AS CUP final weekend looms, it was an ideal examination of 11890 Killester’s mettle, and they came through a cracker, edging out Bord Gáis Neptune by a single point (63-62) in Nivea for Men’s Superleague action.

DCU SAINTS brought off what could be the surprise of the season in recording a stunning victory over defending champions 11890 Killester, as the men’s SuperLeague turned the corner yesterday.

BORD GAIS Neptune Head Coach Pat Price believes his side’s rebounding will be vital in tomorrow night’s National Cup second-round clash with South Conference leaders UL Eagles in Limerick.

BASKETBALL’s women’s superleague kicks off this weekend with a virtual clean slate for reigning champions, Team Montenotte Cork.

BORD GÁIS Neptune coach, Pat Price, is planning without their 6’7” power forward, Robinson Louisme, for their big NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague clash with UL Eagles at Neptune Stadium on Sunday (3pm).

BORD GAIS Neptune coach Pat Price feels it’s time for Basketball Ireland to reexamine the two-conference system which has been operating in the Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague.

THE Nivea for Men SuperLeague comes to a conclusion today with Limerick side UL Eagles going head-to-head with National Cup champions Killester at the National Basketball Arena.

Actor Charlie Sheen must appear in person at a hearing over allegations that he threatened his wife with a knife, a Colorado judge ruled.

NEPTUNE are scheduled to travel to travel to Limerick tomorrow night to play UL Eagles in an eagerly-awaited Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague game.

US clothing firm Hanesbrands is ending its advertising campaign featuring Charlie Sheen following of domestic violence charges against the actor.

DEFENDING champions, UCC Demons, had to come from behind to defeat UCD/Marian and keep their early season record intact as the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague as UL Eagles beat the other Cork team, Neptune for a third successive win.

Hoops are Belfast Star clash on Saturday with the winner guaranteed third place in Conference A and a place in the quarter-finals of this season’s Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague.

THE shock of the season at the Mardyke Arena last night as UCC Demons lost to basement side Limerick Lions in the Nivea for Men SuperLeague.

UCC DEMONS will have revenge on their minds against NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague favourites, Abrakebabra Tigers, at the Mardyke Arena tonight.

STEPHEN McCARTHY will add a new and exciting dimension to an illustrious basketball career when he leads Neptune into their critical SuperLeague game against Merry Monk Ballina as coach in Cork tomorrow night.

TRALEE Tigers will be in a mean mood when Merry Monk Ballina arrive in Tralee this weekend bidding to strip the home side of the coveted National Cup they paraded through the town along with the Sam Maguire on St. Patrick’s Day.

UCC DEMONS notched up their most significant NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague win of the season when they beat Merry Monk Ballina 83-101 in their own backyard on the eve of the quarter finals of the National Cup.

LIMERICK LIONS produced the shock result of the opening weekend of basketball’s men’s SuperLeague by pipping Merry Monk by a point in Ballina — and now their coach, Matt Hall, wants more of the same for the visit of DCU Saints to the UL Arena tomorrow night.

The penultimate weekend of the Nivea For Men SuperLeague approaches and it's all to play for at the top of the North and South Conferences.

ABRAKEBABRA TIGERS will renew rivalry with St. Vincent’s in the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague clash at Tralee tomorrow night but they will be without Micheál Quirke who was the star when they beat the Dubliners in a thrilling cup semi-final a month ago.

ABRAKEBABRA Tigers are braced for a backlash in Ballina tomorrow night when they play Merry Monk in the 11th round of the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague.

The Nivea For Men SuperLeague and Women’s SuperLeague Championships will take a break this weekend and will make way for the National Cup competitions.

Week two of the fresh Basketball Super League Season gets under way this weekend with cross conference fixtures being thrown up for the Novae for Men Super League Men.

The wait is almost over for the 14 teams who will compete in the National Cup finals this weekend.

NEW arrival DJ Harrison could be the man to decide the destination of the ESB Cup next weekend when he lines out with Mardyke UCC Demons.