Basketball
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- 13/11/2015
- Basketball England and NBA Expand Jr. NBA Basketball England
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Basketball England and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today the expansion of the Jr. NBA Basketball England League - a secondary school basketball programme for boys and girls ages 11-12 - to four leagues across three cities.
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- 11/11/2015
- England Junior National Team Coaching Staff Appointments
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Basketball England is pleased to announce the National Team coaching staff appointments for the 2015/16 campaign
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- 17/02/2015
- Sevenoaks do the double in Basketball England Sureshot Final
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Sevenoaks Suns and Cheshire Wire were crowned Basketball England’s U16 Sureshot National Cup champions, with Sevenoaks returning to take the U18 girls’ crown, and which saw Manchester Magic victorious as the U18 boys’ champions.
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- 17/03/2012
- Game of the Week: BA London Leopards v Derby Trailblazers
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Our Game of the Week on 18 March sees a potential Division 1 league decider when BA London Leopards and Derby Trailblazers meet for the second time in as many weeks.
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- 04/02/2012
- Game of the Week: Team Northumbria v Birmingham Mets
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Our Game of the Week sees Birmingham Mets put their winning streak on the line at Division 2 league leaders Team Northumbria.
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- 14/01/2012
- Game of the Week: Leicester Warriors v Worthing Thunder
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Our Game of the Week for this weekend features two of the three Division 1 Men's teams currently riding 7-3 records, Leicester Warriors and Worthing Thunder, who meet at Braunstone Leisure Centre on Saturday afternoon.
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- 07/01/2012
- Game of the Week: Barking Abbey Leopards v City of Sheffield
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In our first Game of the Week preview of 2012 we head to Barking Abbey where Leopards host City of Sheffield Hatters on 7 January in Division 1 Women.
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- 14/12/2011
- Leopards and Flyers make final
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BA London Leopards and Bristol Academy Flyers will contest the Men's National Cup final in January after both teams won their respective semi-finals on Sunday evening.
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- 14/12/2011
- Hatters and UWIC set up final clash
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The away teams were victorious in the Women's National Cup semi-finals as Sheffield and UWIC set up a clash in the final at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on January 29.
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- 26/11/2011
- Game of the Week: Derbyshire Arrows v Mansfield Giants
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An East Midlands derby is our Game of the Week as Derbyshire Arrows host Mansfield Giants on Saturday.
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- 29/10/2011
- Division 1 Men opening weekend preview
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The Division 1 Men's regular season begins on Saturday with five games scheduled on opening weekend.
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- 29/10/2011
- Game of the Week: Leicester Warriors v Hemel Storm
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Our Game of the Week this week is the National Cup third round fixture between Leicester Warriors and Hemel Storm on Sunday afternoon.
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- 15/10/2011
- Game of the Week: Team Northumbria v Derbyshire Arrows
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Our Game of the Week this week is the Patrons Cup eliminator on Sunday afternoon between Team Northumbria and Derbyshire Arrows.
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- 05/04/2011
- Three Super League players charged
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Three players will appear before the RFL Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday afternoon after being charged with offences committed during last weekend’s Engage Super League Round 8 fixtures.
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- 05/04/2011
- Westminster and Medway Park to meet in D2 playoff final
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It will be Westminster Warriors versus Medway Park Crusaders in the Division Two Men's playoff final after both sides won on the road on Saturday.
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- 05/04/2011
- Bristol outlast determined Blazers in quarter finals
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Division One Men's league champions Bristol Academy Flyers progressed to the Final Four in Manchester with a 91-90 home victory over Derby Trailblazers on Saturday.
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- 22/03/2011
- Leopards upset Wildcats in weekend's only game
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Barking Abbey Leopards' coach Damian Kennedy was delighted after his side pulled off a shock 70-67 victory against Nottingham Wildcats on Saturday evening.
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- 22/03/2011
- Leopards keep hopes alive with OT win
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London Leopards kept their title hopes alive with a hard-fought win against Derby Trailblazers on Sunday, but for the second successive week they needed overtime before making it seven victories on the bounce.
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- 05/03/2011
- D1 Women weekend preview
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Women's Division One leaders City of Sheffield Hatters have two home games this weekend as they look to close in on the league title.
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- 05/03/2011
- BOA support British basketball teams for 2012 Games
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) today gave their full support to the participation of Great Britain's male and female basketball players as part of Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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- 22/01/2011
- Men's previews - Warriors v Carnegie, Flyers v Leopards
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Leicester Warriors and Leeds Carnegie meet for the second time in as many weeks on Sunday afternoon at Braunstone Leisure Complex.
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- 22/01/2011
- Hatters v Archers highlights D1 Women schedule
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The top two in Women's EBL Division One meet at All Saints School on Saturday as City Of Sheffield Hatters host UWIC Archers in a game which could go a long way towards deciding the destination of the 2010/11 title.
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- 18/01/2011
- Leeds, PAWS, Reading win at home
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Reading Rockets moved up to second place in Division One with a 75-61 home victory against Durham Wildcats.
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- 18/01/2011
- Women's Trophy - UWIC II, Durham to meet in Final
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UWIC Archers II and Durham Bobcats will meet in the Women's National Trophy Final at the Nottingham Wildcats Arena on Sunday February 6 after double digit road wins in their semi-finals on Sunday.
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- 18/01/2011
- Warriors advance to semis, Leopards reach quarters
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A strong second half saw Leicester Warriors reach the Men's National Trophy semi-finals with an 83-69 home win against Durham Wildcats.
