Tag: USA
Wheelchair Basketball News…
Here are some extracts from the Newsletter that I received regarding Wheelchair basketball ” It was the Confederation Cup final and USA; the underdogs so nearly caused an upset of the century as Brazil calmly took the game away from them (thank you to VISA for the invitation to an amazing game of football). Bafana […]
Road to Lybia 2009
I’m back with a quick update on the ongoing preparations of some of the countries that will be taking part in the African Basketball Championships in Libya in early August this year: Mozambique is participating in the Lusophony Games (For former Portuguese Colonies) and lost surprisingly their first game to Guinea-Bissau 68-62. Their roster looks […]
Update from Serbia 2009 World Student Games… (2)
Day 9 in Belgrade. Serbia clinch the title – Jul 11, 2009 (by Eurobasket News) Final Serbia – Russia 73:51 Serbia triumphed at the World University Games in Belgrade. In 2007 Serbia stopped one step away from the title but the home tournament brought the long-awaited success. Nemanja Protic (182-G-86) scored 19 points to pace the hosts past Russia. Serbia […]
From Africa to Alexandria (USA)
The stars of Episcopal boy’s basketball team have been on a remarkable journey together. Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Living about 8,000 miles away from home, it’s hard to believe Episcopal’s Given Kalipinde and Yao Sithole say they don’t miss home all that much. Then again, watching them comfortably answer a reporter’s questions over the din […]
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