BRA - Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (Campeonato Nacional) - Rio Claro lead the semi-finals of the Campeonato Nacional following a 90-80 victory over Telemar. The top two sides from the six-team semi-finals will advance to

FIBA - WCBA All Stars China clinch

SHAOXING (2006/07 FIBA Women's World League) - WCBA All Stars China made full use of home advantage in the opening game of this year's FIBA Women's World League. They crushed Russia's Baltiyskaya Zwezda 65-30 in

ALG - Bouziane

DIJON (Pro A) - Dijon's Algerian international Ali Bouziane has signed a three-year extension to his contract with the French Cup winners. The 29-year-old point guard is the third player to extend his deal with

RUS - Martinez

MOSCOW (Superleague Women) - Spanish international Nuria Martinez has left Perfumerias Avenida for Russian giants Dynamo Moscow. The 22-year-old point guard, one of the most promising players in the

NZL - Gold!

AUCKLAND (NBL) - Bottom-of-the-table Otago Nuggets dealt a blow to St Laurence Wellington Saints' NBL post-season chances, rallying in the final quarter for a thrilling 81-79 victory in Dunedin - their second win of

CAN - 2006 U18 women's

Toronto (2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women) - Canada Basketball announced today that Women's National Development Coach Christine Stapleton will continue as head coach of

NGR - Warriors set to breatthrough

Lagos (Vmobile Premier League) - The Nigeria flagship league the premier basketball league proudly sponsored by telecommunications giant, Vmobile Nigeria enters week-7 this weekend with action slated for

MEX - Mexico ease into COCABA semis

CHETUMAL (COCABA Championship) - Mexico have qualified for the COCABA Championship semi-finals as Group B winners after a 4-0 whitewash of runners-up Belize. Joe Francisco Ramirez's side beat Belize

USA - Clippers are now a winning Brand

LOS ANGELES (NBA) - Elton Brand is in Team USA's preliminary squad for the FIBA World Championship and he is showing he deserves that honour with game-winning performances for the Los Angeles Clippers.The former Duke University and Chicago Bulls star had 30 points and Quinton Ross added a career-high 18 as LA forced Game Seven in the Western Conference semi-finals with a 118-106 victory over

GER - Koln, Bremerhaven prevail

KOLN (Bundesliga) - Most basketball fans expect to see Alba Berlin take on Bamberg in the Bundesliga final but rest assured, RheinEnergie Koln and Eisbaren Bremerhaven are going to have their say. Koln levelled their

VEN - Venezuela named as hosts

SAN JUAN (FIBA Americas Championship) - Venezuela has been selected as the host country for the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. The FIBA Americas Executive chose Venezuela ahead of Chile after a closely-run selection process

FIBA Europe - Play-off fever

MADRID (ACB, Lega A)  While the NBA play-offs have been going on since April 22, the post-season is just beginning in the two top professional leagues in Europe. Spain's ACB play-offs get under way Thursday and

FIBA Europe - Year of

MUNICH (Year of Women's basketball) - The Year of Women's Basketball project has only been in effect for two months, but already it is has paid dividends in countries such as Ireland and Turkey

USA - Camille

COLORADO SPRINGS (FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women) - 2006 All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention honoree Camille LeNoir (Southern California / Los Angeles, Calif.) and 2006 All-Big East Conference first

SCG - Play-off teams

BELGRADE (Superleague) - Two rounds before the play-offs commence, all four teams for the semi-finals of the Serbo-Montenegrin Superleague championship are now known. In Group A, reigning champions Partizan and

NZL - Heat warm to task

AUCKLAND (NBL) - Former Waikato guard Hayden Allen helped Appliance Shed Harbour Heat put some space between them and the bottom of the National Basketball  League table with a dour 77-67 road win over

ARG - Libertad grab lead

BUENOS AIRES (Liga Nacional) - Libertad cruised to a relatively straightforward 80-72 victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima from Comodoro in the first leg of the Liga Nacional semi-final. Ryan Carroll and Roberto Lopez were

BRA - Trio off to winning

RIO DE JANEIRO (Campeonato Nacional) - Telemar, Rio Claro and Franca all won their first games of the Campeonato Nacional play-offs. Telemar beat Uniberso/BRB 95-88 with Arnaldinho netting 21 points including

IRI - Hopes bounce off the

AMMAN (WABA U18) - Iran's U18 national team was outclassed by Yemeni juniors 77-54 on the second day of West Asia Championship, underway in Jordan. Iran was experiencing its second loss in a row

FRA - Gravelines edge ahead

GRAVELINES (Pro A) - Gravelines-Dunkerque edged Game One in their Pro A play-off against Dijon after stealing an 86-85 win in overtime. Fabrice Courcier's men were trailing by 11 points five minutes before the end of the contest but managed to force the game