Solomon Ajegbeyi terrorized his former side scoring 14 points, contributing Hoopers rebounding edge with 17 rebounds in the 75-63 victory over Police baton on Saturday at the Indoor Sports Hall, National Stadium Lagos. Coach Ogoh Odaudu altered the starting five he used in the loss against Nigeria Customs on Thursday with experienced guard, Anyebe Ujoh […]
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Former Junior Basketball International, Victor Okoro in partnership with ICT Europe and Spalding group is set to launch youth basketball programmes as part of the group’s advocacy for kids to get sound basketball training.
Victor Okoro stated that the initiative would be an annual give back programme from the group and camps would be set up in all goe-political zones in the country to educate and train budding talents.
He stressed the need to revive basketball youth camps which has been hijacked and bastardized by people with no basketball antecedent, while also challenging the basketball authority in the country to checkmate the activities of fake basketball youth camps within the nation.
Speaking on the forthcoming Basketball camp for kids which also comes up in the first quarter of this year.
Victor Okoro stated that his group are set to point the way forward for Nigerians show Nigerians how a proper camp should be organized.
According to him, details about the group developmental projects and the anticipated basketball youth camps would be released in due course.
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TENNIS
Andy Murray sealed a Davis Cup quarter-final place for Great Britain with a straight-sets win over American John Isner in Glasgow.
Playing without stars Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, defending champion Switzerland slumped to a first-round loss to Belgium in the Davis Cup on Sunday,
WTA & ATP Rankings
There were no movements in the WTA top 10 while in the ATP Top ten Andy Murray Slipped from 3 to 5th as Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori both moved up to 3rd and 4th place respectively.
FORMULA1
Formula1 Champion has Spoken of his headache at having to sort out his new Mercedes deal after quitting Simon Fuller’s management company XIX last year.
Hamilton is on the verge of signing a new three year deal with Champions Mercedes as his current deal is due to expire at the end of this current season.
Formula1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he as spoken of his frustration as his plans to cut down on spending in formula1 has met with a brick wall.
It is Believed that the teams rejected Ecclestone’s proposal saying that this would “cheapen the value of the sport”
NBA
The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed forward Michael Beasley to a second 10-day contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed
RESULTS
Oklahoma City Thunder 108
Toronto Raptors 104
Los Angeles Lakers 93
Dallas Mavericks 100
GOLF
Johnson wins at Doral
Dustin Johnson has won the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral this is his ninth Tour victory and its coming immediately after he returned to the tour after to some time out to sort out some personal issues.
Johnson beat 2 (Bubba Watson) and 3 (J.B. Holmes) in driving distance for the week.
Inbee Park claims 13th career LPGA title.
Inbee Park claimed her 13th career LPGA title by winning the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sunday, shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round to win by two strokes.
Park, who started the day with the same two-stroke lead, had birdies on Nos. 7 and 11 at Sentosa Golf Club to finish the tournament at 15-under 273, clear of 17-year-old Lydia Ko, who also shot a 70.
FOOTBALL
ITALY
Embattled Serie A side Parma yesterday played a one all draw versus Atalanta
Parma 0-0 Atalanta
Champions Juventus will today play host to Sassuolo as the Italian Powerhouse look to extend their lead of the Italian SerieA
Juventus vs Sassuolo 4:00 PM
SPAIN
Barcelona 6-1 Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona turned on the style to go top of the Liga a day after Real Madrid fumbled in the title race.
a goal from Pique, a brace from Suarez and a Messi Hat trick was all it took for FCB to attain the top of the Spanish Liga.
Lionel Messi Breaks Barcelona, La Liga Hat-Trick Records
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi added another record to his already extraordinary resume with his 24th career La Liga hat-trick on Sunday.
Messi is also level with Cristiano Ronaldo on the goalscorer’s chart with 30 goals
Germany
Paderborn 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
a Brace by Son and another goal from Papadopolous secured an all important away victory to keep Bayer Leverkusen in the race for champions league qualification.
FC Koln 4-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Koln hammered Eintracht Frankfurt by four goals to two, (FC Koln 4-2 Eintracht Frankfurt) but in what seems to have become a regular feature every time he scores at home FC Koln’s Anthony Ujah ran to the clubs’ mascot ‘Hennes’ the Goat to celebrate.
AFRICA
RESULTS
AFRICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP, SENEGAL 2015 DAILY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
8 March 2015
Time: 16:30
Senegal 1-3 Nigeria
Venue: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
8 March 2015
Time: 19:30
Congo 1-1 Ivory Coast
Venue: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
fixtures for today’s Group B games
9 March 2015
Time: 16:30
Ghana v South Africa
Venue: Stade Caroline Faye, M’Bour
9 March 2015
Time: 19:30
Mali v Zambia
Venue: Stade Caroline Faye, M’Bour
NIGERIA:
Supersand Eagles grab bronze in Durban
The Beach Soccer National Team, also known as Supersand Eagles, ran riot on the beach of Durban, South Africa’s city by the Indian Ocean, on Sunday, whipping the host nation 9-3 to claim the bronze medal at the Power Horse Invitational Tournament.
