Nowitzki, Bird among eight inductees into FIBA Hall of Fame / Photo: Odd ANDERSEN - AFP
-
Rain halts India push after Dinusha century lifts Sri Lanka
-
Crowds turn out for 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler's funeral
-
Dinusha hits century as Sri Lanka post 284 in first India Test
-
Mali jails junta-critic broadcaster, influencer for seven years
-
Stocks steady as investors weigh US rate path
-
'Nowhere to run': Indonesian quake survivors plead for help
-
Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
-
Belgium fire makes 'limited' spread overnight, more help on way
-
Cambridge head slams 'feeding frenzy' over dead academic
-
Vingegaard brings curtain down on season
-
Ebola outbreak now DR Congo's deadliest ever
-
Dickwella, Dinusha hit fifties as Sri Lanka fight back
-
Germany's coalition split over putting climate in constitution
-
Bangladesh Test cricket reboot delivers in style with historic win
-
Ukraine badminton star: 'How can you feel normal when bombs are falling?'
-
Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival in 2030
-
Rain brings respite as Belgium wrestles massive wildfire
-
Indian marble waste dump becomes unlikely tourist attraction
-
Most stocks rise as US data ease rate fears but fuel economic worries
-
Coach says Australia 'let standards slip' in shock Bangladesh loss
-
India take control of Galle Test as Sri Lanka slump to 99-5
-
Hawaii recovery efforts begin as Lala downgraded, moves west
-
Australia's mushroom murderer appeals conviction
-
Food safety crackdown snares Mumbai's famed restaurants
-
The Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by the Atlantic
-
Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start
-
Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
-
Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
-
Photos, memories all that remain for Colombia's bereaved after quake
-
Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin 'disaster'
-
Sabalenka squeezes out win on sixth match point in Cincinnati
-
Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?
-
Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start
-
Winning back walls from gangs, artists fill El Salvador's towns with color
-
Jason Arday: UK academic who died amid plagiarism storm
-
Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial
-
Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines
-
As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle
-
NatureCell to Open the Era of "Medicine for Humanity (蒼生醫學)" with the World's First Commercialization of Amniotic Stem Cell Conditioned Medium
-
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc. Updates Shareholders on Strategic Expansion: Launching New Luxury Cigar Brand, Comprehensive Accessory Lines and New E-Commerce VIP Member Club. Following Recent DURTEQ Letter of Intent
-
FaZe Esports, a GameSquare Company, Wins Rainbow Six Championship at 2026 Esports World Cup
-
Bonk, Inc. Reports First Six Months 2026 Financial Results Demonstrating Strong Top-Line Expansion and Accelerated Balance Sheet De-Risking
-
Onemeta OTCQB (ONEI): August 17th 2026; Reports Over 500% Increase in Verbum Call Consumption amid new client intake, including Fortune 500 Companies, Producing $2.4M Positive Cash Flow During H1 2026
-
Eagle Plains Samples up to 269g/t Au at the Pine Channel Gold Project, Saskatchewan
-
Emerging Growth Research Releases Flash Report on First Phosphate; Reiterates Buy Rating and C$4.94 Price Target Following Nasdaq Uplisting
-
BioNxt Provides Development, Intellectual Property and Commercial Update Across Sublingual Drug Delivery Pipeline
-
Council for Innovation Promotion Names Coke Morgan Stewart President and CEO
-
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - August 17
-
HM Exploration Commences Borehole & Surface EM Surveys at Lewis Pilley's
-
First Class Metals PLC Announces Application for OTCID Quotation
Nowitzki, Bird among eight inductees into FIBA Hall of Fame
Dirk Nowitzki and Sue Bird were among eight new inductees into the FIBA Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Berlin on Tuesday, which also featured the draw for the 2026 Women's World Cup.
Alongside Nowitzki and Bird, Celine Dumerc, Hedo Turkoglu, Clarisse Machanguana, Wang Zhizhi, Ismenia Pauchard and coach Ludwik Mietta-Mikolajewicz were also inducted.
Nowitzki, the 2007 NBA MVP and 2011 NBA champion with the Dallas Mavericks, thanked "special human being" Holger Geschwindner, his long-time coach and mentor.
"Harry Potter had Dumbledore, Alexander the Great had Aristotle, and I had Holger."
In a career played in the United States and Russia at club level, Bird won five Olympic gold medals and four World Championships with the US women's team.
Bird, who retired in 2022 aged 41, told reporters: "When you start playing as a kid, you're not thinking about fame, that's not the destination.
"But when you get here and you look back on your career, you can see what a ride it's been."
A rematch between 2022 champions the United States and runners-up China headlined the group-stage draw for the 2026 Women's World Cup, to be held in Berlin in September.
Italy and Czech Republic join the USA and China in Group D. In Group A, hosts Germany take on Euros runners-up Spain, Japan and Mali.
European champions Belgium face Asian champions Australia, Puerto Rico and Turkey.
France face African champions Nigeria, South Korea and Hungary.
A.Clark--AT
