FIBA World Basketball

Japan stuns Australia on its way to winning its third straight FIBA AsiaWomen's title, 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose joins LeBron Jamesin Cleveland and defending champion Spain loses a key piece on the road toEuroBasket 2017.

Guo Ailun and China set their sights on back-to-back FIBA Asia Cup titles, injury grounds Italian star Danilo Gallinari on the eve of EuroBasket, and Maria Vadeeva drives Russia to the FIBA Under 19 Women's Basketball World Cup title.

A rematch of the 2015 final between China and the Philippines leads off theFIBA Asia Cup, injury rules star point guard Sergio Llull out of Spain'sEuroBasket campaign, and action from the FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Argentina.

Australia rises to the challenge in Lebanon to win the FIBA Asia Cup crown,two heavyweight teams lose star players on the eve of EuroBasket, anddefending champion Senegal makes a perfect start to its AfroBasket Women titledefence.

Fast-starting Mexico rolls through group play to advance to the FIBA AmeriCupsemi-finals, Pau Gasol and Spain prepare to defend their EuroBasket crown and Nigeria risesto the top at AfroBasket Women 2017.

Slovenian star Goran Dragic catches fire at his final EuroBasket, Spain makesa perfect start to its title defence in Romania, and the United States takesdown Argentina to win the FIBA AmeriCup 2017 title.

Latvian star Kristaps Porzingis makes a stunning impact at his first EuroBasket, Brittney Griner leads the Phoenix Mercury into the WNBA semi- finals, and Senegal takes aim at its first AfroBasket title in 20 years.

We look back on Slovenia’s drive to its first EuroBasket title, Spanish legend Juan Carlos Navarro is still a big deal in Barcelona, and New Zealand great Pero Cameron prepares to enter the FIBA Hall of Fame with the Class of 2017.

There’s a lot to like about Giannis Antetokounmpo on the eve of the new NBA season, it’s go time for the Basketball Champions League, and we’ve got the latest from Europe and Asia on the road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers.

We sample some of Serbian wizard Milos Teodosic’s best work on the eve of his NBA debut, EuroBasket champion Slovenia breaks into the top 10 in the FIBA World Ranking, and the two-time defending champion Perth Wildcats make some early season noise Down Under.

France turns to some familiar faces ahead of next month’s FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, the Golden State Warriors begin the defence of their NBA crown, and Nanterre 92 is making good things happen in the Basketball Champions League.

Former Croatian national team coach Aco Petrovic takes charge in Brazil for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, Spanish star Marc Gasol has the Memphis Grizzlies firing early in the NBA season, and the Adelaide 36ers are a big deal in Australia’s NBL.

James Harden and the fast-starting Houston Rockets are the talk of the NBA, the New Zealand Tall Blacks look set to do some damage at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, and Monaco stays perfect in the Basketball Champions League.

Luis Scola and the Argentine national team are ready to make some noise at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, Barcelona and Real Madrid fight out a classic in Spain, and Zack Wright turns it on for Strasbourg in the Basketball Champions League.

The road to China for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 starts here, and we’ve got the latest on the eve of the first window of Qualifiers. The Boston Celtics are making the good times last in the NBA and Ludwigsburg stays hot in the Basketball Champions League.

Qualifying for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 gets off to a flying start around the globe … Miami Heat halt the 16-game winning run of Boston in the NBA … and the New Zealand Breakers, the hottest team in the NBL on the back of nine straight wins.

A new-look Spanish team makes it mark at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are on the move again in the NBA, and Australia is making big plans for 2018.

Philippines, Japan and Indonesia win the right to host FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, the Perth Wildcats make all the right moves in their pursuit of a third straight Australian NBL crown, and Lithuania rises in the FIBA World Ranking.

Latvia’s Kristaps Porzingis has more national service on his mind, Baskonia just keeps on rising in Spain, and Melbourne United’s drive for its first Australian NBL title will continue without star forward Casey Prather.

Team USA legend Diana Taurasi is still going strong as she heads to another FIBA World Cup, we recap Slovenia’s memorable run to an inaugural EuroBasket title, France veteran Boris Diaw takes his talents back home, while American import guard Bryce Cotton lights up the4 2017 NBL Finals for the Wildcats, and Iberostar Tenerife’s dramatic win to take home the first FIBA Champions League title.

Latvia’s NBA star Kristaps Porzingis made his national team debut at EuroBasket 2017 - and it was spectacular, Canada may have the new sensation of world basketball, the brilliant RJ Barrett helped his nation win the under 19 world cup title, Nigeria’s women upset Senegal to win the AfroBasket title, winning their way to the World Cup in Spain in the process.

The road to the FIBA Basketball Men’s World Cup 2019 continues as we look ahead to more important qualification matches, Minnesota Timberwolves eyeing their first post-season action since 2004, Monaco takes its perfect start to the Basketball Champions league season to 10-0.

Lithuania loads up for next month’s FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, Melbourne United hits the top in Australia’s National Basketball League, and Ben Simmons and the exciting, young Philadelphia 76ers turn heads in the NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers great LeBron James takes his place in a most exclusive club, Slovenia names a star-studded squad for the second round of FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers, and Pinar Karsiyaka is going back to the Basketball Champions League Round of 16.

Robin Benzing and Germany prepare to put their unbeaten record on the line at the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, Blake Griffin makes an immediate impact in Detroit, and two-time Olympic champion Lindsay Whalen bows out of international basketball.