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• SOS: Diehards hold out at Hong Kong campus as foreign pressure rises

  20-11-2019 14:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dozens of pro-democracy protesters stood firm within a besieged Hong Kong campus on Wednesday, where an "SOS" sign was laid out as police said they had made 700 arrests since the university became the epicentre of the most intense confrontation in the city's near-six month crisis.The four-day standoff between demonstrators and police at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has also rippled overseas, with the UN's human rights office urging a peaceful resolution, while the US senate passed ne
  
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• Manchester Mystics defeat MK for U14 girls title

  05-05-2024 20:48 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Manchester Mystics were crowned Under-14 girls playoff national champions with a 78-69 win over Milton Keynes Breakers on Sunday at the NBPC.
  Mojan Malek had 32 points and 15 rebounds, Anya Williams had 18 and 18 but it was Aleala Daniel who picked up MVP after scoring 8 of her 16 points in the final five minutes.
  Alyssia Felton led Breakers with 16 points.
  Box score.
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• Canterbury Academy Crusaders wins maiden U18 Men’s title

  05-05-2024 20:24 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Canterbury Academy Crusaders won their first junior national title with a 91-42 rout over London United in the Under-18 Men’s final on Sunday at the National Basketball Performance Centre.
  Tim Oboh picked up MVP honours after a dominant weekend finishing with 28 points and 23 rebounds on 12/19 shooting, having had a 30-point, 23-rebound semi-final performance.Ludlow Hewson with 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Shem Onadeko had 19 points and six assists.
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• London Elite finish perfect to claim U14 Boys title

  05-05-2024 20:17 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Elite completed a perfect season, beating Manchester Magic 105-79 to claim the U14 Boys’ title on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Elite went a perfect 22-0 throughout the regular season before a successful playoff run was capped with a commanding win over Magic.
  Trading baskets and evenly matched through the majority of the first half, Elite began to pull away in the second half thanks to the considerable output of MVP Leo Bowman who finished with 34 points and 11 rebounds, alongs
  
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• CoLA Southwark Pride take U18 Women’s Playoff Title

  05-05-2024 18:43 via hoopsfix.com
  
  CoLA Southwark Pride won their sixth Under-18 Women’s Playoff Title in the last seven years* with a 62-45 rout of Manchester Mystics in the final on Sunday in Manchester.
  In a match up of the U18 Women’s Cup Final from January where CoLA also took victory, Felicia Jacobs had 11 points and 14 rebounds in just 19 minutes, but it was Adaora Dioramma who picked up MVP with 11 points and 13 rebounds in just under 21 minutes as CoLA set the tone by holding Manchester to just five points th
  
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• Manchester Magic add U16 Boys Playoff title to Cup victory

  05-05-2024 15:56 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Manchester Magic added a U16 boys playoff title to go with their national cup title with a 90-73 win over Newham Youngbloods on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Demi Babalola picked up his a Finals MVP to add to his Cup Finals MVP, finishing with 19 points, 15 rebounds, six assists, three steals and four blocks, as the Magic won their second under-16 boys playoff title in the last three years.
  Manchester reeled off a 30-13 final quarter that included five three pointers to erase any chance of a
  
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• Milton Keynes avenge Cup with U16 Girls Playoff title over Richmond

  05-05-2024 13:38 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Milton Keynes Breakers rode a 40-point MVP performance from Athena Thompson to avenge their National Cup loss and claim the Under-16 girls playoff title over Richmond Knights.Thompson was unstoppable from the start with all 16 of Milton Keyne’s first quarter points, having 27 in the first half and 38 midway through the third, as Milton Keynes secured a 90-75 win over Richmond.
  Jovy Chan had 22 points on 9 of 14 shooting to aid Breakers, as they overcame a 29-point outing from Knights risin
  
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• LIVE STREAM: London United vs Canterbury Academy Crusaders – U18 Men Playoff Final (4:45pm)

  05-05-2024 11:17 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch live as London United take on Canterbury Academy Crusaders in the Under-18 Men’s playoff final from 4:45pm at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Box score.
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• LIVE STREAM: Manchester Mystics vs CoLA Southwark Pride – U18 Women Playoff Final (2:30pm)

  05-05-2024 11:14 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch live as Manchester Mystics take on CoLA Southwark Pride in the U18 Women’s Playoff Final from the NBPC in Manchester at 2:30pm.
  Live stats.
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• LIVE STREAM: Manchester Magic v Newham Youngbloods – U16 Boys Playoff Final (12:15pm)

  05-05-2024 11:09 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch the Junior NBL under-16 boys playoff final between Manchester Magic and Newham Youngbloods live from the NBPC in Manchester at 12:15pm.
  Live stats.
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• LIVE STREAM: MK Breakers v Richmond Knights – U16 Girls Playoff Final (10am)

  05-05-2024 10:58 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch live as Milton Keynes Breakers take on Richmond Knights in the Under-16 girls playoff final at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Live stats.
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• Hoopsfix Pro-Am to return for third year

  03-05-2024 20:18 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Hoopsfix Foundation will bring back the Hoopsfix Pro-Am Summer League for the third consecutive year, taking place from June 16th until July 14th at Brixton Recreation Centre, South London.
  The five week summer league will bring together the best of British basketball at the mecca of London basketball in the Rec, the home of the Brixton Topcats.
  Targeted at elite level players, some of whom are rarely play in organised competition in the UK, it has seen numerous GB Senior internationals take
  
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• Hoopsfix awards: Who stood out in the 2023-24 WBBL season?

