Basketball

Griner earlier pleaded with a Russian judge not to sentence her with a harsh prison sentence for bringing the illegal item as she broke down to tears in court.

For the first time, Kenya will be represented in the 3x3 basketball competition after being handed a direct qualification.

Hosts Egypt had earlier hammered Morans 72-39 in a one-sided encounter played on Saturday July 2, at Borg Elarab Arena, in Alexandria.

Bout, commonly known as the “Merchant of Death”, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence in the US

The two-time Olympic champion wrote a handwritten letter a few days ago to the US President Joe Biden, pleading with him to remember her and other Americans who are currently detained in Russia.

Mwanzo explained that the student remained irresponsive despite attempts by teammates to resuscitate him.

His journey is rather unprecedented for a kid whose favorite sport wasn't even basketball but football.

Shootings are personal to Kerr who lost his father Professor Malcolm Kerr to a terrorist shooting incident in Lebanon where Steve was born.

He noted that the weekend victory was even more emphatic considering that he was to be benched due to an illness.

I think with Olivia, it’s the consistency she has shown throughout her career in terms of getting better each year.

The incident ended up being one of the biggest highlights of the game which was published by sports media outlets on social media.

The outstanding sports venue, despite the water spillage from the sea waves, hosts some of the biggest basketball matches.

The basketballer who gained interest in sports from her parents and elder brothers believes her biggest intrigue in becoming a player is because she comes from a sporting family.

Morans will be hoping to finish at least in third position in group D which has Egypt, Congo and Senegal. 

In April 2020 she was ranked the second-best Junior College basketball player in the US, as per the World Exposure Women’s Basketball report.

To date he is the all-time leading scorer at Friends School Kamusinga with an average of 24 points.

When the pandemic began, the 25-year-old basketball star had just finished her undergraduate program in university.

Mills, who has been coaching men’s basketball in Africa for the last 10 years, was keen to note that for Kenya to compete with top ranked teams they have to change their style and culture.

Over the years, ballers of African descent have featured heavily in the National Basket League (NBA).

It was reported that Harrell was upset that Caldwell-Pope did not pass him the ball on a specific play, which led them to exchange words and eventually swing at each other.