FIBA Basketball World Cup

Nigeria beat Turkey 74-68 in a Group B match on Sept. 23 during the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 hosted by Spain's Canary Islands.

Turkish national basketball squad have been announced for the upcoming Second Round matches of the European Qualifiers for FIBA World Cup 2019, the organization's official website announced.

Greece has completed a perfect first qualifying round of the FIBA World Cup with six wins in six games, after downing Estonia away on Monday.

The players of Thanassis Skourtopoulos won 78-56 in Tallinn after a solid performance from the second period onward, to add to a 94-78 triumph at Israel three days earlier.

VIENNA - The Serbia men's national basketball team beat Austria 82-81 (21-18, 20-25, 25-20, 16-18) in Vienna on Sunday in Group G, Round 4 of the first stage of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 qualifiers.

Hosts Greece will be looking to celebrate their first FIBA U20 European Championship in eight years when they face Israel in the Final.

MIES - Serbia is one of 11 candidates to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, the FIBA website said.

Apart from Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Philippines, Poland, Russia and Turkey also made their bids.

Basketball team of SerbiaPhoto: FIBA

MIES - Serbia is one of 11 candidates to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, the FIBA website said.

Apart from Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Philippines, Poland, Russia and Turkey also made their bids.

BELGRADE - The Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS) on Wednesday announced plans to bid to host the men's 2023 Basketball World Cup and co-host the women's 2019 European Championship with Slovenia.

BELGRADE - The Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS) on Wednesday announced plans to bid to host the men's 2023 Basketball World Cup and co-host the women's 2019 European Championship with Slovenia.

ISTANBUL - Serbia finished in eighth place at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey, after losing to France 88-74 (19-20, 22-14, 19-19, 28-21) on Sunday.

This is still a huge success for the Serb team, given that they had come to the championship as 28th in the FIBA rankings, ahead only of Mozambique.