Erika Livermore and Dee Hayward lead Leicester Riders to an impressive road win at Cardiff Met Archers. WBBL Trophy, South Group Cardiff Met Archers 53 (16,30, 40) (Shanahan 15, Wagstaff 13, Collins/Lipp 8) Leicester Riders 95 (23,48,70) (Livermore 33, Hayward 23, McGarrachan 15) Leicester Riders have blown the WBBL Trophy South Group wide open after …
All eyes will be fixed on the WBBL Trophy again this weekend and not least on tonight’s match-up between Barking Abbey Crusaders and Oaklands Wolves which will be beamed around the world via BBC Sport. Still with only a solitary WBBL Cup success during their rookie season, Wolves are slowly but surely edging towards where …
It’s time to wrap up all things #theWBBL this week as we shine our spotlight on social media around the league. The most important post of the week under our hashtag surely had to be Hannah Shaw keeping us updated with her encounters – fascinating….. Well isn't this just great #mewithtinythings #tallgirl #biggirlsdoitbetter #kappa #thewbbl …
Our season leader extends her advantage and there are a pair of Great Britain rising stars who finally cement debut spots. Georgia Gayle (Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters) It’s a first starting berth of the season for young Hatters and Great Britain talent who was the driving force in her team’s super win against Wildcats. Gayle …
It was all about the WBBL Trophy this weekend as all 10 teams started the road to the Emirates Arena. The competition sees the teams divided into North and South groups with the two-time champions, Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters off to a winning start. The Hatters claimed a 72-82 win away at Nottingham Wildcats as …
Nottingham Wildcats, Sevenoaks Suns, Manchester Mystics and Cardiff Met Archers all won on Sunday as the WBBL Trophy action continued. Last week’s Cup champions, Manchester, were given a late scare by Caledonia Pride before holding on for a 50-59 success as Dominique Allen tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Nottingham bounced back with a …
Cardiff shrug off slow start to outlast Wolves WBBL Trophy, South Group Oaklands Wolves 56 (16,33,42) (Fleming 18, Nelson 14, Charles 8) Cardiff Met Archers 59 (7,24,47) (Wagstaff 24, Shanahan 10, Lipp 7) Cardiff Met Archers secured an opening 56-59 victory over Oaklands Wolves in the WBBL Trophy after coming from nine points down at …
It’s been a tough season so far for Team Northumbria, but head coach Chris Bunten is still eyeing up silverware as the WBBL Trophy tips-off this weekend. In what’s looking like a really tough Northern Pool, Northumbria are ready to face Nottingham Wildcats on Sunday. “Following the success of the WBBL and BBL Cup Finals, …
With two pieces of WBBL silverware having already been dished out, the spotlight is thrust upon the 2017 WBBL Trophy as the competition gets underway this weekend. The tournament sees the WBBL clubs divided into a North and South pool, with each team playing each of their group opponents once. The North Group looks particularly …
Following on from yesterday’s coverage of the 2017 British Basketball Cup Finals at a packed Barclaycard Arena which saw a crowd at the venue of almost 9,000, there are many more BBL and WBBL games to savour on BBC Sport during coming months. First up is this Friday’s clash between the record-breaking Esh Group Eagles …