Basketball
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Boomers lose to Greece but owe Canada a favour
A tight Canada win has ensured Australia progressed to the Paris Games quarter-finals despite losing 77-71 to Greece in their final pool game. The Boomers owe Canada a favour after …
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Olympics basketball: Greece on the brink, Australia fall
Australia and Greece are locked in a battle to progress to the quarter-finals after they both were outgunned by Canada and Spain respectively. The Boomers lost 93-83 to Canada in …
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Canada holds off Greece despite 34 points from Antetokounmpo – Australia pushes through
Australia, bronze medallists at the last Olympics, took down Spain 92-80 with five different players reaching double digits in points, including Jock Landale who top-scored with 20. Canada held off …
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Kostas Antetokounmpo to miss Olympics with knee injury
Kostas Antetokounmpo will miss Greece’s Olympic campaign after failing to recover from a knee injury. Antetokounmpo underwent additional tests by the national team and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens staff, which showed …
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Spain beat England, win record fourth Euro title
Spain have won a record fourth European Championship title after Mikel Oyarzabal’s 87th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes on. …
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Greece’s Paris path locked in against Australia
It’s official. Greece has returned to the Olympic Games in men’s basketball after 16 years by defeating Croatia in the final of the Pre-Olympic Tournament in Piraeus. The team led …
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Giannis ends Greek Olympic wait as Spain, Brazil, Puerto Rico also qualify
Giannis Antetokounmpo steered Greece to an Olympic berth on Sunday as he overcame a slow start to score 23 points in an 80-69 qualifying tournament victory over Croatia in Piraeus. …
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Greece storms through to Olympic qualifying final
Slovenia and its star Luka Doncic will miss the Olympic Games after losing 96-68 in a qualifying semi-final to Giannis Antetokounmpo and hosts Greece on Saturday in Piraeus. Doncic, a …
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Greece defeats Egypt, Giannis and Doncic to meet in semi-final of Olympic qualifers
Greece have advanced to the semi-finals in the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers defeating Egypt 93-71 to emerge winners of Group B. Even with star player Giannis Antetokounmpo resting for this weekend’s …
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Greece downs Dominican Republic in Giannis’ return to basketball
Greece had a perfect start to their FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament campaign in Piraeus with a 109-82 win over Dominican Republic. In front of packed Peace and Friendship Stadium with …