Basketball

Basketball

'A great start': NBA crown just the beginning for Shai

The Finals between two small-market teams was light on star power but delivered on thrills.

6d ago

Pacers, Thunder set to clash in Game 7 for NBA supremacy

This will be the 20th NBA Finals Game 7 in league history.

1w ago

Bangladesh U-16 boys win bronze in South Asian Basketball Championship

Bangladesh boys team won bronze medal in the SABA U-16 Basketball Championship, beating hosts Maldives in the place-deciding match in Male today.

2w ago

AI just beginning to reshape NBA

Using artificial intelligence, a top basketball team found the right defensive strategy that made the difference to win the NBA championship.

2m ago

South Sudan's Olympic basketball dream over

South Sudan coach Royal Ivey was highly critical of the officiating as his side's Olympic basketball dreams came to an end as they failed to qualify for the men's quarter-finals in a heartbreaking loss to Serbia.

10m ago

Ranjit becomes first FIBA match commissioner from Bangladesh

Ranjit Chandra Das, a former basketball player turned coach and an executive member of Bangladesh Basketball Federation as well as South Asian Basketball Association, has been nominated as a FIBA Match Commissioner for 2023-2025, said a press release.

1y ago

China upset Japan to win women's Asia Cup title

Giant centre Han Xu sank 26 points as China stunned five-time defending champions Japan 73-71 Sunday to win their first women's Asia Cup basketball title in more than a decade.

1y ago

Bangladesh suffer heartbreak in final

Bangladesh fell heartbreakingly short in the final of the Five Nation Basketball Championship after a rousing performance against Bhutan, losing 62-60 in Maldives and having to be content with second place.

2y ago

'A great start': NBA crown just the beginning for Shai

The Finals between two small-market teams was light on star power but delivered on thrills.

6d ago

Pacers, Thunder set to clash in Game 7 for NBA supremacy

This will be the 20th NBA Finals Game 7 in league history.

1w ago

Bangladesh U-16 boys win bronze in South Asian Basketball Championship

Bangladesh boys team won bronze medal in the SABA U-16 Basketball Championship, beating hosts Maldives in the place-deciding match in Male today.

2w ago

AI just beginning to reshape NBA

Using artificial intelligence, a top basketball team found the right defensive strategy that made the difference to win the NBA championship.

2m ago

South Sudan's Olympic basketball dream over

South Sudan coach Royal Ivey was highly critical of the officiating as his side's Olympic basketball dreams came to an end as they failed to qualify for the men's quarter-finals in a heartbreaking loss to Serbia.

10m ago

Ranjit becomes first FIBA match commissioner from Bangladesh

Ranjit Chandra Das, a former basketball player turned coach and an executive member of Bangladesh Basketball Federation as well as South Asian Basketball Association, has been nominated as a FIBA Match Commissioner for 2023-2025, said a press release.

1y ago

China upset Japan to win women's Asia Cup title

Giant centre Han Xu sank 26 points as China stunned five-time defending champions Japan 73-71 Sunday to win their first women's Asia Cup basketball title in more than a decade.

1y ago

Bangladesh suffer heartbreak in final

Bangladesh fell heartbreakingly short in the final of the Five Nation Basketball Championship after a rousing performance against Bhutan, losing 62-60 in Maldives and having to be content with second place.

2y ago

NBA legend Jordan shoes sell at auction for $1.38 million

Shoes worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan in the famous "Flu Game" of the 1997 NBA Finals were sold at auction for $1.38 million, Goldin memorabilia marketplace announced Thursday.

2y ago

‘Encouragement is key’

In conversation with Ashreen Mridha, founder of Deshi Ballers and former shooting guard of the national women’s basketball team, Naziba Basher of The Daily Star delves into some of the deeper questions of why the women are still made to lag behind.

2y ago