Basketball

Doc Rivers officially stepped down as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday after two-plus seasons. The Bucks’ finished 32-50 with Sunday’s season-ending 126-106 loss at Philadelphia. It ...

LeBron James scored 28 points and dished 12 assists to become the fourth player in NBA history to top 12,000 in a career, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a convincing 101-73 victory ...

Bam Adebayo produced the second-highest single-game scoring total in NBA history, putting up 83 points as the host Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 150-129 on Tuesday night. The 28-year-old center ...

With youth on its side, USA Stars outlasted all challengers to come out on top during the new-look NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. Tyrese Maxey scored nine points and Anthony ...

OG Anunoby made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the New York Knicks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup ...

Keyonte George scored 37 points — his second straight 30-plus-point game — and dished out six assists while leading the Utah Jazz to a 140-133 overtime victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday ...

The Cypriot national basketball team will face World and European champion Germany in their second qualifying match for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 on Monday. The match take place at ...

Steph Curry matched Michael Jordan’s record for the most 40-point games in the NBA after the age of 30 as he continued his stellar form. Golden State Warriors star Curry ...

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, has been charged with helping to cheat high-stakes poker players out of millions of dollars through ...

Tyrese Maxey tossed in a game-high 40 points and rookie VJ Edgecombe got off to a historic start with 34 to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-116 victory over the ...

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic downplayed the severity of an apparent leg injury after Tuesday night’s season-opening 119-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Questions were raised after ...

After reaffirming his commitment to the Milwaukee Bucks in the offseason, All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo went on Greek television and said he would like to finish his playing career in ...

LeBron James sparked a flurry of social-media speculation on Monday after saying he would announce his “Second Decision” a day later. The Los Angeles Lakers star posted a nine-second video ...

After missing the start of Milwaukee’s training camp due to testing positive for COVID-19, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to join the team in Miami this weekend. Bucks ...

LeBron James played with son Bronny James last season in an historic first in basketball history, but the future Hall of Famer is not looking to prolong his career to ...

Germany pulled off a stunning 88-83 victory over Turkey on Sunday to win the EuroBasket title for the first time since 1993, with point guard Dennis Schroeder draining a late jump ...

Ercan Osmani shot the lights out for Turkey as they hammered Greece 94-68 on Friday night to set up a Eurobasket final showdown with Germany. Osmani got Turkey off to ...

Lauri Markkanen scored 17 points and blocked four shots to lead Finland to a 93-79 win over Georgia on Wednesday that sees the Nordic nation through to the semi-finals of Eurobasket ...

Cyprus suffered a 91-64 defeat at the hands of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the opening night of EuroBasket at the Spyros Kyprianou arena in Limassol. Thursday was Cyprus’ national basketball ...

Limassol’s old port has become a centre of attraction for fans attending this summer’s FIBA EuroBasket, which is, in part, being hosted in the city. The old port ...

On the eve of the beginning of EuroBasket, Cyprus is ready and set to host Europe’s premier international basketball tournament, with the city of Limassol one of four host ...

FIBA EuroBasket 2025 will be staged at Limassol’s Spyros Kyprianou Sports Centre from August 28 to September 4, marking Cyprus’ debut in the tournament. Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said the ...

Cyprus is finalising preparations for FIBA EuroBasket 2025, with organisers stressing that safety will be paramount as thousands of fans, teams and international delegations arrive in Limassol between August 28 and September 4. ...

The hosting of FIBA EuroBasket 2025 is expected to bring multiple economic benefits to the Republic of Cyprus, according to the local FIBA EuroBasket 2025 organising committee. “Cyprus becomes the smallest country ...