  03-05-2024 18:13 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Another WBBL regular season is in the books, so it’s that time again to look back on the campaign and give out our awards.
  The official awards are voted on by the coaches around the league, and usually announced in the lead-up to the playoffs final.
  All-First Team
  Janika Griffith-Wallace – the record breaker. The Canadian guard scorched Manchester with a WBBL single-game high of 50 points – including 10 made threes – and finished as the league’s leading scorer with
  
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• Hemel Storm defend NBL D1 Playoff title in thriller

  28-04-2024 20:06 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Hemel Storm defended their NBL Division 1 Playoff title with an 87-84 win over Reading Rockets on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Elijah Maynard’s three-point attempt to force overtime rimmed out as the buzzer sounded and the Hemel celebrations started as they claimed a second straight playoff victory, coming from behind after trailing by as many as nine.
  Sam Newman was named MVP, finishing with 18 points, five rebounds, eight assists and five steals, Taylor Johnson finished with 26 poin
  
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• CoLA claim WNBL D1 Playoff title with dominant finals performance

  28-04-2024 16:42 via hoopsfix.com
  
  City of London Academy reclaimed the WNBL Division 1 Playoff title with a 72-56 win over Ipswich on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  It is yet another chapter of youthful dominance for the CoLA side, who continue to win titles at senior level despite being a roster of teenagers, bar one, having built a fierce rivalry with their Ipswich counterparts.
  .@CoLABasketball win the @NBLengland D1 playoff title with a 72-56 win over Ipswich in the final!
  Felicia Jacobs named MVP with 12 points, 13 rebou
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Ipswich vs CoLA – D1 Women’s Final (1pm)

  28-04-2024 11:59 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch live from 1pm as two of the most successful teams in the women’s game go at it to start Sunday’s schedule, as Endeavour Ipswich Basketball and CoLA Southwark Pride clash at Manchester’s NBPC in the WNBL Division 1 final.
  Follow the live stats.These teams have met a number of times across multiple competitions in recent years, with contests never failing to captivate the attention for one reason or another.With a youthful slant to both their rosters, the contest will invol
  
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• Milton Keynes secure NBL Division 2 Playoff title over Solent

  27-04-2024 21:31 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Milton Keynes completed a spectacular season with a 86-68 win over Solent Kestrels to claim the NBL Division 2 Playoff title at the NBPC in Manchester on Saturday.
  Jordan Spencer completed his NBL Division 2 Player of the Year season with a Finals MVP after finishing with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, as the Breakers will now look ahead to Division 1 promotion next season after working their way up from Division 3 in consecutive seasons since the inception of the men’
  
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• Sheffield Hatters’ streak continues for third straight WNBL D2 title

  27-04-2024 19:19 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Sheffield Hatters II made it a three-peat of playoff titles, with a 77-66 win over Cobham Cobras in the final on Saturday at the NBPC in Manchester.
  It marked the 48th consecutive win in the NBL for Hatters, dating back to 2022, as the group of former pros and GB internationals continue to make their mark in the lower divisions.
  Steph Gandy was named MVP with 24 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals on 9/12 shooting, while Sarah Cooney had 25 points and Lisa Riches had 11 reboun
  
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• Essex Rebels II take NBL Division 3 Playoff crown

  27-04-2024 16:41 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Essex Rebels II completed a perfect season as they were crowned NBL Division 3 Playoff champions with a 85-62 win over Barnet Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Going 18-0 through the regular season and 22-0 including the playoffs, they’ve steamrolled through the season, winning games by more than 30 points on average, adding a 23-point victory in the final.
  DJ Wol picked up MVP honours with 23 points, nine rebounds, and three assists, preventing Barnet Bulldogs from
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Essex Rebels II v Barnet Bulldogs – D3 Playoff Final (1pm)

  27-04-2024 13:53 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Watch live from 1pm as Essex Rebels II and Barnet Bulldogs face off in the NBL Division Three playoff final at the NBPC in Manchester.
  Follow live stats.Both teams bring a winning pedigree with them to the NBPC, with Essex sporting a perfect 18-0 as East conference winners, whilst Barnet went 19-1 across a strong South conference schedule to beat second-place Oxford Hoops by six points.The Rebels points difference of 540 (+30ppg) and the Bulldogs’ 592 (+29.6PPG) both indicate how strong th
  
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• Tosan Evbuomwan: “I’m by no means done”

