Basketball Current Affairs, GK & News

Kobe Bryant named finalist of ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’

February 15, 2020

The global sports icon Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash three weeks ago, was recently named as finalist of ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’. One of the most dominant players in NBA history played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his 20-year career. Many other former Basketball players and national coaches have also been ..

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Kobe Bryant, a retired NBA star dies in Helicopter Crash

January 27, 2020

The NBA (National Basketball Association) star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash. He retired from the game in 2016. He has won two gold medals in Olympics, one in 2008 and the other in 2012. The star had won 5 championships so far. Kobe Bryant Bryant was the first guard in the American history ..

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Spain wins 2019 men’s FIBA World Basketball Championship

September 17, 2019

The Spain men’s national basketball team has won the 2019 men’s FIBA World Basketball Championship in Beijing, China. In the final, they defeated Argentina with a score of  95-75.

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K Govindaraj elected as new President of Basketball Federation of India (BFI)

March 26, 2019

K Govindaraj has been re-elected as president of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI). The BFI is the governing and controlling body of Basketball in India. It is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI manages all the national level basketball operations in India. It is involved in organizing ..

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Cricket to be re-introduced in Asian Games

March 5, 2019

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to reintroduce Cricket in the 2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou, China. Cricket in Asian Games Earlier Cricket had featured in 2010 and 2014 Asian Games but was dropped from the 2018 Asian Games. In all probabilities mostly T20 version of cricket would be introduced in ..

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