Sultan’s Cup from July 18

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

THE Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) will be organizing the Sultan Cup in conjunction with the 63rd birthday celebrations of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam starting on July 18 at the Brunei Basketball Association Court in Batu Bersurat.

The aim of the tournament is to promote basketball in the country. It is open to players with a valid Brunei identity card.

"Usually we have around 16 to 20 teams joining in the tournament so we are expecting around the same number this year," said Lim Fung, BBA secretary.

Registration forms can be obtained from the Brunei Basketball Association Court. Completed forms with registration fees of $300 for the men's category and $200 for the women's category can be sent to the organizing committee at the same venue before or on July 10.

For more information, please call Mr Soon at 8770316. (YCL04)

Courtesy of The Brunei Times

In related news, The women’s basketball team of RanoAdidas.com will be participating in the women's category, for the third time in a row. Few of the teams key players are not available for some reasons and injuries but Rano will have faith on the back-ups and hoping to be competitive despite the absence of the regulars.

For the whole team, good luck! For the back-up players to fill-in the shoes of the regulars, prove to the coach that you deserve the spot.

Source from: ranoadidas.com