The British Basketball League has agreed a broadcast rights deal with Bally Sports. Bally Sports owns and operates 18 regional sports networks across the US, and each will offer two weekly British Basketball League games, scheduled for Thursday and Friday evenings. They will also be made available to stream live and on demand through the...
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British Basketball League All-Star Game sees Team South’s men triumph over Team North after a 13-year exile – while their female counterparts also win the women’s inaugural showcase
British Basketball League staged their All-Star Games at the Copper Box Arena Team South won both matches against Team North during Sunday’s spectacle By Luke Augustus Published: 01:22 BST, 19 March 2024 | Updated: 01:22 BST, 19 March 2024 In the perennial North versus South debate, it was the latter who came away with the...
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Justin Robinson convinced basketball can help youngsters avoid ‘ills’ in society
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 Sports foundations and grassroots clubs must continue to act as a vessel to help guide youngsters away from anti-social behaviour and crime within inner-city communities,...
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EuroCup: London Lions earn historic win as they reach semi-finals by beating Cluj-Napoca
London Lions beat Cluj-Napoca 91-79 to become the first British men’s team to reach the EuroCup semi-finals. The Lions had already made history by reaching the quarter-finals and continued their progress with victory in Romania. Sam Dekker top-scored for the visitors with 21 points, while David Nwaba contributed 13 points along with eight rebounds. The...
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London Lions Women make history by becoming the first British basketball side – male or female – EVER to reach a European final after booking spot in the EuroCup Women showpiece
London Lions beat Umana Reyer Venezia in Tuesday’s semi-final second leg Spar Girona or Besiktas await in April’s two-legged EuroCup Women’s final By Luke Augustus Published: 12:54 BST, 13 March 2024 | Updated: 15:35 BST, 13 March 2024 London Lions Women made British basketball history on Tuesday night by becoming the first team – male or...
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EuroCup Women: London Lions become first British team to reach a European final
London Lions made history as they became the first British basketball team to reach a European final by beating Umana Reyer Venice at the Copper Box Arena. After edging the first leg in Venice by a point, the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) side won 71-59 to sail into a first EuroCup Women final. They...
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EuroCup: London Lions become first British team to reach quarter-finals with win over Turk Telecom
London Lions made history as the first British team to reach the EuroCup quarter-finals after a dominant 100-77 win over Turkey’s Turk Telekom. The British Basketball League side opened up a lead early on and never looked back at the Copper Box Arena. Former NBA guard David Nwaba top-scored for the Lions with 19 points,...