Liam Badkin

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Rematch of decider set to see sparks fly

A BLOCKBUSTER clash in Round 10 of the National Basketball League (NBL) fixture is set to take place tonight, with a rematch of last season’s Championship Series between the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne United. Friday night’s clash at WIN Entertainment Centre will be the first time the two teams match up since a fiery encounter […]

Phoenix power past Bullets with big win

IT WAS an impressive blowout victory in the National Basketball League (NBL) on Thursday night, as the SEM Phoenix handed Brisbane Bullets a 27-point loss when the two sides went head to head at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. The Phoenix came into the clash heavily favoured to get the job done against an undermanned Bullets […]

Bullets bring Phoenix to Brisbane in Thursday encounter

THE ACTION continues tonight in the National Basketball League (NBL) for Round 10 of the 2025/26 season, as the SEM Phoenix travel north to take on an undermanned Brisbane Bullets at Brisbane Entertainment Centre. After last night’s Ignite Cup clash which saw the Adelaide 36ers defeat the Illawarra Hawks, the hoops roll on and move […]

Bryce goes bonkers as Sixers stump Hawks

ANOTHER dominant performance from MVP favourite Bryce Cotton led the Adelaide 36ers to a come from behind win over the Illawarra Hawks in the National Basketball League (NBL) Ignite Cup action last night. Cotton delivered an astounding performance on his home deck at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Wednesday night, despite the fact that his team […]

Sixers, Hawks set to duel in battle of contenders

IT IS a blockbuster instalment of the National Basketball League (NBL) Ignite Cup for the 2025/26 season tonight, when the Adelaide 36ers host the Illawarra Hawks in South Australia as two heavyweights of the competition collides. It will be a matchup full of star power, headlined by a battle between the two MVP favourites in […]

Borlase brilliant in return to Adelaide

ONE OF the biggest signings in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the off-season returned to her old side last night, as Isobel Borlase led the Bendigo Spirit to an eight-point win over the Adelaide Lightning. Borlase and the Spirit headed south to take on the Lightning at the South Australia State Basketball Centre […]

Doolittle dominates final frame as ‘Cats best Breakers

FORWARD Kristian Doolittle proved to be the difference as the Perth Wildcats claimed a gutsy 13-point win over the New Zealand Breakers in the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) action on Saturday night. With the game still up for grabs at the final change, Doolittle was absolutely the game-winning factor when the Wildcats hosted the […]

Capitals crush Sydney in Canberra

IN AN absolutely dominant display on their home court at the Australian Institute of Sport, the UC Capitals cruised home to a whopping 40-point win over the Sydney Flames in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend. The Capitals came into the clash on a four-game losing streak and desperately needing a win […]

United hold off brave Bullets’ fast finish

ALTHOUGH it was a lot closer than many expected, Saturday evening’s action in the National Basketball League (NBL) saw Melbourne United hold on to get the job done over a gutsy Brisbane Bullets side, claiming a six-point win. United hosted the Bullets at John Cain Arena over the weekend, with the ladder-leaders widely tipped to […]

Cotton’s Sixers trump McVeigh’s Taipans in OT

IN ONE of the best games of the season to-date in the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, the Adelaide 36ers snuck past the Cairns Taipans by four points in overtime, as stars Bryce Cotton and Jack McVeigh duelled in a thrilling affair. On paper, it was not shaping as a blockbuster matchup, given the […]

Lynx beat Bendigo in clash of contenders

IN ONE of the most anticipated matchups of the 2025/26 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), the Perth Lynx got the job done in their clash against the Bendigo Spirit when the two sides locked horns over the weekend. Both teams have started the 2025/26 fixture in strong fashion, with the reigning champion Spirit starting their […]

Phoenix pip Taipans despite late fightback

AS EXPECTED, the SEM Phoenix were able to travel north and get the job done over the Cairns Taipans at the Cairns Convention Centre in Friday night’s action in the National Basketball League (NBL), claiming an 11-point win. The visiting Phoenix entered the clash as favourites, having been one of the stronger performing teams to […]

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