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 …
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 …
Suns bounce back for big Trophy road win WBBL Trophy, South Group Leicester Riders 68 (18,38,58) (Smith 23, Livermore 13, Hayward 10) Sevenoaks Suns 76 (13,35,51) (Nikitinaite 19, Carr 17, Busch 14) Sevenoaks Suns responded from yesterday’s agonising overtime defeat in their WBBL Trophy opener by claiming their first win in a 68-76 success at …
Leicester Riders have bolstered their roster for the remainder of the season by adding American frontcourt star Erika Livermore. The Farleigh Dickinson University graduate averaged more than 16 points and eight rebounds per game in the NCAA during her Senior season and it’s not surprising Riders’ head coach Matt Harber is thrilled with his new …
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 …
We take a look at all things #theWBBL and wrap up all the headlines right here for you! It’s a big week ahead and all eyes are on Sunday’s first ever WBBL Cup Final which is also going to be on the BBC red button as well as BBC Sport online. Manchester Mystics will go …
We have two debutantes in our line-up this week and a new outright season leader again. Daniela Lozzi (Sevenoaks Suns) It’s a debut appearance for the rising star after she was the main driving force in Suns claiming a brilliant Championship success at Mystics. Lozzi produced an all-action 10 rebounds, eight assists, five points, four …
With the inaugural and historic WBBL Cup Final between Nottingham Wildcats and Manchester Mystics just days away, we turn to newly appointed England women’s coach and Leicester Riders’ play-caller Matt Harber for his take on the big game at the Barclaycard Arena on Sunday. “It’s going to be a really interesting match-up in Birmingham for these two …