(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-EURO 2024-SEMIFINAL-SPAIN VS FRANCE

(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-EURO 2024-SEMIFINAL-SPAIN VS FRANCE

(240710) -- MUNICH, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Former basketballer Tony Parker (R) is seen in the stands during the UEFA Euro 2024 Semifinal match between Spain and France in Munich, Germany on July 9, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bai Xuefei)

Chinese farmers stage basketball tournament in once impoverished Xihaigu region

STORY: Chinese farmers stage basketball tournament in once impoverished Xihaigu region DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the basketball tournament 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAI ZIYAN, Deputy Secretary-General of Ningxia Basketball League 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI FAN, Basketballer from Jingyuan County Team 4 various of farmers playing basketball STORYLINE: A regional-level basketball tournament is being held for farmers in China's Xihaigu, a place once labeled the "most unfit place for human settlement" by the United Nations in the 1970s. As people have shaken off poverty in Xihaigu, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, sports entertainment has become something easily accessible for locals. A total of 22 teams compete in the 7-day tournament, which features high-standard sports courts and professional referees. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAI ZIYAN, Deputy Secretary-General of Ningxia Basketball League "This year marks the

Japan basketballer Togashi joins Texas Legends

Japan basketballer Togashi joins Texas Legends

FRISCO, United States - Japanese basketball player Yuki Togashi (L) takes part in a practice session of the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks' NBA Development League affiliate, in Frisco, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2014. The Legends have signed Togashi to a contract.

Japan's Tokashiki makes WNBA preseason debut in Seattle

Japan's Tokashiki makes WNBA preseason debut in Seattle

Japanese basketballer Ramu Tokashiki (facing) of the Seattle Storm plays in a Women's National Basketball Association preseason game in Seattle, the United States, on May 26, 2015, against the Phoenix Mercury. She scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots, contributing to a 73-59 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan basketballer Togashi joins Texas Legends

Japan basketballer Togashi joins Texas Legends

FRISCO, United States - Japanese basketball player Yuki Togashi (L) takes part in a practice session of the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks' NBA Development League affiliate, in Frisco, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2014. The Legends have signed Togashi to a contract. (Kyodo)