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- 17/07/2010
- England's record in French Summer League drops to 1-2
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A strong third period couldn't pave the way for an England victory on Thursday evening as they went down 77-52 against Tunisia in the French Summer League.
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- 16/07/2010
- Ivory Coast too strong for England men
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England found World Championship finalists Ivory Coast too strong as they went down 82-61 in the second game of their French Summer League campaign, on Wednesday.
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- 15/12/2009
- Men's Cup - Magic come back to defeat Leopards
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Manchester Magic produced a strong fourth period to reach a fourth straight National Cup final with a victory at London Leopards on Sunday.
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- 15/12/2009
- Women's Cup - Acers coach admits Hatters were too strong
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Sheffield Hatters reached their sixth straight National Cup final with a comfortable 85-49 victory at London Heathrow Acers on Saturday.
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- 17/11/2009
- Mets lose to Warriors, Leopards defeat Leeds
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London Mets hosted Leicester Warriors and slipped to their fourth straight loss in all competitions as they went down 92-89. The result sees Karl Brown's Warriors team move up to joint third in the table, while Mets are now seventh.
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- 03/11/2009
- Yorkshire and the East come top of National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Championships
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Over 150 young people descended on Stoke Mandeville last weekend to play wheelchair basketball in The Lord’s Taverners National Junior Championship. Played over three days, the competition saw 18 regional squads over two age groups compete to win the title.
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- 29/10/2009
- Paralympic Hopefuls at Stoke Mandeville this weekend
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Young wheelchair basketball players from across the UK will have the opportunity to compete on a national scale this weekend at The Lord’s Taverners National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Championships. The annual tournament is being staged at Stoke Mandeville Stadium from 31st October to 1st November.
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- 15/10/2009
- Bronze for GB at European Wheelchair Basketball Championships
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GB have just won the Bronze medal at the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships with a 73 -65 win over Poland.
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- 14/10/2009
- Heartbreak for GB against Turkey
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A disappointed GB failed to reach the European Championships Final, when they were defeated 69 - 75 by hosts Turkey in today's semi-final.
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- 13/10/2009
- France end GB winning streak
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Great Britain lost their first game in the European Championships tonight in Adana, Turkey, losing a close game to France 71 – 66. The win was well deserved by the French who outplayed a very sluggish and error ridden Great Britain team.
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- 17/09/2009
- Molten renews sponsorship of British Basketball League
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Molten, the world’s largest manufacturer of inflatable sports balls, has renewed its sponsorship of the British Basketball League (BBL) for a second three-year term.
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- 30/08/2009
- European Bronze for GB women
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Great Britain came through a tough encounter with the French to finish winning the Bronze medal in the 2009 FSB Women’s European Wheelchair Basketball Championships.
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- 29/08/2009
- Semi Final defeat for GB Women
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Paralympic silver medalists Germany comfortably beat GB 83-30 in the semi final of the FSB European Women's Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
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- 29/08/2009
- GB women to take on the World number 2 side in European semi
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A composed Great Britain side swept away the Spanish to reach the semi-finals of the 2009 FSB Women's Wheelchair Basketball European Championships with a ruthless first half performance.
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- 28/08/2009
- Mixed day for GB at European Championships
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Great Britain started their second game strongly against an emerging Italian side with Helen Turner scoring with the first offence of the game. Employing a solid defensive strategy they managed to restrict Italy to only six points in the first quarter, however, they again failed to make the most of their offensive opportunities going into the quarter break with only a narrow lead at 7-6.
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- 27/08/2009
- Great Britain Women’s Wheelchair Basketball side secure opening win of European Championship
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In the opening game of the FSB Women’s European Wheelchair Basketball Champions, Great Britain came out on top beating a fighting Turkish side to win 51-28.
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- 14/08/2009
- GB men’s wheelchair basketball team return from successful tour down under
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The GB men’s wheelchair basketball team will return this week from what has been a successful tour in Australia.
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- 04/08/2009
- Great Britain takes Bronze in Rollers World Challenge.
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It has been a learning curve for Great Britain’s Mens Wheelchair Basketball team who have finished third in the Rollers World Challenge in Sydney this week.
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- 20/07/2009
- GB Women’s Squad announced for the FSB Women’s European Championships 2009
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GB Women have named a squad consisting of a mixture of youth and experience, to compete in the FSB Women’s European Wheelchair Basketball Championships held at Stoke Mandeville this August.
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- 22/05/2009
- Semi Final Defeats for GB Teams in Manchester
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In the women's wheelchair basketball semi-finals today the British side faced the Netherlands team who beat them by just a solitary point in yesterday's gam
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- 02/05/2009
- NBA All-Rookie Team Announced
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Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and O.J. Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies were unanimous selections to the 2008-09 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today.
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- 11/03/2009
- Miami’s Wade and Utah's Williams Named Players of the Week
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The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and the Utah Jazz’s Deron Williams were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 2, through Sunday, March 8.
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- 04/03/2009
- Molten renews sponsorship of GB Basketball
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Molten, the world’s leading basketball manufacturer, has renewed its sponsorship of all Great Britain Basketball’s international teams for a second term.
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- 06/02/2009
- Three-Point Participants Named for NBA All-Star Saturday
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The Toronto Raptors’ Jason Kapono will seek to become the third player to capture three consecutive titles in this year’s Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, at US Airways Center, as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night.
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- 25/01/2009
- Magic Center First Player to Receive 3 Million Votes
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Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, this year’s leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program presented by T-Mobile with 3,150,181 votes, became the first player in balloting history to crack the 3 million-vote ceiling.
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