  22-04-2024 11:22 via hoopsfix.com
  
  “Did you hear about Tosan?” I heard, as I anticipated the arrival of Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams, in a Barclays Center conference room.
  The news slowly spreading around the room involved British breakthrough talent Tosan Evbuomwan, who had reached the limit of playable games under his two-way contract with the Pistons. With nothing but pride left to play for, Detroit sat the Newcastle native for the remainder of the season, rather than committing further.
  After going un
  
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• WBBL Run-In 3.0: Lions close on title, two spots left in playoffs

  19-04-2024 20:21 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions have the opportunity to clinch a third successive WBBL regular season title this weekend, while the playoffs race looks set to go down to the final weekend.
  The recent European champions are just one result away from another league triumph going into the penultimate weekend of the regular season.
  The title countdown:
  London Lions can clinch the title with victory against Sheffield Hatters (14-4) on Sunday after winning three games in four days to move to 17-0. If they were to suffer
  
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• “Our ambitions are way bigger”: Aaron Radin talks league growth at BBL All-Star

  18-04-2024 12:39 via hoopsfix.com
  
  In the shadow of the British Basketball League (BBL) All-Star game, a symbolic centrepiece of Aaron Radin’s tenure as CEO, the league’s narrative is one of ambition tempered with reality.Radin, with his grand vision, has undoubtedly pushed the league to new heights as he seeks to elevate its status within the UK’s football-dominated landscape but the path continues to be fraught with challenges.
  The All-Star game, a new addition this season in replacement of the Cup competition
  
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• USA Basketball announce star-studded London-bound Olympic squad

  18-04-2024 10:51 via hoopsfix.com
  
  USA basketball have announced a star-studded 2024 Men’s National Team roster, who will come to London for exhibitions this summer before competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  The 12-man squad – led by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry – will have two showcase fixtures at London’s O2 Arena against South Sudan on July 20 and Germany on July 22, while the USA women face Germany on July 23.
  Joining the trio will be Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Devin Booker (Phoenix
  
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• GB Women to compete in World Cup Pre-Qualifiers

  18-04-2024 08:47 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Great Britain Senior Women are set to compete in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments, to be held in Mexico and Rwanda in August.
  The inaugural events, being held from August 19 to 25, 2024, will take place in Mexico City and Kigali, with GB being one of 16 teams vying for a spot in the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments slated for March 2026.GBannounced as one of 16 teams to compete in the @FIBAWWC 2026 pre-qualifying tournaments in either Mexico or Rwan
  
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• NBA Store in London relocates to Oxford Street

  13-04-2024 11:16 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Lids, a Fanatics company and global leader in licensed sports merchandise, today announced that the NBA Store in London has relocated from its original location at Foubert’s Place in London’s Soho district to a larger location on the capital’s iconic Oxford Street. 
  The new flagship store, located at 267-269 Oxford Street opened on Friday April 12. The three-floor, nearly 9,000 square foot interactive retail and community
  
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• WBBL Run-In 2.0: Giants, Palatinates still alive in playoffs race

  12-04-2024 23:53 via hoopsfix.com
  
  It’s the final month of the Women’s British Basketball League regular season with lots to be determined over the coming weeks.
  London are closing in on another league title in the midst of their historic European title, while there are still three places up for grabs in the race for the playoffs.
  Here’s the latest outlook for each of the 11 teams:
  [Q] 1: Caledonia Gladiators (15-2)
  The Gladiators may occupy top spot, but any hopes of winning the title were all but squashed in a
  
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• Ingrained in history: The London Lions European title winners

  12-04-2024 10:34 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions are European champions. That statement certainly won’t grow old any time soon.
  15 wins out of 16 in just their third EuroCup campaign. This is the team that pulled off an incredible achievement in British history and secured legendary status:
  #44 Karlie Samuelson
  
  Let’s start with the Finals MVP. It’s no exaggeration to say that Karlie is one of the deadliest shooters in world basketball. The smoothest shooting motion was on full display in the Finals, spri
  
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• London Lions’ final dance: a European title before the curtain falls

  11-04-2024 15:43 via hoopsfix.com
  
  It was the strangest of juxtapositions.In amongst the electric atmosphere of the Copper Box, as a near packed out arena celebrated London Lions women’s clinching of the EuroCup title – becoming the first British team to win a European championship in the process – there was an undercurrent, a recognition from everyone that it is the last time we’ll see this team together.Their 81-70 win over Besiktas (149-145 on aggregate) was more than a game; it was a historic moment fo
  
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• GB Senior men & women to play South Sudan & Germany

  11-04-2024 10:27 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Great Britain Senior Men and Women will play exhibitions in London for the first time since 2017, as it has been revealed the men will face South Sudan and women Germany sandwiched around the USA games in the summer.
  The games, likely to be at the Copper Box Arena a source told Hoopsfix, will see the men take on South Sudan on Thursday July 18 and women face Germany on Sunday July 21.
  They come as a result of USA basketball being in London to prep for the Olympics, with the men taking on Sou
  
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