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As Seeb is upset for the second time

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by Eurobasket News - Apr 27, 2008

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Ira Clark

by Eurobasket News - Apr 25, 2008

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by Mohammed Malas - Jun 9, 2007

Oman NT roster for Serbia's Camp

by Eurobasket - Jul 31, 2006

Nizwa extend reign on basketball crown

by Eurobasket - May 22, 2006

Nizwa Club's domination in basketball continued as the defending champions extended their reign over the Oman Basketball Association League title with a fighting win over arch rivals Seeb Club.
In the final played yesterday at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher, Nizwa did survive some anxious moments before carving out a good 61-55 win.
This was Nizwa's fourth basketball crown on the trot having won the title in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Nizwa was also well prepared for the tournament having hosted and taken part in the AGCC Clubs Championship last month. On the contrary Seeb Club opted out of the AGCC tournament, but looked in good form throughout the lead.
However, Seeb's effort was not that strong enough to stop Nizwa Club in their tracks as the champion side held the advantage right from the start.
The first quarter was keenly contested, but two crucial points helped Nizwa hold the upper hand at 18-16. The two-point cushion was further enhanced when Nizwa took the second quarter at 15-12 for a 33-28 scoreline at the half-time break.
The lemon break appeared to have induced a sense of complacency in the Nizwa ranks as Seeb played better to win the third quarter and close the gap. Seeb won the period at 15-12 for an overall tally of 45-43 in favour of Nizwa.
It could have been anybody's game in the final session, but Nizwa continued to hold the advantage and the 16-12 scoreline helped the defending champions to a 61-55 verdict.
Rashad Al Hinai, the undersecretary at the Ministry of Sports Affairs, was the chief guest of the final, and he distributed the shield and medals. Receiving the bronze medals were Muscat Club, whose Njau Nelson was adjudged the best point guard.
Zaki Said of Seeb was declared the best winger, while Nizwa's David Ochiengmugoye won the best pivot award. The best three-pointer award went to Nizwa's Ali Al Yarubi, while Salim Al Rawahi of Bausher Club took home the best administrator's trophy.
Al Ittifaq Club too had their share of awards as they won the fair play trophy.

Naqvi pays tribute to Shankar

by Eurobasket - May 1, 2006

Nezwa to Morocco for ACC.....

by Eurobasket - Apr 26, 2006

OOC okays seven events for the Doha Asian Games

by Eurobasket - Apr 20, 2006

The Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) board members met for the first time this year under the chairmanship of the Minister of Sports Affairs and OOC Chairman Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy at the OOC headquarters yesterday.
Oman's participation at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was one of the key issues discussed by the OOC chief and the board members. The board welcomed the efforts taken by the Planning and Follow-up Committee and Working Group for Doha Asian Games and carefully studied the recommendations made by the committee before deciding to give nod to the participation of Omani sportspersons in seven disciplines at the Doha Games.
Basketball, of course, led the list of the events, followed by athletics (both men and women), swimming, shooting, beach volleyball and triathlon. The Planning and Follow-up Committee and Working Group for Doha Games was formed a couple of months ago by the minister with Salim al Masroori as the head of the panel. The committee had done an in-depth study and had also organised two crucial meetings with the various associations before submitting its report to the OOC chief.
However, the OOC board also stressed the doors were not shut on other sports and the committee and the OOC will be carefully monitoring the progress of the different teams before giving its final verdict. With the deadline of the National Olympic Committees for submission of the final list of athletes for Doha Games open till August 30, the OOC has said associations and sportspersons could prove themselves in the coming months to get on board the Doha Games flight.
The OOC meeting also welcomed the full Olympic scholarship grant by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to Oman's top 400m sprinter Mohammed bin Salim al Rawahi. The scholarship will take care of all expenses of Mohammed's preparations for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and will begin from May 1 this year to August 2008. The OOC board congratulated the athlete and wished him the best of luck.
Yet another encouraging news for OOC was IOC's assurance to support certain disciplines and teams for the Beijing Games and the nomination of Oman's Hamood al Dalhami and Sabah al Nomaniyah for undergoing a course on Olympic Studies at the IOC Academy in the Greek capital of Athens in June.
The OOC board also decided to change the format of the Olympic Day Run this year and said the new format will be unveiled later and added the plan was to celebrate the Olympic Day Run in various regions of the Sultanate simultaneously.
In another positive development, the board has unanimously agreed to join the Unesco Convention of anti-doping code, which was established last year. Meanwhile, the OOC board had decided to nominate the Oman Athletics Association (OAA) Chairman Shaikh Soud bin Hamad al Rawahi as the head of the committee for making all arrangements to ensure the success of the Doha Asian Games Torch Relay, which is expected to cross the Sultanate in November.

Import players have enhanced GCC........

by Eurobasket - Apr 16, 2006

The experiment to allow import players in the 26th GCC Clubs Championship for the first time in the tournament history has paid rich dividends for all the participating teams, according to Fiba-Asia (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation) chief Shaikh Saud bin Ali al Thani.

Speaking to the mediapersons at Grand Hyatt yesterday, Shaikh Soud said all the six participating teams benefited with the inclusion of foreign professionals and it was quite evident in the case of Nezwa Club. "The standard of the competition has also improved and though I was personally disappointed by the performance of Bahrain's Manama, the overall level of the championship was good," he remarked.

Shaikh Soud, who is also the chief of the Qatar Basketball Association, admitted there was a huge gap between Asia and the other continents and added Fiba-Asia have launched a series of measures to raise the standards in Asia. "One of the key measures is to organise an annual Asian championship for men and the qualification format has been altered to provide better chance for all the teams."

Asia is divided into five zones — West Asia, Gulf, South East, Central Asia and East Asia and one of the main tasks for Fiba-Asia is to strengthen the game's base. Yet another challenge is to make majority of the leagues professional in the continent. "We have a long way to go if we wat to compare ourselves with the American NBA but the future is of professional leagues and Fiba-Asia is planning to hold a top-tier professional league for clubs on home and away basis," he said.

The Fiba-Asia chairman said efforts are on to reach out to the grassroots level and in a bid to attract nations to host the Asian youth and under-18 championships, the federation is offering grants worth $50,000 to hold such tournaments. Shaikh Soud felt Oman Basketball Association (OBA) needed to do a lot to improve the game and assured all help to OBA to promote the game.

"Though, Fiba-Asia does not have any provision of financial grants, we do offer them technical assistance by holding referees and coaches clinics and also give equipment and balls. "The OBA should have a patient approach. They should initially plan out a five-year plan and then at the end of the tenure should evaluate the progress and try to overcome the shortcomings.

"There is certainly talent in Oman but OBA should discover and nurture them. Fiba-Asia is ready to help OBA in achieving their goals," he concluded. He also revealed Muscat will now be the headquarters of the GCC Basketball Organising Committee and Fiba-Asia will bear the expenses for the running of the office.