Basketball

Liverpool’s hopes of a top two finish in the NBL Division Three are over after an 82-78 defeat at Manchester Swarm. Parkinson and Deveney top scored for Liverpool, with 24 and 22 points respectively, while Houghton and Schnall ran the show for Swarm, with 21 and 17.

Cheshire Phoenix duo Teddy Okereafor and Ben Mockford will feature in Great Britain Men’s crucial FIBA World Cup qualifier against Belarus on Monday (28th February). The Phoenix pair are two of the most experienced members of GB’s 24-man squad for the upcoming clash.

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Los Angeles Clippers this weekend with both teams sitting in 8th and 9th, desperate to avoid the recently introduced play-in tournament and both missing star players. The LA rivalry has had its false...

Cheshire Phoenix made it four wins on the bounce as they defeated the Bristol Flyers 84-76 in the BBL Championship. The Phoenix, with recently announced All-Star 5 Levi Bradley, were too much for the team from the South-West as they moved up to fourth in the BBL table, level on points with second place Sheffield Sharks.

Ormskirk St Helens Saints chairman Mike Lea says grassroots basketball in the Northwest continues to suffer from underfunding. This is despite the British Basketball League obtaining private investment for the professional game.

Cheshire Phoenix could climb as high as third in the BBL table with a win over the Bristol Flyers on Sunday (February 13). The Nix currently sit fourth in the table and could leapfrog the Sheffield Sharks if the Yorkshire side fail to beat the Glasgow Rocks.

Cheshire Phoenix will be hoping for their third consecutive win when the Glasgow Rocks visit the Cheshire Oaks Arena on Sunday. A win would be their seventh from 15 games in the BBL Championship this season and could see them temporarily climb into third if other results go their way.

“There is no reason why a girl can’t play basketball to the same level a boy can” Phil Cain - of Liverpool Basketball Club - is leading the promotion of girls and women's basketball across the city.

A late Kahron Ross deuce was enough to ensure that Cheshire would extend their winning streak to four wins after a scintillating 77-75 derby day victory over bitter adversaries, Manchester Giants.

As a result of the pandemic, the normal weekend long All-Star format was altered to fit into one night of NBA action yesterday, but what remained the same was a LeBron James victory. Team LeBron took on Team Durant after...