Basketball
Dozens injured in grandstand collapse in southern Cairo
Egypt
December 26, 2022
Dozens injured in grandstand collapse in southern Cairo
The Public Prosecution Office has ordered the closure of the Hassan Mostafa Hall in 6th of October City until completing…
Australia enlists NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal on Indigenous reform
World
August 28, 2022
Australia enlists NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal on Indigenous reform
Former US basketball star Shaquille O’Neal will help Australia’s new government implement reforms for an Indigenous voice to parliament, Prime…
‘Threat Matrix’ study reveals football and basketball players ‘suffer horrific online abuse’
Life & Style
June 14, 2022
‘Threat Matrix’ study reveals football and basketball players ‘suffer horrific online abuse’
(CNN) – Leading sports stars are having their mental well-being and performance impacted by “horrific online abuse” and are receiving…
Brittney Griner: ‘It’s the most audacious hostage taking by a state imaginable,’ says former captive
World
March 14, 2022
Brittney Griner: ‘It’s the most audacious hostage taking by a state imaginable,’ says former captive
(CNN) – When Jonathan Franks first heard that the American basketball star Brittney Griner had been detained in Russia, his…
US loses to France 83-76, 25-game Olympic win streak ends
World
July 25, 2021
US loses to France 83-76, 25-game Olympic win streak ends
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — For the first time since 2004, the US men’s basketball team has lost in the Olympics.…
Worldwide sports collapse piles pressure on Olympics
World
March 13, 2020
Worldwide sports collapse piles pressure on Olympics
The collapse of sports events worldwide over the rapidly spreading new coronavirus heaped pressure on the Tokyo Olympics on Friday…
How the coronavirus has hit global sport
World
March 8, 2020
How the coronavirus has hit global sport
Basketball superstar LeBron James said he won’t play if his Los Angeles Lakers have to hold games behind closed doors…
No sign of engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSB
World
February 8, 2020
No sign of engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSB
Wreckage at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA great Kobe Bryant and eight others showed no evidence…
Feds probe helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant
World
January 28, 2020
Feds probe helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant
Friends, colleagues and fans mourned Kobe Bryant on Monday as federal investigators sifted through the wreckage of the helicopter crash…
‘That’s my guy’: fans pay tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant
World
January 27, 2020
‘That’s my guy’: fans pay tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant
Hundreds of fans gathered Sunday outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles to pay tribute to NBA superstar Kobe…