Claire Melia will carve out her own slice of history this evening when she becomes the first Irish woman to play in a ...

Ireland international Claire Melia is set to become the first Irish woman to play in a FIBA European club final.

Melia was the first Irish woman to contest a European club basketball semi-final and thrived on the big occasion.

The 31-year-old is part of a history-making London Lions side preparing for the EuroCup Women's Final having become the first British club ever to reach the final stage of a European competition.

FORMER Portlaoise Panthers player, Claire Melia is set to become the first Irish woman to play in a FIBA European club final.

London Lions were beaten 75-68 by Besiktas in the first leg of their EuroCup Women final in Istanbul. Holly Winterburn scored a game-high 23 points for the Lions but the visitors trailed ...

WNBA analyst Mark Schindler, in an article on The Ringer published on Friday, compared 19-year-old French phenom Dominique Malonga, a 6-foot-6 center, to San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.

The Monasterevin woman will line out for BAXI Ferrol from Spain tonight in the Eurocup Women semi-finals and will become the ...