Lightning hopes to break Spirit
A BATTLE of top four teams ensures tonight’s WNBL opener of Round 9 is set to be a beauty with fourth placed Adelaide Lightning playing host to ladder leaders, Bendigo Spirit. The Spirit won their first nine games of the season, but have dropped two on the bounce since, and second placed Perth Lynx have […]
Lynx make it three from three with another winning weekend
THE PERTH Lynx made it three wins on the trot over the weekend as they enacted their revenge on the Bendigo Spirit, handing them their first loss of the season. The Spirit, 9-0 through the opening seven rounds of the year, faced the Lynx in a top-of-the-table clash just two weeks ago and came out […]
Lynx slip after back-to-back losses
AFTER winning both of their games last weekend, hopes were high for the Perth Lynx as they each sought to push themselves towards top spot on the WNBL ladder. It wasn’t to be however as the Lynx dropped both games in Round 6 and now sit 6-3 on the season. On Thursday night the Lynx […]
WNBL Wrapped – Round 3
THERE were some big scores posted across Round 3 of the 2024/25 season in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend, with teams starting to find some cohesion on the offensive end. The round delivered no shortage of entertainment, from huge individual efforts to game-winners on the buzzer, there were a lot of […]
WNBL Wrapped – Round 2
THE WOMEN’S National Basketball League (WNBL) returned for Round 2 of the 2024/25 season over the weekend, with six games taking place from Thursday to Sunday. Just two teams remain unbeaten while a pair of sides are looking for their first win, but all matches were hard fought at times and some of the stars […]
Spirit success top priority for Tolo
COMING into the 2024/25 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season, Bendigo Spirit star Marianna Tolo is eager to bring some success to her side after missing the finals by a painful margin. Tolo enjoyed a busy few months throughout the off-season, representing Australia as a member of the Opals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but […]
2024 Olympics Preview – Australian Opals
THE 2024 Paris Olympics are set to kick off in the next 48 hours, with Australia’s basketball hopes high with both the men’s and women’s teams taking strong sides into the world’s premier tournament. The Opals are one of the favourites in the women’s basketball tournament, and will be hoping to leave the off-court drama […]
Stars galore as Opals name Olympic squad
THE Australian Opals are in a seriously strong position heading into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, naming an extremely stacked team for the tournament later this month. With the Olympic Games set to begin on July 26, basketball sides are being finalised around the world, and on Australian shores, hopes are certainly high after 12 […]
Opals announce Olympic squad for Paris Games
EARLIER today, the Australian Opals announced their extended squad for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which are set to kick off on July 26. The Opals recently cemented their spot at the Games after producing a dominant campaign at the Olympic Qualifiers. The tournament was capped off with an emphatic 85-52 win over Germany […]
Opals sneak past Serbia to cap off Olympic Qualifiers
A WIN over Serbia in the final game of their 2024 Olympic Qualifiers campaign was the perfect way for the Australian Opals to cap off a successful weekend in Brazil. The Opals had already secured a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Germany a couple of days earlier, but were still looking to […]
