Basketball

After adidas prised Houston Rockets star, James Harden, away from Nike for $200m last month, we look at whether it was enough to give the German giant the upper hand in its age-old rivalry with the Americans.

Former NBA star Andrei Kirilenko has pledged to turn around the fortunes of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) after today (Tuesday) being elected as the new president of the embattled governing body.

North American basketball league the NBA has signed a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), staving off any potential threat of the disputes that have hit rival major leagues in recent years.

The Milwaukee Bucks have hailed the culmination of an “extraordinary effort” to keep the NBA basketball franchise in Wisconsin after Governor Scott Walker signed off on a deal to commit $250m (€226.9m) in taxpayers' money to help pay for a new arena.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has outlined the timeline for the bidding process for its 2023 World Cup, which is set to see the likes of Germany, Qatar and Turkey battle it out for the event, while rounding up a number of other decisions from a central board meeting.

The IMG College division of the IMG agency has acquired US mobile hospitality company TopShelf and has agreed a multi-year partnership with Princeton University.

The TSE Consulting sports management consultancy has unveiled plans to establish a permanent base in China after helping the country secure the hosting rights to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) 2019 World Cup.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has provided updates in the governance disputes it has held with the national governing bodies of Brazil, Japan and Russia, while assigning staging rights for its 2016 U17 World Championships for Men and Women to Spain under a new hosting model.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has today (Friday) announced that its 2019 World Cup will be hosted by China.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has unveiled its new second-tier European men’s club competition as it continues its drive to introduce a new league structure on the continent.

Adam Silver, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), has hinted that the organisation could stage regular-season games in Africa, ahead of the North American league’s first game on the continent this weekend.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has criticised the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) decision to suspend the country’s governing body, stating he will hold talks to resolve the matter.

The Wisconsin State Assembly has voted in favour of an initiative that will see $250m (€226.5m) in public funds spent on the construction of a new multi-purpose arena that is crucial in ensuring that NBA basketball franchise the Milwaukee Bucks remain in the city.

Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors will play a regular-season game at London’s O2 Arena on January 14 as the latest addition to the NBA basketball league’s Global Games 2015-16 line-up.

Bill Cameron, the majority owner of WNBA basketball franchise Tulsa Shock, has announced plans to relocate the women’s team from its current Oklahoma home to the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.

Euroleague Basketball chief executive and president, Jordi Bertomeu, has called on the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) to focus on improving its national team competitions amid the battle for power over the club game on the continent.