{"id":50235,"date":"2025-08-07T11:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50235\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:13:08","slug":"super-league-basketball-season-gets-green-light-after-visa-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50235\/","title":{"rendered":"Super League Basketball season gets green light after visa solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tThursday 07 August 2025 12:05 pm<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Updated:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tThursday 07 August 2025 12:06 pm\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tX\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on LinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tWhatsApp\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on WhatsApp\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Email\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"742\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PHOTO-2025-07-02-14-02-31-1.jpg\" class=\"media \" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\"  \/>\t\tSuper League Basketball will return next month, clubs say\t<\/p>\n<p>Super League Basketball clubs plan to begin their new season next month after overcoming a block on obtaining visas for overseas players that had stymied their recuitment.<\/p>\n<p>The hold up came when the British Basketball Federation terminated SLB\u2019s licence and refused to sign off on governing body endorsements (GBEs) required for the visas.<\/p>\n<p>After weeks of legal wrangling, the block has been overcome after the Home Office told Basketball England it could back the GBEs instead of the BBF, of which it is a member. <\/p>\n<p>Clubs have now submitted visa applications and say the new season will begin on 19 September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to the Home Office and BE for their clarification in resolving this key issue,\u201d said SLB interim independent chair Sanjay Bhandari. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur clubs have shown real ambition and determination throughout the summer, pushing ahead with roster plans in the face of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that this issue has been resolved, we can all look ahead to what promises to be a thrilling season of Super League Basketball with a full fixture list to be announced in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes amid an ongoing High Court battle between SLB and the BBF over the future of the domestic game which threatened to leave the UK without a top league in 2025-26. <\/p>\n<p>SLB is suing the BBF after it sold a 15-year licence to US investors GBBL in a process that it says infringed competition law. 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