F&G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays have taken the double in the 2016 Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association division one league for the second consecutive year, defeating L J Northside Stingerz, 56-55 in a nail biting affair.With a packed crowd of supporters and basketball lovers even the showing of celebrities and politicians such as the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, the Hon. Steadroy 'Cutie' Benjamin and National hero Sir Vivian Richards, Ojays rose to the top in what can only be called a true championship performance.Captain Bryan ' Hollywood' Matthew with 15 points and 10 rebounds led the team in scoring. Stingerz although pushing the series to a game five left it all on the court and their performance for the 2016 season should be commended. Coy Quinland had 17 points and 6 rebounds with skipper Mahijah Davis contributing 13 points and 5 rebounds in a losing effort.The celebration began for the Ovals crew as Kareem 'Macky' Edwards was awarded the Noel 'Nyah' Roberts MVP trophy for the playoffs and the team was presented the playoffs trophy by Janice Sutherland Marketing Manager of Digicel the league's title partner. Coourtesy of: antiguabasketball.com
ABBA Confirms Seven Countries to participate in this year's LIBA Tournament - 6 days ago
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After announcing that this year's Under 20 Male Leeward Islands Basketball Tournament (LIBA) will be hosted in Antigua under the auspices of the Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA), President of the ABBA, Daryll Matthew, affirms that seven (7) teams are confirmed to participate in the upcoming tournament slated for the 23rd to 27th of August 2017 [read more]
After announcing that this year's Under 20 Male Leeward Islands Basketball Tournament (LIBA) will be hosted in Antigua under the auspices of the Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA), President of the ABBA, Daryll Matthew, affirms that seven (7) teams are confirmed to participate in the upcoming tournament slated for the 23rd to 27th of August 2017. Including host country Antigua, the other countries due to partake in the youth summer tournament are Anguilla, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis, St Kitts, and St. Maarten. In an earlier statement, it was emphasized that the vision of ABBA was promoting and developing youth basketball in Antigua and Barbuda, which resulted in the Association opting to host this year's youth tournament. Over the five-day period, during which the competition will be held, will be an exciting time for the sub-region, as the association intends to make these championships the most exciting for all participants, and patrons alike. In 2015, Antigua captured third place in the U-20 Male LIBA Tournament held in Montserrat. This year, the tournament will be held at the JSC Sports Complex from August 23rd to 27th. As the Association continues to undergo its preparations for the upcoming tournament over the next few weeks, an appeal is being made to all stakeholders, and the general public to support the young men, and by extension, the Association, in an effort to heighten the awareness and create excitement for this year's U-20 Male LIBA Tournament. Courtesy of: antiguabasketball.com
Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association to host 2017 U-20 Male LIBA Tournament - 23 days ago
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The Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) is pleased to announce that plans are currently underway to host the 2017 Under 20 Male Leeward Islands Basketball Association (LIBA) Tournament slated for August 23rd to 27th at the JSC Sports Complex. The update comes months after revealing the training squad, coaches, and management staff, due to participate in this year's competition [read more]
The Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) is pleased to announce that plans are currently underway to host the 2017 Under 20 Male Leeward Islands Basketball Association (LIBA) Tournament slated for August 23rd to 27th at the JSC Sports Complex. The update comes months after revealing the training squad, coaches, and management staff, due to participate in this year's competition. As part of the vision for Basketball in Antigua & Barbuda, which includes promoting and developing youth basketball, the Association seized the opportunity and opted to host this year's youth summer tournament. President of ABBA, Daryll Matthew states, 'We believe that this is an exciting time for the sub-region, and for Antigua and Barbuda, and we intend to make these championships the most exciting ever'. Matthew also adds, 'The continued growth and development of basketball in the Leeward Islands is contingent on the creation of opportunities for the young men and women of the region to receive opportunities for exposure. The hosting of the 2017 U-20 Male Tournament presents an opportunity for Antigua and Barbuda to once again demonstrate its commitment to youth development through sports. In 2015, Antigua captured third place in the U-20 Male LIBA Tournament held in Montserrat. This year's tournament will feature competing U-20 Male teams from neighbouring Leeward Islands, and host country, Antigua. As the team continues to undergo its preparations for the upcoming tournament over the next few weeks, the Association is making an appeal to all stakeholders, and the general public to support the young men, and by extension, the Association, in an effort to heighten the awareness and create excitement for this year's U-20 Male LIBA Tournament. Courtesy of: timescaribbeanonline.com
MIES, Switzerland -FIBA's official website FIBA.com has become FIBA.basketball after the International Basketball Federation on Thursday officially launched the .basketball domain name. FIBA is among the very few international federations to have applied and successfully secured the Top Level Domain (TLD) named after its sport. As a result, basketball's world governing body is now in a position to provide all of the sport's stakeholders and fans with a trusted and secure domain space tha... [read more]
MIES, Switzerland - FIBA's official website FIBA.com has become
FIBA.basketball after the International Basketball Federation on
Thursday officially launched the .basketball domain name.
FIBA is among the very few international federations to have applied
and successfully secured the Top Level Domain (TLD) named after its
sport. As a result, basketball's world governing body is now in a
position to provide all of the sport's stakeholders and fans with a
trusted and secure domain space that is consistent with industry
standard service levels.
FIBA Secretary General
and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Patrick Baumann said:
"The .basketball domain is ideal because it is clear, specific, has a
global scale and reach and defines the sport. Ensuring that .basketball
is kept within the sport for the benefit of the global basketball
community is fully in line with one of FIBA's missions - that of
bringing people together and uniting the community."
The process to obtain the .basketball domain began in 2012, when FIBA
partnered with Roar Domains, a US-based company focused on the
commercialization of sports-related Top Level Domains, to submit its
application.
Aware of the fact that domain names
including .com, .net and .org were reaching saturation point, FIBA and
Roar Domains jumped at the chance of securing .basketball when the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was
expanding the portfolio by making certain words available to the private
sector as a generic top-level domain (gTLD).
Following an extensive process, FIBA and Roar Domains were informed of the successful outcome of their application.
Roar Founder and Chairman Ryan Nelsen congratulated FIBA on the launch
of the FIBA.basketball website, and said it was a tribute to FIBA's
vision for the future: "Creating a global digital identity for
basketball is an historic step that will unify, protect and promote the
sport for its Federations, Clubs, players and everyone in the Basketball
community. We look forward to working with FIBA to strengthen the
basketball digital identity online and strengthening links within the
community."
Roar Co-Founder Hamish Miller said:
"FIBA's commitment to uniting and developing the basketball world with
its powerful new domain makes them a great partner for Roar. We are
delighted to be working with FIBA to enhance basketball community
members' digital presence, identity and security through the .basketball
domain."
FIBA obtained the .basketball domain with a view to:
Accelerate the promotion of basketball and stakeholder brands in a
controlled environment;Promote the sport and unify the global community
online under a common banner;Make sure the rights of privileged
basketball stakeholders are preserved;Link all participants via a
specific identity and create a recognizable digital space for all
basketball-related activities online.
FIBA expects the global
basketball community to embrace .basketball and is offering priority
access to the domain names to its 213 National Federations and their
members (leagues, clubs, players, etc.) as well as key stakeholders. The
general public will have the chance to avail of the trusted and secure
domain in 2018.
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