Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 2010

Last week I went to the Wheelchair Basketball Championships Final at the NIA in Birmingham.

The men’s and women’s finals were packed with drama, tension and moments of sheer brilliance.  First up was the women’s final, USA v Germany and the two teams were neck and neck all the way in an exciting encounter, but USA came out on top when Natalie Schneider made her free throw with three seconds left.  With just one second left on the clock however, Germany’s Gesche Schunemann attempted a three-point shot to win the game, but missed.  USA’s Becca Murray was outstanding, and contributed 25 points to her team’s win.  The score finished 53-55 to USA.

The men’s final wasn’t as close, with Australia imposing themselves on France early on and by half time were leading 45-29.  France made a gallant effort after the break however and clawed their way back in to the match, to the delight of the crowd.  At one point the scores were 60-69, but Australia always looked capable of scoring and remained out of reach for the French.  The scores finished 69-79 to Australia.

For more info about Wheelchair Basketball visit www.gbwba.org.uk.

Filed under: August, Karen Patel, Sport

Dame Shirley Bassey in our August issue

In the August issue of The Vine we have an interview with the one and only Dame Shirley Bassey!  The ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Diamonds are forever’ singer will be gracing the front cover of a packed issue.

Image courtesy of Virgin Media

We also have interviews with grime artist Tinie Tempah and Wimbledon commentator Ron McIntosh, a review of Clothes Show London, Bollywood-inspired fashion and much more!

If you want to subscribe to The Vine to receive the magazine on your doorstep every month visit our website. There you’ll also find some articles from the July issue, previous issues and details of our upcoming fashion show.

You can also pick up our magazine in various supermarkets across Birmingham, including ASDA at One Stop Perry Barr, Tesco at Fiveways and ASDA Small Heath.

Filed under: August, Exclusive, Interview, celebrity, dame shirley bassey, Exclusive, Interview, The Vine