Germans are world basketball champs,USA leave without a medal

Germans are world basketball champs,USA leave without a medal

The final two matches of the basketball World Cup in Manila were contrasting affairs. Germany conquered Serbia in a slugfest for gold,and Canada tasted a sweet victory over Team USA in the bronze-medal play-off.

  • byNeil Jerome Morales

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‘I’m not embarrassed’:Goorjian takes aim at critics,says he will coach Boomers in Paris
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‘I’m not embarrassed’:Goorjian takes aim at critics,says he will coach Boomers in Paris

The Boomers ended their World Cup campaign with a win – and coach Brian Goorjian teed off at his critics,saying he would lead the team at the Olympic Games.

  • byRoy Ward
‘We are one’:How five Aussies helped South Sudan go from concrete courts to the Olympics

‘We are one’:How five Aussies helped South Sudan go from concrete courts to the Olympics

South Sudan has only been a country for 12 years,but its basketball team - with five Australians on the roster - has just qualified for next year’s Olympics in Paris.

  • byRoy Ward
‘Big decisions are ahead’:The huge calls facing the Boomers ahead of Paris 2024
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‘Big decisions are ahead’:The huge calls facing the Boomers ahead of Paris 2024

Slovenia exploited Australia’s weaknesses mercilessly,beating them in a must-win crossover game on Friday night. Now the Boomers need to ask themselves some big questions as they begin their Olympic preparations.

  • byRoy Ward
‘They know what’s at stake’:Goorjian says young guns ready for Doncic;Boomers seal place at Paris 2024
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‘They know what’s at stake’:Goorjian says young guns ready for Doncic;Boomers seal place at Paris 2024

Boomers coach Brian Goorjian says his young Boomers are primed for their must-win crossover games,including rematch with NBA superstar Luka Doncic and his undefeated Slovenia team. The Boomers have also sealed their place at Paris 2024.

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‘Swallow the f---ing ball’:Goorjian sprays Boomers as World Cup hopes hang in balance
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‘Swallow the f---ing ball’:Goorjian sprays Boomers as World Cup hopes hang in balance

Coach Brian Goorjian unleashed a time-out tirade,but the Australian Boomers are still playing for their FIBA World Cup lives after losing to Germany in Okinawa on Sunday night.

  • byRoy Ward
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‘He just has a feel for it’:How Josh Giddey’s spin move has become his most dangerous play

‘He just has a feel for it’:How Josh Giddey’s spin move has become his most dangerous play

Australian basketball star Josh Giddey has made the spin move one of his most dangerous manoeuvres at NBA level and for the Boomers.

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‘Like Delly on steroids’:Your guide to the FIBA World Cup,and the player who can be a Boomers game-changer

‘Like Delly on steroids’:Your guide to the FIBA World Cup,and the player who can be a Boomers game-changer

A much smaller,more athletic Boomers team will begin their FIBA World Cup campaign in Japan on Friday with Josh Giddey and Patty Mills looking to steer the team to its first gold medal.

  • byRoy Ward
‘It sucks’:Shattered Landale out of FIBA World Cup
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‘It sucks’:Shattered Landale out of FIBA World Cup

The Boomers are going to embrace small ball after losing starting centre Jock Landale to another ankle injury on Thursday night.

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‘Nothing wrong with it’:NBA star Giddey gets physical in World Cup warm-up

‘Nothing wrong with it’:NBA star Giddey gets physical in World Cup warm-up

Josh Giddey is a rookie at international level but showed he won’t be taking a backward step to anyone as the Boomers made an impressive start to their World Cup preparation.

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Cambage denies racial slur as fresh footage emerges of violent incident

Cambage denies racial slur as fresh footage emerges of violent incident

A new video has emerged of the violent altercation which led to fallen Opals star Liz Cambage leaving the Australian Opals on the eve of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

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