CRICKET
Super Kings Academy to open a new center in Vellore
The Super Kings Academy will open its 13th centre in Tamil Nadu in partnership with Sunbeam CBSE School in Vellore. This will be the 17th centre overall including three overseas locations (UK, USA and Australia).
Cricket coaching for boys and girls will begin in October 2024. Interested students can register at www.superkingsacademy.com.
The Academy in Vellore will be a state-of-the-art facility consisting of three turf wickets, three astroturf wickets, two matting wickets, a mini ground and floodlights.
-Team Sportstar
BASKETBALL
NBA Champion Aron Baynes and Four-time WNBA Champion Cynthia Cooper to coach 60 top prospects at Basketball Without Borders Asia 2024
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in collaboration with the National Basketball League (NBL) on Thursday announced 60 of the top high-school-age prospects from more than 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific region who will travel to Perth, Australia for the 14 th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia, which will be held Thursday, September 19 – Sunday, September 22 at Warwick Stadium.
The campers will be coached by current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches, including NBA champion Aron Baynes (Australia) and four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper.
Current and former NBA assistant coaches Bobby Jackson (Philadelphia 76ers), Jay Larranaga (LA Clippers) and Terry Porter, and FIBA Players’ Commission member and former Australia Women’s National Team member Jenni Screen (Australia) will also serve as BWB Asia coaches. President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches Patrick Hunt (Australia) will join as the camp’s director, while Kristen Crenshaw (Orlando Magic) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainer.
The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including movement efficiency drills, offensive and defensive skill stations, three-point contests, 5-on-5 games, and life-skills and leadership development sessions.
A ceremony on the final day of the camp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the Three-Point Champion and the Defensive MVP to the male and female players who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders.
As part of BWB Asia 2024, NBA Basketball School Australia, a tuition-based basketball development program open to youth players aged 6-18, will host a clinic for boys and girls from Perth on Friday, September 20.
-Team Sportstar
TENNIS
AITA men’s tennis tournament: Vansh Nandal beats Bhavya Singhmar
Vansh Nandal battled his way past Bhavya Singhmar 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Rs.100,000 AITA men’s tennis tournament at the Faridabad Academy on Thursday.
The results (quarterfinals):
-Kamesh Srinivasan
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