Basketball

Buhari applauds D’Tigers

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised Nigeria's senior men basketball team, D’Tigers, for qualifying for…

FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers beat China 86-73 to qualify for 2020 Olympics

Nigeria’s D’Tigers have qualified for the 2020 Olympics holding in Tokyo, after beating their…

FIBA World Cup: Nigeria claim first victory, defeat South Korea 108-66

Nigeria on Wednesday claimed the first victory at the ongoing 2019 FIBA Basketball World…

FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers lose again

Nigeria’s D’Tigers lost 81-94 to Argentina on Monday in their second Group B game…

D’Tigers players decry lack of funds two weeks to FIBA Basketball World Cup

Nigeria's representatives at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, D'Tigers, have cried out of…

Afrobasket: D’Tigress qualify for quarterfinal after 106-39 win over Cameroon

Reigning champions Nigeria, Mali, Mozambique and Hosts Senegal have booked their places in the…

New Zealand Breakers sign Nigerian basketballer Chris Obekpa

A New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland, The Breakers, have announced the…

D’Tigress get new kits for Afrobasket title defense

Sports Merchandise giant in Africa, AFA Sports, have unveiled a new set of jerseys…

Promising Nigerian NBA prospect drowns to death in the US

A Binghamton basketball player Calistus Anyichie died at 19 by drowning at Buttermilk Falls…

Basketball: Magic Johnson resigns, says he does not enjoy the job

Magic Johnson announced his resignation as Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Tuesday…

American singer, Monica, files for divorce from Shannon Brown after eight years of marriage

American singer Monica has filed for divorce from her professional basketball player husband Shannon…

FIBA World Cup qualifiers: D’Tigers beat Central African Republic 75-59 

The Nigerian national basketball team, the D’Tigers, recovered from an embarrassing defeat by Cote…

FIBA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP! D’Tigress beat  Greece, set up quarter-final clash with USA

Nigeria’s D’Tigress continued their magical run at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup with…

Nigerian star basketball player dies in car accident

Former Nigeria international Daniel Daudu was killed in a crash in Indianapolis in the…

Tunisia beat Nigeria to FIBA AfroBasket glory

Hosts Tunisia claimed their second FIBA AfroBasket title after beating Nigeria’s D’Tigers 77-65 in…