Basketball

Euroleague Basketball, which organises continental club competitions in Europe, has today (Monday) unveiled details of a new scheme to work with teams across various commercial areas in an effort to maximise revenue and create business sustainability.

Member clubs of the Liga ACB, the top division of Spanish basketball, have reached an agreement on reform plans that will see the league reduced to 16 teams by the 2019-20 season.

Euroleague Basketball has said it will undertake an “exhaustive evaluation” of the latest proposal for the European club calendar put forward by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba), but has warned that it still raises issues over the absence of key players and athlete workload.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has put forward a compromise solution to Euroleague Basketball in a bid to end a bitter dispute over the calendar for the club game in Europe.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Tenerife in Spain will stage the 2018 edition of its Women’s Basketball World Cup.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has today (Friday) lashed out at a new calendar proposal issued by Euroleague Basketball, the organising body of club competitions on the continent, stating the move represents a “heavy-handed diversionary tactic”.

Towards the end of his football career, former Tottenham and New Zealand defender Ryan Nelsen became aware of the cyber-squatting trade, where celebrities are offered website domain names similar to their own at extortionate prices. Uneasy about the practice he set about creating a way to prevent chancers from profiting from sports stars' intellectual property. Dominic Bliss finds out more.

With New Balance beating 'parasite brands' in a Chinese court and Liverpool FC launching a cut-price kit to beat the counterfeiters, major brands are clearly taking the theft of intellectual property seriously. Mark Dreyer finds out more.

The City of Seattle and investment firm Oak View Group (OVG) have agreed a deal to redevelop the KeyArena in a move that could return NBA basketball or NHL ice hockey to the Washington city, while NHL franchise the Calgary Flames has dropped plans to build a new arena in the Canadian city.

NBA basketball franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers has revived plans to redevelop its Quicken Loans Arena and has extended its commitment to the US city, just days after electing to end the project due to public opposition over the use of public tax funds to finance the scheme.

The 2018 edition of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s All-Star event will take place at Target Center in the US city of Minneapolis.

The Houston Rockets NBA basketball franchise has secured a new owner, with local businessman Tilman J. Fertitta agreeing a reported $2.2bn (€1.85bn) deal for the team.

Jorge Garbajosa, president of the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), has said he will attempt to stop Liga ACB clubs breaking away from the country’s top tier to form a new league.

Liga ACB giants FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Baskonia and Unicaja have held talks over a potential breakaway from the top tier of Spanish basketball, according to Mundo Deportivo.

NBA basketball franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers has dropped plans to redevelop its Quicken Loans Arena, in the wake of public opposition over using tax funds to aid the $140m (€116.4m) project.

Francisco Roca has signalled his intention to resign as president of the Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.