The WBBL Trophy action continued this past weekend with just two unbeaten teams remaining. Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters improved to 3-0 in the North Group after recording an impressive 74-60 victory at home to Manchester Mystics. Steph Gandy led the way with 25 points, while Georgia Gayle added 20 to help the Hatters inflict a …
British Basketball has secured £1,000,000 of National Lottery funding, from Sport England, to support the delivery of its programmes this year, including its campaign at EuroBasket 2017. The funding will help ensure the Great Britain team receives the preparation it needs, when it competes at EuroBasket 2017 and will provide vital support for other programmes …
Basketball England has received a £4.73m funding boost from Sport England today as it bids to improve accessibility to – and participation in – the sport over the course of the next four years and beyond. Basketball is one of the largest team sports in England and the national governing body has based its plan …
Suns pick up second Trophy win with dominant second half. WBBL Trophy, South Group Sevenoaks Suns 82 (20,35,58) (Busch/Pedersen 20, Carr 16) Cardiff Met Archers 58 (17,29,42) (Wagstaff/Collins 16, Lipp 12) Sevenoaks Suns recorded their second win in the WBBL Trophy with an 82-58 victory over Cardiff Met Archers. Renee Busch and Anne Pedersen led …
Some stunning team and individual performances on Saturday have seen some matters settled in the WBBL Trophy, and two huge games set up for next weekend. In the North Group, Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters will progress to the semi-finals after beating fellow contenders Manchester Mystics 74-60. Steph Gandy (25) and Georgia Gayle (20) combined for …
Erika Livermore and Alex Smith are unstoppable as Leicester Riders get back into contention in the WBBL Trophy. WBBL Trophy, South Group Leicester Riders 90 (21,48,66) (Livermore 36, Smith 10, Thompson 10) Oaklands Wolves 66 (20,35,52) (Nelson 26, Harrison 10, Freeman 9) Erika Livermore and Alex Smith combined for two of the performances of the …
Siobhan Prior and Ashley Harris lead Nottingham Wildcats to a comfortable home win over Caledonia Pride. WBBL Trophy, North Group Nottingham Wildcats 72 (20,46,56) (Prior 19, Harris 16, Mendes 14) Caledonia Pride 47 (12,19,35) (Oakes 16, Bastian 12, Lewis 6) Nottingham Wildcats have set up a crunch WBBL Trophy clash with Manchester Mystics, after dominating …
Steph Gandy and Georgia Gayle lead Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters into the WBBL Trophy semi-finals. WBBL Trophy, North Group Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 74 (22,40,56) (Gandy 25, Gayle 20, Winborne 10) Manchester Mystics 60 (15,24,44) (Jones 22, Bailey 11, Browne 9) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters will progress to the WBBL Trophy semi-finals, in their pursuit …
There are four WBBL Trophy match-ups to look forward to this weekend and one in particular is a real standout game between the title chasing Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters and Manchester Mystics. With an array of Great Britain national team players on show, it promises to be another intense battle as Hatters look to avenge …
We catch up with all things #theWBBL on social media during the past week! All eyes were on the league because of the game between Barking Abbey Crusaders and Oaklands Wolves being shown live around the world on BBC Sport. And they did us proud, leaving some great highlights! HIT that highlights button @bbcsporthttps://t.co/SHJrIa8veT it’s …