Basketball

Cooks steers Kings to victory over Snakes in NBL semi

Xavier Cooks produced a finals performance for the ages as Sydney shook off an indifferent first half to defeat Cairns.

Golden dream offsets NBA frustrations for Boomers pair

Jock Landale and Patty Mills are unfazed by their lack of NBA minutes this season, determined to lead the Boomers to World Cup gold later this year.

Cyclone a threat to NZ Breakers' NBL finals momentum

The NZ Breakers have celebrated their long-awaited return to the NBL playoffs by dismantling the Tasmania JackJumpers 88-68 in Auckland.

Breakers thump JackJumpers in opening NBL semi

The NZ Breakers have celebrated their long-awaited return to the NBL playoffs by dismantling the Tasmania JackJumpers 88-68 in Auckland.

Taipans surge past Wildcats into NBL semi-finals

DJ Hogg has propelled the Taipans into a NBL semi-final clash with the Sydney Kings following a 91-78 do-or-die win over the Perth Wildcats in Cairns.

No LJ, no worries for the WNBL's Southside Flyers

The finals-bound Flyers proved there is life after Lauren Jackson with an impressive win over Bendigo to kick off the WNBL's Indigenous split round.

Wildcats rally to eliminate Phoenix in NBL

Perth Wildcats come back from 13 points down in the final quarter to end South East Melbourne Phoenix's NBL season in the Play-In Tournament opener.

JackJumpers upset Taipans to earn NBL semi-final berth

Milton Doyle's 25 points and a stellar cameo from Isaac White have propelled Tasmania JackJumpers into the NBL semi-finals with a 87-79 win over Cairn...

Green helps Irving to winning start at NBA's Mavericks

Kyrie Irving has made a winning start with his new NBA club Dallas Mavericks, scoring 24 points as they beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-104.

Bullets bag United assistant as new NBL head coach

Australia under-17 coach Justin Schueller will lead Brisbane in the NBL next season after six campaigns as an assistant at Melbourne United.

Sydney Kings' Xavier Cooks named NBL MVP

Xavier Cooks has taken out the top honour at the NBL Awards ceremony, named MVP for the 2022-2023 season.

JackJumpers NBL star Magette to undergo surgery

Tasmania JackJumpers gun Josh Magette will have surgery after specialists confirmed he had suffered a broken cheekbone and fractured eye socket.

Josh Green steps up as Mavericks secure Kyrie Irving

On the day the Dallas Mavericks acquired Kyrie Irving, Australia's Josh Green stepped up with a career-high 29 points to lead them to victory over Uta...

'Long road' for Tasmania's Magette after NBL injury

Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says star import Josh Magette faces a long road to recovery after suffering a serious facial injury against Illa...

Lauren Jackson's future clouded by season-ending injury

Melbourne soared back to top spot at the expense of the Flyers whose captain, the great Lauren Jackson, may have played her last game.

Melbourne miss NBL finals despite beating 36ers

Melbourne United had one foot in the door of the NBL finals before being bumped out by Perth in the drama-filled final seconds of the regular season.

Perth beat Kings to clinch NBL finals berth

It took until the final seconds of the regular season for Perth to clinch a finals berth, bumping Melbourne out of the six.

Injured Opals legend Jackson out for WNBL season

Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson has been ruled out for the rest of the WNBL season due to an Achilles injury suffered in her WNBL tribute m...

Breakers second in NBL with dramatic OT win vs Brisbane

They needed overtime and a nail-biting finish but the New Zealand Breakers have secured second on the NBL standings with a pulsating win over Brisbane...

Magette injured as Tasmania seal fourth-placed finish

Tasmania have locked up a fourth-placed finish in the NBL but at a cost after Josh Magette suffered a suspected broken cheekbone before the playoffs.