...]
Dodan Warriors centre, Abdul Yahaha has said that his immediate target is to make the D’Tigers squad for the Olympic qualifier holding in Caracas, Venezuela next month. The former player of Kada Stars of Kaduna, who joined col. Sam Ahmedu (retd)- Dodan Warriors in January, has impressed lovers of the league with his skillful performance [...]
Newly crowned NBA Most Valuable Player, MVP, LeBron James got his trophy, and made sure the Miami Heat got a win against Indiana Pacers in their Eastern Conference semifinal series Game 1, yesterday. James scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his first game as a three-time MVP, Wade finished with 29 despite struggling [...]
Ayinla Johnson is a former Captain of the senior national team, D’Tigers, and Head Coach of Union Bank Basketball Club of Lagos. He spoke to our reporter on Union Bank’s campaign in the Premier League this season, their target for this season after their team finished as first-runners up last time. He also reacted on [...]
Both Union Bank Basketball Club of Lagos and Comets Club of Lagos Saturday recorded victories against the Police Baton Club and Customs respectively, in the ongoing DSTV-sponsored Nigeria Basketball League , played at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The Coach Ayinla Johnson-led Union Bank beat the Police team by [...]
The Proprietor of Dodan Warriors Basketball Club of Lagos, Col. Sam Ahmedu (retd) has warned the team not to get carried away with their unbeaten status in the ongoing 2011/2012 DSTV Premier Basketball League. Dodan Warriors on Sunday continued with their good run in the league with a nervous14 points margin victory over rivals, Lagos [...]
The New York Knicks set an NBA record at the weekend with their 13th straight play-off loss when they dropped Game 3 of their first-round series, 87-70 to the Miami Heat. The Knicks had tied the 12 straight losses set by the Memphis Grizzlies from 2004-06. Their losing streak covers 11 years. New York hasn’t [...]
