Basketball

FIBA Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has elected Turgay Demirel as its new president, succeeding the late Olafur Rafnsson.

The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) board of governors has unanimously approved the $550m (€395.7m) sale of the Milwaukee Bucks to New York investment firm executives Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens.

FIBA Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has granted a request by the Ukrainian Basketball Federation to postpone a decision on whether the EuroBasket 2015 national team tournament can take place in the country.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has installed former Citigroup and Time Warner chairman Dick Parsons as interim chief executive of the Los Angeles Clippers, as Donald Sterling and his estranged wife Rochelle state their case for ownership of the crisis-hit franchise.

The saga surrounding the ownership of NBA basketball franchise Los Angeles Clippers has gained a fresh twist after the estranged wife of disgraced owner Donald Sterling stated her intention to retain a 50 per cent stake in the team.

Sport and betting-related data company Sportradar has agreed a deal to become the official data partner of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced it will appoint a chief executive to supervise the daily running of the Los Angeles Clippers after banning owner Donald Sterling for life.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has received unanimous backing from 10 team owners to proceed with the formal removal of Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

A host of big names from the fields of sport, business and entertainment have thrown their hats into the ring to acquire NBA basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers in the wake of the scandal surrounding owner Donald Sterling.

Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has been banned for life by new NBA commissioner Adam Silver after the 80-year-old (pictured left) was recorded making racist comments.

NBA basketball team Miami Heat has taken a backwards step amid controversy over its proposed and much-debated 10-year arena deal with Miami-Dade County.

NBA basketball team Golden State Warriors has agreed a deal to buy 12 acres of land in San Francisco’s Mission Bay area to build its new arena.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has launched a tender process to decide the host nation for its 2019 World Cup.

Longtime owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, Herb Kohl, has agreed a deal to sell the NBA basketball franchise to New York investment firm executives Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens for $550m (€398.5m).

NBA basketball franchise the Indiana Pacers are set to remain in Indianapolis after a deal worth a reported $160m (€116.1m) was agreed to keep the team in the city.

North American basketball league the NBA is to stage only its second game in South America as part of its Global Games 2014 lineup.