Basketball

NEW YORK: DSG, a DICK’S Sporting Goods’ exclusive brand that provides performance clothing and gear for the entire family, and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Monday announced the launch of their girls’ apparel collection, marking the first-ever collaboration between the two brands.

May 04, 2020 18:05
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of Reliance Jio announcing that it had offloaded a 9.99% stake to social networking giant Facebook, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd confirmed Monday that private equity giant Silver Lake had picked up a further 1.15% stake in the telco.
May 01, 2020 17:05
PITTSBURGH: Point Park University men's basketball has gone oversees to sign a 7-footer for the 2020-21 recruiting class. 
Apr 28, 2020 18:04
NEW YORK: The NBA 2K League announced Monday that the start of its 2020 regular season will begin Tuesday, May 5 with at least six weeks of remote gameplay.  
Apr 24, 2020 17:04
NEW YORK: LaLiga North America, Uninterrupted and the Women’s International Champions Cup are bringing together world class athletes from the NBA, NFL, LaLiga, and NWSL to compete in the Kick Covid FIFA20 tournament.  The event will take place April 25-26 and will raise funds for Feeding America during the coronavirus pandemic.  
Apr 21, 2020 17:04
ELEVEN SPORTS Taiwan has been providing fans around the world with a rare offering of LIVE sport over the past week, with action from the Taiwan Super Basketball League and the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Apr 21, 2020 10:04
AMERICAN FANS MISSING SPORTS tuned to ESPN and ESPN2 in droves to watch the first two episodes of “The Last Dance”, the 10-part documentary series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest to win a sixth NBA title in eight years. 
Apr 20, 2020 18:04
LOS ANGELES: The NBA and its players union agreed on a plan for reducing player compensation should games be permanently cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic as commissioner Adam Silver said Friday it remained unclear when the league might be able to plan for a resumption of competition.
Apr 17, 2020 17:04
NEW YORK: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced a new multi-year alliance, which would "transform the way fans experience the NBA".
Apr 09, 2020 19:04
CHINA'S SUPREME COURT has ruled in favour of basketball legend Michael Jordan in a long-running trademark dispute, ending an eight-year legal battle with Chinese sportswear firm Qiaodan Sports.  The landmark ruling, made late last month, prohibits the Fujian-based company from using the Chinese translation of Jordan's name, Qiao Dan, AFP reports.
Apr 08, 2020 13:04
LAUSANNE: As part of the work of the “here we go” task force currently addressing the list of questions raised by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) qualification task force has approved a series of amendments to the tokyo 2020 qualification system principles.