Olympics review: Day 5 – Spain complete double as Slovenia and Canada grab wins
SLOVENIA and Spain both booked their spots in the next stage of the men’s basketball at the Tokyo Olympics ahead of their final round clash, whilst Canada kept its hopes alive of remaining in the hunt in the women’s basketball, as Spain moved to 2-0 in the group. MEN’S BASKETBALL: Slovenia (116) defeated Japan (81) […]
Grand Final washup: WNBL – Game 3
IN the third and deciding game, the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals were too strong for Adelaide Lightning to take out the 2018/19 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) premiership. Here’s how the third and final game went down: UC Capitals (93) defeat Adelaide Lightning (73) The UC Capitals prevail in game three of the grand […]
Grand Final wash-up: WNBL – Game 2
A THRILLING one-point win to Adelaide Lightning at home has kept their Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) premiership dreams alive, forcing the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals into a deciding third game. Read below to see how the game went down. Adelaide Lightning (74) defeat UC Capitals (73) In game two of the finals, Adelaide […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Grand Final 1
IN the first of a three-game series, the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals took on Adelaide Lightning to determine which side would move one game ahead in the Grand Final Series. Here is how the game unfolded. UC Capitals 88 defeated Adelaide Lightning 67 The UC Capitals started the WNBL Grand Final Series off on […]
2019 WNBL Grand Final Preview
THE final head-to-head battle of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) begins on Saturday with the first of three games between the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals and Adelaide Lightning. We take a look at the two combatants who swept past Perth Lynx and Melbourne Boomers respectively to reach the decider.. UC Capitals vs Adelaide […]
Semi-finals preview – WNBL
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) 2018/19 finals series is finally here, with the action beginning on Friday night. The top four placed teams in the UC Capitals, Melbourne Boomers, Adelaide Lightning and Perth Lynx have been the most consistent sides this season, and find themselves featuring beyond the regular season. The first semi-final series […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Round 15
THE last round of the regular season saw two legendary players depart the game, a double overtime thriller and confirmation of who plays who in the semi-finals. Bendigo Spirit (97) defeated by UC Capitals (101) In their final game for the regular season, the Spirit lost out to the Capitals at home in overtime. The […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Round 14
AS the finals edge closer, the top four teams battled it out in Round 14 for a home semi-final. The Boomers and Capitals were successful in getting the job done, while fellow contenders, Perth and Adelaide showed almighty fight over the weekend. Bendigo Spirit (81) defeated by Adelaide Lightning (92) Adelaide put up another impressive […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Round 10
A host of changes on the ladder has dominated Round 10 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season. The Melbourne Boomers are on top of the ladder after their win over Adelaide Lightning, and thanks to Perth’s three-game losing streak. Meanwhile, the Dandenong Rangers have climbed into the top four on the back of […]
Weekend previews: WNBL- Round 9
THE Sydney Uni Flames broke their 10-game losing streak last week and will be keen to make it two from two. The Adelaide Lightning are also coming into this game off a win, beating the in-form UC Capitals. On an odd Wednesday night game, both teams will be going in hard to secure a victory. […]