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Sevenoaks Suns and Leicester Riders have made the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) Play-Off Final after breezing through their respective semi-finals. The two finalists finished on the same amount of points this year in the WBBL Championship, setting up what should be a thrilling final. The Suns have made the final for the second year in a row, having won the competition  In the end, Sevenoaks ran out very comfortable winners with the match finishing 73-48, with Captain Catherine Carr

It was another fantastic round of British Basketball League (BBL) Play-Offs this past weekend, with the London Lions and Leicester Riders emerging victorious in their respective semi-final matches. The Lions, who finished second in the BBL Championship, were unable to get past Glasgow at home in the first leg as the match, quite incredibly, finished in a 78-78 tie. London’s catch-and-shoot game plan ultimately let them down, attempting 35 3-point shots compared to Glasgow’s 18 attempts. Their poor

The Molten Corporation announced the global partnership between Molten Corporation and the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) last week. Molten will supply its Molten BGG7X and BGG6X for the official game ball for all world competitions as well as the zonal qualifying tournaments directly leading up to them. The first time the balls will be used in partnership with the IWBF will be the 2018 World Championships taking place in Hamburg, Germany later this year. Click here to

Surrey Storm Star Mikki Austin has joined Molten and Net1 as a netball ambassador. Mikki has already had a fruitful netball career, going through the youth system at Hertfordshire Mavericks before making the switch to Surrey Storm ahead of the 2015 season. There, she played a crucial role in Storm’s success, winning the Superleague the next two seasons. At age 24, she has a lot of her career, and hopefully more titles, in front of her. Mikki is entrenched in the game, from coaching at school level,

Congratulations to Loughborough Lightning, who came out on top after a thrilling evening of Netball to win the first ever Fast Five All-Stars. An incredible 5 point shot from MVP Renske Stolz with just seconds on the clock, saw them beat Team Bath 35-33 in the final. The event was played with a new set of rules at the 02, including a 5 point line and a 2 minute power play, allowing teams to score double points in a 2 minute period at any stage of the game. This encouraged a faster pace of netball

  After a gripping afternoons basketball, London Lions secured victory at the 02 to the delight of the crowd. They fought off a late comeback from Newcastle Eagles, winning 26-25 despite a Jaysean Page 5 point shot in the last minute of play. The event was played with a new set of rules at the 02, including a 5 point line and a 2 minute power play, allowing teams to score double points in a 2 minute period at any stage of the game. This encouraged a faster pace of basketball and really allowed

Matchroom Multi Sport are pleased to announce Molten as the official ball supplier of the British Basketball All-Stars Championship at The O2, London on Sunday, September 24. The British Basketball All-Stars Championship introduces some exciting new innovations as the top eight BBL teams compete for a record-breaking £100,000 prize fund. Matches are just 12 minutes long with a 20-second shot clock while an all-Star 5-point line offers rewards for those willing to brave a shot from distance. Teams

Matchroom Multi Sport are thrilled to partner with Molten as the official ball supplier of the British Fast5 All-Stars Championship at The O2, London on Saturday, September 23. The British Fast5 All-Stars Championship carries a ground-breaking £100,000 prize fund and will see eight five-player sides competing in a double elimination group stage for a spot in the semi-finals. The eventual winners will take home £25,000. Introducing exciting new innovations such as a double-point Power Play, 5-point