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As the final seconds ticked away in India’s Asian Games contest in Incheon (Korea) against the Philippines and an Indian loss was all but ensured, Indian swingman Pratham Singh suffered a nasty fall, hurting both his head and his back. As Pratham writhed in pain on court, a hush fell in the arena, and his […]

  (National Team Training Photos: Abhinav Jerath) Zak Penwell is a bear of a man. If he wants to, he can squeeze average sized males such as this reporter to a pulp with his bare hands. Luckily, we caught him in a contemplative mood on the sidelines of the inaugural 3 on 3 National Championships at […]

Press Release, Chennai, 14th March 2014: BFI, in association with FIBA will be organizing the fourth leg of the FIBA Level I Coaching Certification Course in Chennai at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium from 14th-20th March 2014 after an overwhelming response from local and outstation basketball coaches for the first three. After Mumbai and Delhi, the third leg of […]

This profile was originally published in Tadpoles magazine and can be accessed here.  Priyanka P Bhandari is a surprisingly recognisable face. The recently out-of-her-teens shooting guard can proudly claim to be perhaps India’s youngest brand ambassador among basketball players. “The sports brand ‘Reenix’ is setup in Bangalore and I decided to associate myself with them […]

Press Release/New Delhi, 20th Jan 2014: Top officials from FIBA will be converging in India for the FIBA Technical Commission Meeting being hosted for the first ever time by the Basketball Federation of India at the Lalit Hotel in New Delhi from 21st to 22nd January 2014. Mr. Fred Horgan, Chairman Technical Commission FIBA and […]