The Tall Blacks have been eliminated from the basketball world championships after losing to Russia this morning.

Serbia are the first team into the quarter-finals at the basketball world championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Tall Blacks have knocked over the highly-ranked French in a big upset at the world basketball championships.

New Zealand eliminated Canada from the basketball world championship with a win at Izmir, Turkey, today.

A top performance from Jillian Harmon was in vain as the New Zealand women's basketball team suffered a series loss to Japan.

Esther Bushell plays 100th game for her school's 1st XI.

New Zealand has suffered a first-up loss at the World Basketball Championships in Turkey, going down to Lithuania.

The Tall Blacks will come up against a familiar face in their opening game at the basketball world championships.

Fixtures and results of the Tall Blacks' basketball world championship campaign in Turkey.

Defence is the biggest concern for the Tall Blacks in the build-up to next week's World Baksetball Championships.

New Zealand have lost 65-62 to Jordan in their final game at the World Cup basketball tournament in Croatia this morning.

The Tall Blacks have begun their latest tournament in Slovenia with a nail-biting 104-103 extra time win .

The NZ Breakers basketball team leave today for a hastily arranged trip to China to play in an annual pre-season tournament.