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India finish 4th at the BRICS Games 2017, after losing to Russia and South Africa, concluding their exposure tournament in China. The team was lacking in size in the absence of star centre Amritpal Singh, which resulted in them being outrebounded by heavyweights Russia and China. Forwards Amjyot Singh Gill and Rikin Pethani performed consistently […]

China is all set to host the BRICS Games 2017 from 17-21 June 2017 in Guangzhou city. This year’s BRICS games will feature basketball for men, volleyball for women (under- 20 age group), and wushu for men and women. The tournament will be played in a round robin league format. India has made two changes […]

The Indian men’s basketball team continued their FIBA Asia Cup 2017 campaign with a 54 – 61 loss against Jordan on Friday. Jordan are ranked only three spots below India’s previous opponents Iran, but the gulf in quality was exaggerated by the fact that Jordan were missing the services of their naturalized players Kevin Ware […]

The FIBA Asia Cup 2017, Asia’s premier continental basketball championship for men, is all set to tip off at the Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex in Beirut from 8th 16 teams from Asia and Oceania will be vying for top honours. India is in Group A alongside Jordan, Syria, and three-time Asian champions Iran. The top […]

India successfully defended their title and completed a historic five-peat as they beat Nepal 90-44. With this win, India ensured they were unbeaten (4-0) in the tournament. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi was declared the ‘Player of the game’ while centre Amritpal Singh won the MVP of the tournament award. India have now qualified for the FIBA Asia Cup […]