MIES (Switzerland) – The FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 saw five-time undefeated champions United States given a tough fight in the Final by hosts Spain, but in the end the Americans made it six for six titles – once again without a loss. Spain made history by finally breaking through and reaching the podium...
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Qualified Team Focus – Japan: How far can their momentum carry them?
MIES (Switzerland) – The draw for the Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 was held on March 19. It is now time to meet the teams that have already qualified for the Olympics with the dream of becoming Olympic champions this summer. Here is the number 26 team in the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented...
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Qualified Team Focus – South Sudan: What do the Bright Stars have for an encore?
MIES (Switzerland) – The draw for the Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 was held on March 19. It is now time to meet the teams that have already qualified for the Olympics with the dream of becoming Olympic champions this summer. Here is the number 33 team in the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented...
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Qualified Team Focus – Greece: Spanoulis counted on leading way
MIES (Switzerland) – It is now time to meet the six teams in this FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Greece with the dream of becoming Olympic champions this summer. Here is the number 14 team in the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, the four-time Olympics participants Greece. The Europeans are hoping to reach...
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FIBA publish Long List of Paris Olympics Referees
MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA has published the Long List of 40 referees in contention to officiate at the Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024. From this list, 30 will be selected for the Games to officiate the men’s and women’s tournaments. The majority on the list have experience of refereeing at a recent major event –...
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Swiss air force lands fighter planes on motorway in training exercise
PAYERNE, Switzerland — Switzerland’s armed forces landed fighter jets on a stretch of motorway in the west of the country on Wednesday, testing the ability of combat aircraft to operate from improvised locations amid heightened national security concerns in Europe. Broadcast live on Swiss television, the F/A-18 fighter jets were scheduled to both land and take...
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NBA bans former Mizzou standout Jontay Porter for life following gambling investigation
By Eli Hoff St. Louis Post-Dispatch Former Missouri men’s basketball standout Jontay Porter has been banned for life by the National Basketball Association for violating rules regarding sports betting. The league announced the ban of Porter, 24, on Wednesday as it concluded an investigation into suspicious betting activity around his performances. The center, who was...
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2024 NBA Draft Scouting Profile: Kyshawn George
Kyshawn George is an international prospect who played his freshman year with the Miami Hurricanes. While George likely won’t be great out the gate, he has natural offensive and defensive guard instincts and is 6’8 with a 6’10 wingspan and an 8’9 stand and reach, so he has real potential to become a good NBA...
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO ‘hopeful’ about NBA rights deal on TNT
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav projected a measured optimism Thursday that the company could still retain a portion of the NBA’s media rights as it continues to negotiate with the league. Zaslav said WBD, which owns TNT Sports, continues to talk to the NBA about a deal and he remains “hopeful” that they could...
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Miami freshman Kyshawn George entering NBA draft
Miami Hurricanes freshman guard Kyshawn George, after 16 starts in college, told ESPN on Thursday that he is entering the 2024 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 George, a native of Switzerland, is projected to be a first-round pick. He told ESPN that he is forgoing his remaining college eligibility hiring an agent and submitting paperwork to...
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Miami freshman Kyshawn George entering NBA draft – SRN News
Miami freshman Kyshawn George entering NBA draft Enlarge Miami Hurricanes freshman guard Kyshawn George, after 16 starts in college, told ESPN on Thursday that he is entering the 2024 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 George, a native of Switzerland, is projected to be a first-round pick. He told ESPN that he is forgoing his remaining college...
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How the new Champions League format works
This is the final season of the current Champions League format with the competition changing significantly from 2024-25. At a meeting in Vienna in 2022, the UEFA Executive Committee signed off on a new format. There had been two years of intense debate over how it would work and followed several years of politicking between...