There was action in football, basketball and ice hockey.

AS rough and challenging a week as it has been for the country and sport, it has generally been perceived as a good one for Irish basketball.

The governing body’s Men’s National Competitions Committee (MNCC) has confirmed that Belfast Star have been declared champions

Basketball Ireland Chief Executive Bernard O'Byrne has said it is only right they listened to the advice of experts around the spread of the coronavirus.

Men’s Super League leaders, Tralee Warriors, must wait until tomorrow to learn if they are to be docked six points for incorrectly registering American player, Andre Berry.

Cork starlets Edel Thornton and Sarah Kenny led Trinity Meteors to a Women’s Division One title Sunday - and promotion to the Superleague next season.

IT’S March now, which in recent years has invariably meant a dramatic conclusion to Irish basketball’s men’s SuperLeague, just as April always guarantees us unmissable theatre in the form of a Sunday in Augusta.

DCU Mercy have won basketball's Women's Super League after running out 81-58 point winners over nearest challengers Maree in the penultimate game of the season.

BALLINCOLLIG head coach Kieran O’Sullivan is a Liverpool supporter so could be forgiven for coming over all Jurgen Klopp when the possibility of a perfect season for his Men’s Division One champions crops up.

DCU Mercy are one game away from winning the Women’s Super League following a hard fought 82-72 win over Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell.

Tradehouse Central Ballincollig will be crowned Men’s Division One League champions with victory over Sligo All Stars tomorrow.

The Boston Celtics needed double overtime but finally shook off the Los Angeles Clippers 141-133 for an important win in the NBA.

Sports Dispute Solutions Ireland (SDSI) are to adjudicate on a controversy which has rocked the Men’s SuperLeague.

Sports Dispute Solutions Ireland (SDSI) are to adjudicate on a controversy which has rocked the Men’s SuperLeague.

Superleague pacesetters Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have won their appeal against a points deduction imposed for incorrectly registering American, Andre Berry, sources say.

The Cork side required overtime to defeat Eanna and coach Colbert was thrilled with how his charges dug in for the win.

All through last summer, while the indefatigable Mark Tighe kept breaking stories highlighting the scale of the incompetence and mismanagement of the FAI, there was another weekly occurrence in another sport.

Basketball Ireland has outlined their frustration at the "double standards" of Government after a €30m financial rescue package was agreed for the FAI.

LeBron James claimed his 11th triple-double of the season on Saturday as the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their first victory since the death of Kobe Bryant, winning 129-113 at the Sacramento Kings.

Griffith College Templeogue bid to take a giant leap towards completing a National Cup and Men’s Super League double when they host Garvey’s Tralee Warriors at the Nord Anglian International School.

Because of what was happening out in Tallaght over the weekend, this piece was always likely to be about basketball, and then a certain event in California last Sunday confirmed it could be about nothing else.

Inductees will join a dozen Hall of Fame members

Kobe Bryant's hoops-loving daughter listened to her father break down plays and watch every detail on the court, just as he did.

Fellow sports stars and fans have paid tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore who have been killed in a helicopter crash in California this morning.

Karl Kilbride wanted the boards to open up and the ground to swallow him this time four years ago as the last seconds of the National Cup decider faded towards an inevitable and, for his Killester side, devastating end.

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash, according to US reports.

Portlaoise Panthers rounded off a monumental weekend for their club as they claimed their second National Cup title in just three days this afternoon when they stormed home to a 75-71 point win over Trinity Meteors in the Hula Hoops Women’s Division One National Cup final.

Griffith College Templeogue are Hula Hoops Pat Duffy National Cup champions for the third time in five years.