GloNPFL Match Day 1 Results:
Bayelsa Utd 1-1 Lobi Stars
FC Taraba 3-2 Rangers
Gabros 2-0 Warri Wolves
Giwa FC 0-0 Abia Warriors
El-Kanemi 1-0 Nasarawa Utd
Wikki 2-0 Shooting Stars
Enyimba 0-0 Akwa Utd
Sharks 0-0 Sunshine Stars
Dolphins 0-0 Kwara Utd
Heartland vs Kano Pillars Postponed
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MOTORSPORT
Michael Schumacher’s 15-year old son Mick, will appear in Formula 4 from April with Dutch team Van Amersfoort. The race format is seen as a stepping stone for young drivers wanting to get to Formula One.
THE seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, Continues His Recovery From A Skiing Accident In 2013.
FORMULA1
McLaren test driver Kevin Magnussen will replace Fernando Alonso at the Australian Grand Prix following his crash during testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The Albert Park Street Circuit in Melbourne grand prix which starts on the 15th of march 2015 will flag off the new Formula1 season and organisers have also mentioned that this will be the venue for at-least another five years.
BASKETBALL
NBA FIXTURES
Grizzlies 7:00 PM
Pelicans
Kings 7:30 PM
Heat
Pacers 7:30 PM
Knicks
Hawks 7:30 PM
76ers
Suns 7:30 PM
Cavaliers
Trail Blazers 8:00 PM
Timberwolves
Wizards 8:30 PM
Bucks
Rockets 9:00 PM
Nuggets
* all games played at Eastern time
GOLF
17 year old Lydia Ko has become the youngest player to win the LPGA Tour’s rookie of the year award. Ko has bettered the record previously set by
Laura Baugh in 1973, Baugh was 18 when she won the LPGA Tour rookie of the year.
TENNIS
DAVIS CUP
Defending champion Switzerland WHO ARE WITHOUT THEIR TOP PLAYERS LIKE ROGER FEDERER AND STANISLAS WAWRINKA ARE ON THE VERGE OF CRASHING OUT OF THE DAVIS CUP THEY TRAIL BELGIUM 2-1
BELGIUM 2, SWITZERLAND 1
GREAT BRITAIN 2, UNITED STATES 1
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have provided a lifeline
BRITAIN’S TOP PLAYER Andy Murray will play American John Isner and then James Ward is scheduled to face Donald Young.
FOOTBALL
ITALY
Member clubs of Serie A in Italy have voted to give Parma a five million euro emergency fund to help the club finish their season.
players of the club have spoken out saying that they will pay for their own transport to and from games if necessary.
This lifeline will see Parma host Atalanta tomorrow and also give them the opportunity to honour the rest of their games this season.
Samuel Eto’o scores for Sampdoria
Samuel Eto’o broke his Sampdoria duck and may well end Gianfranco Zola’s Cagliari career, as the Blucerchiati won 2-0. The Cameroon Striker broke his duck in the 72 second minute and it is hoped that he would carrying on from here.
SPAIN
A 26th minute goal by Aduriz was all it took for Athletico to defeat table toppers Real Madrid as the race for the Liga BBVA hots up in spain.
Real Madrid still top the Liga with 61 points but a victory for Barcelona over Rayo Vallecano will the Catalan giants leapfrog Madrid into first place.
GERMANY
A Muller Brace and a lone goal from Xabi Alonso saw Bayern Munich defeat Hannover96 by 3-1. Hannover’s Hiyotake drew first blood in the 25th minute but Bayern showed what champions are made of by pulling one back almost immediately before confirming superiority with to more goals.
FRANCE
PSG Rolled out the big guns as usual when they faced Lens today, David Luiz Scored a freekick, Ibrahimovic scored a penalty while Matuidi and Pastore also registered their names on the scorers sheet it ended 4-1 with Touzghar scoring a lone goal for Lens.
ENGLAND
It was the Harry Kane Show once again as the Tottenham striker bagged a brace as Tottenham defeated BPL Strugglers QPR. Sandro scored QPR’s only goal in the tie. QPR 1-2 Tottenham.
FA CUP
Aston Villa 2-0 West Brom
Aston Villa have booked a place semi final berth at Wembley with their second victory in one week over West Brom. The major talking point of this match however was the pitch encroachment by fans at the end of the game.
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Beach Soccer Team Popularly Known As The Supersand Eagles Today Lost Narrowly To Senegal.
