Tag: Basketball
Bakare’s Comeback Will Haunt D’Tigers
Since he made his debut for Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia, Ejike Ugboaja has remained an important…
D’Tigress Begin Camping In Lagos
Barely three months before the commencement of the 2013 women’s Afrobasket in Mozambique, the Nigerian team, D’Tigeress, have begun camping…
ISL Coach Targets Podium Finish At Milo Tourney
Head coach of International School, Akoka, Lagos, ISL, Ijeoma Ernest has said their target is to finish on the podium…
Milo B/ball Tourney: ISL, Yejide Girls In Tough Group
Reigning second runners up, International School, Lagos, ISL, and former champions, Yejide Girls Grammar School, Ibadan, have been drawn in…
Ugboaja Predicts Tough Tourney For D’Tigers
A member of the Nigerian team to the 2012 London Olympics, Ejike Ugboaja has predicted a tough duel for the…
Miami Heat edge Spurs to retain NBA championship
MIAMI (AFP) – LeBron James scored 37 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Miami Heat captured their second consecutive…
How Deepwater Retained Status
With less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and the score tied 66-66, First Deepwater Basketball Club of…
NBA: Miami Heat force Game Seven with Spurs
MIAMI (AFP) – LeBron James says the Miami Heat started seeing red when officials began prepping the court for the…
DSTV Men’s Basketball: Dodan Warriors Whip Customs
Coach Peter Ahmedu of Dodan Warriors Basketball Club of Lagos Monday said that his players’ discipline was yielding good results…
Zenith Bank League: Deepwater Relish Fourth Title
Both players and coach of First Deepwater club of Lagos, Lateef Erinfolami, were full of excitement over the weekend after…
Zenith B/League: First DeepWater Face Dolphins In Final
Defending champions of Nigeria Women Basketball League, First Deepwater Club of Lagos, will battle Dolphin club of Lagos in the…
NBA: Heat Even The Series, Beat Spurs
LeBron James had a game-high 33 points and 11 rebounds and Dwyane Wade scored 32 as the Miami Heat defeated…
Can Deepwater Drown ‘Em?
In less than 24 hours, reigning champions of Nigeria Women’s Basketball League, First Deepwater basketball club of Lagos will seek…
NBA: Spurs stun Heat to take 2-1 series lead
Gary Neal scored a playoff career-high 24 points and Danny Green had a game-high 27 points as the San Antonio…
2013 Afrobasket: Otenigbagbe Wants Early Camping For D’Tigers
Former national team coach, Ganiu Atanda Otenigbagbe has advised the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, to organise early camping for the…
Spurs draw first blood in NBA finals
The well-rested San Antonio Spurs stole home court advantage from the Miami Heat Thursday with the help of a clutch…
NBA: Heat rip Pacers for title showdown with Spurs
MIAMI,Florida (AFP) LeBron James scored 32 points and the defending champion Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the…
Basketball: Nigerian named GM of Toronto Raptors
Masai Ujiri, a Nigerian and the first African-born general manager in the NBA, has signed a deal to leave the…
Women’s Basketball League Begins In Lagos
The Final-8 of the Zenith Women’s Basketball League, will dunk off on 6 June at the indoor Sports Hall of…
2013 Afrobasket: D’Tigers End Camping In Abuja
Nigeria’s national basketball team, the D’Tigers, will today bring to an end their 4-day camping for the upcoming 2013 Afrobasket…
D’Tigers Won’t Fail At 2013 Afrobasket
Coach Ayo Bakare is unarguably one of the most experienced Nigerian coaches after over two decades in the Nigerian basketball…
Basketball: Pacers edge Heat to even series
The Indiana Pacers bounced back from a heart-breaking game one defeat to edge LeBron James and the Miami Heat 97-93…
Deepwater Prioritise Africa Title Over League Trophy
After winning the Nigerian women’s basketball league for two successive years and in pole position to win it for the…
Afrobasket 2013: Aminu Commits Self To D’Tigers
New Orleans Hornets forward, Al-Farouq Aminu has revealed that he is looking forward to get back on the court this…
Mounting Challenges Facing New Sports Federations
Yesterday, elections were held in 21 sports federations to usher in new president and vice presidents to govern sports bodies…
Basketball: Oluwole Warriors Maintain Unbeatable Run
As the DStv-sponsored Nigeria men’s basketball league enters Week 4 in both the Atlantic and Savannah Conferences this weekend, all…
Afrobasket 2013: Oyedeji Predicts Good Outing For D’Tigers
Barely 7 days before Nigeria’s senior national team, D’Tigers begin camping in Lagos for the 2013 Afrobasket holding in Abidjan,…
DStv League: Debut Win Excites Customs’ Coach
Assistant coach of Customs of Lagos, Muhammed Abba has expressed his satisfaction over his team’s hard earned victory against Comets…
Babalola Urges Referees To Improve Officiating
Chairman of the Oyo State Basketball Association, OSBA, Babatunde Babalola, has urged match referees in the ongoing DStv-sponsored Nigerian basketball…
DStv League: Warriors, Union Bank In Bright Start
Dodan Warriors and Union Bank of Lagos at the weekend were the biggest winners of the DStv-sponsored Nigeria Basketball League…