Basketball

Dear members of the media, Please, note that the media accreditation process for FIBA EuroBasket 2022 is now underway. The event is scheduled to take place September 1-18 in Germany, Czech Republic, Georgia and Italy. All accreditation requests must be submitted via the FIBA Media Portal. The deadline to apply is June 15 (23:59 CET).   ON-SITE AND REMOTE COVERAGE Media representatives, local and visiting, wishing to ...

MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles today announced a long-term strategic venture that will revolutionize the direct-to-consumer market for basketball content globally.     Aligning with FIBA’s vision to make basketball the world’s most popular sports community and the strategic objective to enlarge the FIBA family, the partnership will ...

MIES (Switzerland) – The FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 has taken another step towards becoming a reality today, with tickets for the international event officially on sale to the general public. Fans can now secure the opportunity to be part of the excitement when FIBA’s flagship women’s event returns to Australian shores for the first time since 1994.     All ...

MARCH 26, 2022 DOHA (Qatar) – Both New Zealand teams qualified to the Crelan FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2022 after winning the Asian Qualifier in Doha, Qatar on March 25-26.   In the men’s category, New Zealand defeated Iran in an absolutely thrilling final (21-20). After both teams had a chance to win the game, it was the FIBA 3×3 U18 World ...

MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA’s Central Board convened today at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball for the first time since its inaugural meeting in September 2019. The Central Board had not been able to meet in person due to the pandemic and members were warmly welcomed to FIBA headquarters on the shores of Lake Geneva. The Central Board along with ...

PULLY, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that world No. 5 Puerto Rico will replace No. 9 China in The World Games 2022 softball competition, which is scheduled for 9-13 July at Hoover Met Park. The Chinese National Softball Team has withdrawn from The World Games due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in effect by the Chinese ...

BUDAPEST (Hungary) – The groups for the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 were confirmed in Tuesday’s draw in Budapest, Hungary, with the participating nations finding out who they are up against for the sixth edition of the event.     The teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, with the hosts Hungary drawn together with Mexico, Asia ...

Please, note that FIBA Europe has opened a media registration process for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Host Announcement Ceremony, which will take place in Munich, Germany, on March 29, 2022. The event is scheduled to take place at 12:00 CET, at Hotel Bayerischer Hof, in Munich.     Accreditation requests must be submitted via the FIBA Media Portal. The deadline to ...

MARCH 17, 2022 MALAGA (Spain) – The road to the title of the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 has been laid out as the groups for the sixth edition of the event was confirmed in Thursday’s draw in Malaga, Spain. The teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, with the hosts Spain drawn together with Dominican Republic, Lithuania ...

MIES (Switzerland) – The second window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers featured plenty of exciting storylines as national teams from across the globe continue their battles for a spot in the 32-team field at next year’s spectacle to be staged in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.     Results from the Qualifiers have led to some changes in the ...