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'Heartbroken' Timberwolves resume NBA play amid Minneapolis turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown.
WNBA players to receive ‘big increase’ in salaries
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» LOS ANGELES - National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday WNBA players will receive a “big” salary increase when their new collective bargaining agreement is finalised.
Why is the NBA eyeing Europe?
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - The National Basketball Association has said it is “exploring” the creation of a professional basketball league in Europe, but the plans remain vague and raise many questions.
Golden wicket: Labourer's daughter, 15, scores India cricket payday
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» FIROZABAD (INDIA) - Cricketer Sonam Yadav could not afford sports shoes when she was younger but now the 15-year-old is set to play in India's Women's Premier League and says the money will transform life for her family.
Brittney Griner signs one-year WNBA deal with Mercury: reports
AFP, Published on 20/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Brittney Griner, the American women's basketball star who was imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months last year, has signed a one-year Women's NBA deal with the Phoenix Mercury, according to multiple reports Sunday.
India's Mandhana fetches $410,000 at first women's premier league auction
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MUMBAI - Several of the world's top women cricketers secured deals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in the inaugural Women's Premier League auction on Monday, with India's attacking batter Smriti Mandhana leading the way on $410,000.
USA power into women's basketball World Cup semi-finals
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» SYDNEY: Kelsey Plum drilled a game-high 17 points and grabbed two rebounds as the United States powered into the women's basketball World Cup semi-finals Thursday with a 88-55 pummelling of Serbia.
Sport leaders eye Africa as talent source, investment target
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Africa offers a vast underdeveloped market for global sports, with thousands of athletes ready to join international ranks if only there were major investment, industry leaders and stars say.
NBA suspends Suns owner Sarver for year after racism probe
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» NEW YORK: The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million dollars after a probe of claims of racism and misogyny, the league said Tuesday.
US Women's Basketball season kicks off with key star held in Russia
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: Women's Basketball season kicks off in the United States on Friday without one of its brightest stars: Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia just before Moscow launched its war in Ukraine.