The Supersand Eagles Put Up A Spirited Performance But Lost 5-6 To Senegal In The First Semi Final Of The Ongoing Power Horse Invitational Beach Soccer Tournament In Durban, South Africa On Saturday.
The Nigerian Under 23 Team Male Football Team
The U-23 National Team, Dream Team, Has Reached The Final Round Of Qualifiers For The Men’s Football Tournament Of The 11Th All-Africa Games, After A 2-0 Win Over Gabon’s U-23 Side In Abuja On Saturday. The Will Now Face Zambia In Their Bid To Win A Ticket For The Men’s Football Tournament Of The 11Th All-Africa Games.
Africa basketball governing body FIBA Africa has released names of officials for the 20th edition of the Africa Champions Cup for Women billed for Sfax, Tunisia from November 28 through December 7.
FIBA Africa Technical Commission president Abderaouf Menjour Tunisia), Madam Ben Said Sahoula (Tunisia) and Abdendi Hanafi from Morocco will serve as technical commissioners while Tunisian Nourredine Taboubi will serve as referee supervisor.
French-born Arnaud Sevaux will over-see the statistician with FIBA Africa Secretariat head of media and communication, Lamine Badiane heads the media department of the week-long competition while FIBA Africa Secretariat head of competition Julien Farran is the technical delegate.
Also on the list are three neutral referees and ten accompanying referees are listed below.
The neutral referees include:
Zouzou Nadège (Cote d’Ivoire)
Sarty Nghixulfwa (Namibia)
Chahinaz Bousseta (Morocco)
While the accompanying referees are:
Abdelaziz Abassi and Hatem Langar (Tunisia)
Olayinka Famogbiyela and Babatunde Popoola (Nigeria)
Sammy Wakaba and Ambrose Kisoi Mbalu (Kenya)
Banza Kalume Tonton (D.R Congo)
Kollo Guy Sani (Cameroon)
Clesio Ramos and Francisco Tando (Angola).
The teams will be grouped into two groups of five or sic teams if two other slots are granted teams seeking wild-card to the competition.
Samsung sponsor Jordan Olympic Committee athletes for 17th Asian Games in Incheon
Samsung, the global technology giant and International Olympic Committee (IOC) TOP Partner today teamed up with the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) to sponsor athletes competing at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, which will take place from 19 September to 4 October.
As part of the partnership, five athletes have been selected as the ‘faces’ of Team Jordan and Samsung Electronics Levant, working together as Team Samsung. Both Team Samsung and the rest of the Jordanian delegation are busy making final preparations for the Games. The JOC is excited to be sending its largest-ever delegation to an Asian Games, with 156 athletes, officials and coaches due to attend.
Mr. Bumsuk Hong, President of Samsung Electronics Levant, said:
“Sponsoring Team Samsung in the Asian games affirms Samsung’s commitment towards supporting youth and Jordanian talent, and highlighting Jordan’s participation in the Asian Games.
“At Samsung we believe in supporting Jordanian athletes to participate and compete in global sporting events, and to have pride in Jordanian achievements by encouraging and supporting top athletes to help them inspire others with their passion. We wish Team Samsung the best of luck in the Games, representing the spirit of Jordan with their honourable sportsmanship.”
Lana Al Jaghbeer, JOC Secretary General said:
“This partnership with Samsung Electronics Levant marks a new direction for the Jordan Olympic Committee following the launch of our new Living Sport initiative earlier this year. One of the key elements to Living Sport is making the JOC, and sport in general, more accessible and marketable. For a company the size and with the reputation of Samsung to recognise this is a massive boost to our continuing efforts to make sport and healthy living integral to the lives of all Jordanians.”
As Jordan’s talented young men and women stepped up their training for the 17th Asian Games, the JOC came to the rescue as six national team cyclists were sent to hospital after being hit by a car on Jordan’s Airport Road. Thankfully, despite some nasty injuries, the team have now resumed training, thanks to new equipment supplied by the JOC.
JOC athletes are set to compete in 12 different sports including football (men and women), basketball, taekwondo (men and women), karate (men and women), boxing, triathlon, cycling, judo, squash, wushu, wrestling and weightlifting. Approximately 20,000 participants, including 13,000 athletes and team officials from 45 NOCs, are due to take part in the 16 day competition.
The 17th Asian Games in Incheon will provide an exciting opportunity for Jordan Olympic Committee and Team Samsung’s most promising young athletes to compete on the international stage, and demonstrate the Living Sport vision: for sport and healthy living to play a role in the lives of all Jordanians.
After missing out on the title for four straight seasons to First Deepwater basketball. First Bank basketball club Saturday return to winning ways with a 65-51 points victory over hard fighting Dolphins basketball club to win its sixth Zenith Bank Women League title out of ten editions of the league.
