Nigeria makes last-minute attempts for D’Tigers to play AfroBasket qualifiers
The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) is now making last-minute attempts for the men’s national basketball team D’Tigers to play the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers.
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Lack of funds forces D’Tigers out of AfroBasket qualifiers
D’Tigers celebrating . PHOTO: AFP.
2024 Olympic qualifiers: NFF announces Super Falcons squad to play Cameroon
Uchenna Kanu (1st R) of Nigeria celebrates with teammates after scoring the Super Falcons’ first goal in their 3-2 win over Australia.Photo: AFP
Ireland announce squad for vital FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Switzerland
Ireland men's head coach Mark Keenan has named five uncapped players in his extended 18-man squad for next week’s FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European pre-qualifiers against Kosovo and Switzerland.
Home Match vs Kuwait Crucial For India In FIFA WC qualifiers: Igor Stimac
India's home match against Kuwait on June 6 could be among head coach Igor Stimac's most important matches at the helm of affairs as the country seeks to make it to the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history. Stimac is believed to have told the technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in a virtual meeting on Saturday that even if India beats Afghanistan twice (home and away) in March, it will still be difficult to qualify for the third round if the team does not do well against Kuwait.
Wrestling Selection Trials For Olympic Qualifiers, Asian Championships On March 10-11
The selection trials for picking the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers and Asian Championships will be held on March 10-11 in Patiala and Sonipat respectively, the ad-hoc committee managing the sport said on Friday. The trials were initially planned for February 27-29 but got postponed after a delay in hosting the senior national championships due to "unavoidable circumstances". The trials for women wrestlers will be held at NSNIS Patiala, while the trials for greco roman and freestyle grapplers will be held at SAI Sonipat.
Yastremska happy to avoid qualifiers after Australian Open run ends
Dayana Yastremska did not feel too dejected by her semi-final defeat at the Australian Open as she knows her run would have boosted her rankings so that she can get direct entry into tournaments rather than playing in the qualifiers.
Indian Women Hockey Team's Olympic Dream Shattered After Loss To Japan In Qualifiers
Paris will remain out of bounds for Indian women's hockey team that eschewed its crisp, short-passing game to bow of 2024 Olympic qualification race with a 0-1 loss to Japan in the third-place match of FIH Qualifiers in Ranchi on Friday. Kana Urata's sixth minute strike from the penalty corner turned out to be the winner for Japan as the wheels that were set in motion for the Indian women's team, following a momentous fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, seemed to have come off after the utterly disappointing show in one of its hubs in recent years.