It didn’t take me long to understand basketball’s true reality in this country. The strife and perils that seem to curse this sport. Since the late 80s, the propriety league in this country has been the BBL – not Brazilian Butt Lift, but British Basketball League – which has seen promising peaks and turbulent troughs....
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‘We’ll be back’: GB vow to use pain of wheelchair basketball defeat
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Great Britain’s band of wheelchair basketball brothers were beaten but unbowed as they...
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Great Britain take silver as United States retain wheelchair basketball title
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Great Britain’s quest for a historic first Paralympic wheelchair basketball gold fell narrowly...
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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Great Britain and the U.S. win spots in the wheelchair basketball gold-medal game
“Defensively, we were as good as we’ve been. Our mentality coming into this was to be as horrible to play against as we were in the past. We tried to go back to our defensive principles, and that showed today: keeping a world-class team to 40-something points. That’s where our win comes from today –...
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Great Britain end wheelchair basketball voodoo to reach Paralympics final
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Bench strength has been the key to Great Britain’s wheelchair basketballers ending 28...
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U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Survives Scare From Great Britain To Advance to Semifinal
PARIS – Ixhelt Gonzalez converted an uncontested lay-up off a sweet backdoor pass from Becca Murray to give Team USA a 53-50 lead over Great Britain. It was a defining moment and a lead that the U.S. wouldn’t relinquish over the final two minutes in a 59-52 victory over their fellow English-speaking foes. “It was...
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Ireland star Seán Flood joins British champions London Lions after club’s turbulent summer
Ireland’s Seán Flood during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers at the National Basketball Arena. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Ireland international Seán Flood has joined British basketball champions London Lions as the English club seek a fresh start after it briefly went into administration last month. The three-time British champions last weekend confirmed the...
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Super League Basketball unites elite men’s and women’s game – Caledonia Gladiators
Season Tickets are NOW ON SALE! CLICK HERE to purchase or GET YOUR TICKETS for our season-opening double header against Sheffield! Super League Basketball (SLB) is delighted to confirm the unification of Great Britain’s elite men’s and women’s leagues under one banner. Following a unanimous vote by shareholders of the Women’s British Basketball League, both the...
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Reebok partners with newly-formed Super League Basketball in the UK
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Leicester Riders announce Ygam as Charity of the Year in groundbreaking British Basketball partnership
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leicester Riders announce partnership with Ygam, a charity with a mission to prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms. Ygam has been appointed Leicester Riders ‘Charity of the Year’ for the forthcoming 24/25 season, alongside the Riders Foundation. This is the first partnership of its kind...
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Swann Signs to Newcastle Eagles in United Kingdom – University of North Florida Athletics
Story Links JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lyric Swann has signed the first professional contract of her career with the Newcastle Eagles in the United Kingdom for the 2024-25 season, as announced by the team on Monday. “Newcastle is gaining a high-energy player with a high basketball IQ,” said UNF head coach...
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Basketball: Plymouth City Patriots withdraw from new season
“Keeping a professional team in Plymouth, for everyone in Devon and Cornwall, has been the main focus of everyone involved with the club and it is with great sadness that we are not able to operate in the new season.” The Patriots were building towards their fourth season, having replaced the Plymouth Raiders in 2021...