The epic final which drew a large crowd a keenly contested in first half with First Bank winning by just 2 points (35-33). The third quarter saw First bank extend her lead by 8 (51-43) before blowing out Dolphins in the final quarter with a 14-8 run to claim the top spot of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF organized Zenith Bank league.
Amaka Nwakamma of Dolphins lead the floor with 22 points and 7 rebounds in the losing effort while First Bank’s offence was powered by duo of Nkem Akaraiwe and Oluchi Nnzekwe with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 10 points respectively.
However, the intricate rebounding and defense of Chioma Udeaja who had a finals record 16 rebounds with 6 points to go with it, was the tonic that got the elephant girls the much needed victory and herself the Most valuable Player Award.
Former champion First Deepwater basketball club settled for third place with a 96-45 points win over FCT Angels basketball club.
The duo of Dolphins basketball club Bintu Badmus and Amaka Nwakama claimed the league top rebound and highest scorer award, while the league Top-5 players went to Upe Atosu (First Deepwater), Patience Okpe (Dolphins), Nkechi Akashili (First Deepwater), Chioma Udeaja (First Bank) and Amaka Nwakama (Dolphins). FCT Angels who came 4th won the fair-play trophy
Tues. Results (17/6/14)
Sunshine Angels 37-63 First Bank
Dolphins 64-60 First Deep Water
Weds. Fixtures (18/6/14)
Classification Games
C1 – Delta Force VS IGP Queens – 2PM
C2 – Sunshine Angels VS Customs – 4PM
Thurs. Fixtures (19/6/14)
Classification Games
Looser C1 Vs C2 (7th/8th) – 9 am
Winner C1 Vs C 2 (5th/6th) – 11am
Semi Finals
Dolphins Vs FCT Angels – 3 pm
First Bank Vs First Deep Water – 5pm
Day 1 Results (12/6/2014)
Day 1 Results (12/6/2014)
Customs 53-74 Dolphins
First Bank 93-48 FCT Angels
First Deep Water 67-43 Delta Force
Sunshine Angels 66-45 IGP Queens
Day 2 Results (13/6/2014)
Sunshine Angels 47-50 FCT Angels
First Deep Water 49-37 Customs
Day 3 Fixtures (14/6/2014)
First Bank Vs IGP Queens – 3pm
Dolphins Vs Delta Force – 5pm
Day 4 – REST DAY (15/6/2014)
Note: All matches are live at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium Lagos.
Oluwafemi Adefeso
2014 Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League Week 13 Results
DSTV Week 13 Results:
Atlantic Conference
Islanders 67-61 Union Bank
Oluyole 95-73 Customs
Royal Hoopers 100-67 Kwara Falcons
Dodan Warriors 83-64 Police Baton
Savannah Conference
Plateau Peaks 73-49 Immigration
Mark Mentors 89-63 Bauchi Nets
Niger Potters 42-37 Gombe Bulls
Kada Stars 53-92 Kano Pillars
With only just one more round of games to go in the Regular Season the Playoff places are now complete, while it might rosy for the top four teams four teams in both the Savannah and Atlantic Conferences, what left now is the relegation battle between teams that are trying to beat the drop.
While that will come to fore on the last day of the league, here is the List of teams that have made it to the Play-offs
UNION BANK, ISLANDERS, DODAN WARRIORS OLUYOLE WARRIORS, have all made it from the Atlantic Conference while for the Savannah Conference we’ve got KANO PILLARS, MARK MENTORS, GOMBE BULLS AND PLATEAU PEAKS.
Photo Credit: Akinkunmi Farinto
The hierarchy of the Nigerian Basketball federation have sent congratulatory wishes to Mr Frank Jitubouh on his appointment as the chairman of the FCT Basketball Association.
The federation in her statement hailed the appointment of the new chairman and hopes his tenure will bring unprecedented improvement to the game of basketball in Abuja.
Mr Frank Jitubouh who currently serves as the General Manager of the Abuja based premier league club Mark Mentors, has played a major part in the success of the Mentors organization. Still in their 2nd year in the Dstv Premier league, Mark Mentors boasts of the enviable record of being the only club to have defeated defending champions Kano Pillars in the last two seasons, twice ending Pillars long winning streaks on both occasions.
The club is currently on course to appear in the playoffs for the second straight season. As they sit behind Kano Pillars in second place in the Savannah conference with 2 games left in the regular season.
ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
UNION BANK 75 – 64 OLUYOLE WARRIORS
POLICE BATON 78 – 62 ROYAL HOOPERS
KWARA FALCONS 49 – 70 ISLANDERS
CUSTOMS 50 – 58 DODAN WARRIORS
SAVANNAH CONFERENCE
KANO PILLARS 92 – 65 PLATEAU PEAKS
BAUCHI NETS 73 – 72 NIGER POTTERS
GOMBE BULLS 69 – 47 KADA STARS
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