Russia and Azerbaijan claim gold and silver in CIS Games Basketball
In the 3rd CIS Games basketball tournament, Russia and Azerbaijan secured the gold and silver medals respectively.
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Azerbaijani women's basketball team defeats U.S. at Olympics
The Azerbaijani women's 3x3 basketball team played its second match at the Olympics on July 31. The Azerbaijani team, consisting of Dina Ulyanova, Tiffany Hayes, Alexandra Mollenhauer and Mercedes Walker, met with the last Olympic …
Azerbaijani basketball players become European champions
Azerbaijani athletes are crowned as the new FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2024, Division C winners after defeating Luxembourg 77-71 in the final in Elbasan. The 2016 winners got their second-ever gold with a routine success over Luxembourg who …
Azerbaijan national team beat Armenia and reach 1/2 finals of U18 Basketball Championship
Azerbaijani basketball players made it to the semi-finals of the FIBA U18 European Championship. In the final match of the group stage, they defeated the Armenian team.
Women's teams of Azerbaijan and Armenia meet at European U18 Championship
Azerbaijani and Armenian basketball players had a match at the Junior Basketball Championship. The Azerbaijani team won this match.
Azerbaijani basketball players U16 to compete for European Championship gold
The Azerbaijani national under 16 basketball team reached the European Championship's final. The girls beat the Georgian team. The Azerbaijani team will compete with the European Championship's host team.
Azerbaijani basketball players edge Armenia at European Championship
The Azerbaijan national basketball team has inflicted an impressive defeat over Armenia 92:58 in Group B at the U16 European Championship, Division C, …
Azerbaijani basketball players to play in World Cup qualifiers for the first time
Basketball players of the Azerbaijani national team will participate in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time. The draw will be held at the beginning of next month.
Shusha holds FIBA Women's Basketball Series
The FIBA 3x3 Women's Basketball Series Shusha Stop 2023 are being held in the city of Shusha, Azerbaijan on June 12-13. The Dutch women’s …
First active NBA Player becomes billionaire
LeBron James has hit the $1 billion milestone after nearly 20 years in the NBA. The iconic Los Angeles Lakers star just became the first NBA player to score the billionaire title while still actively playing, …
Russia barred from International basketball federation tournaments
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has officially confirmed its decision to suspend the Russian national women and men’s teams from the FIBA World Cup competitions in 2022 and 2023 respectively, according to FIBA’s …
Basketball Euroleague disqualifies all Russian clubs
Basketball Euroleague has decided to exclude all Russian clubs. The press service of the tournament explained that the results of Zenit, UNICS and CSKA in the current season 2021/22 were canceled due to the situation in Ukraine. Also, …
Turkish League best scorer joins CSKA
CSKA Moscow bolstered its backcourt by signing Allerik Freeman, who has been one of the best scorers in the 7DAYS EuroCup this season with Frutti Extra Bursaspor. As BasketNews reportedy, Bursaspor will receive a buyout of …
Erdogan plays basketball, calls on citizens to pick up sports
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called on citizens to pick up sports for better life and health. The call came after Erdogan played a game of basketball with several senior ministers and government officials at the …
Paulo Coelho explains why he deletes unfinished children’s book
Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho and basketball star Kobe Bryant were working together on a children’s book, but the author said he deleted the draft after Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash. …
Mamba Day: athletes mourn the great basketball player
The news of Kobe Bryant’s death continues to shock not only the NBA but the sports world in general
Dynamo basketball team becomes champion of Georgian Superliga
Today, the competitions of the Georgian Basketball Super League finished in Georgia. In the final series of games, Tbilisi’s Dynamo met with the Kutaisi team. The Tbilisi team became an undisputed winner and champion of Georgia …
Azerbaijani men's and women's basketball teams reach finals of Islamic Games
Basketball 3x3 competitions of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games are underway in Baku. Azerbaijani men’s national team has advanced to the finals. Azerbaijani basketball players defeated Turkey’s team with a …
Gülenist NBA Star Kanter detained in Romania’s airport
Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter, who is known to be a staunch follower of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, is believed to have orchestrated July, 2016 coup attempt which left 249 …
Istanbul to host 2017 Final Four
Istanbul will host the 2017 Final Four from May 19 to 21 in what is sure to be a thrilling finish to a ground-breaking season, the first in European basketball history in which all the teams in the continent's premier competition are …