European champions Greece ground out a 73-56 win over France to advance to the semi-finals of the world basketball championship on Wednesday.
Spain and Argentina stormed to impressive quarter-final wins at the world basketball championships on Tuesday, setting up a fiery final four showdown between two Latin superpowers.
Australian Bob Elphinston was elected president of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on Tuesday.
Sharp-shooting Spain overpowered Lithuania 89-67 to book a spot in the semi-finals of the world basketball championship on Tuesday.
Yao Ming thinks China's young team can still win a medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics despite being knocked out of the world championship in the second round.
International stars have begun preparing for the World Basketball Championship quarter-finals while wondering if any team can stop an American juggernaut from rolling to a title.
European champion Greece overcame dogged China, advancing to the quarterfinals of the basketball world championship with a 95-64 victory.
The United States cruised into the quarterfinals of the basketball world championship Sunday. Germany had to fight for every point.
Japan may have become the first hosts ever to miss the knockout stages at any World Basketball Championship, but the organisers hope Asian giants China will help keep pulling crowds to the arenas.
Wang Shipeng's three-pointer at the whistle has put China through the group stage to reach the final 16 at the ongoing Basketball Men's World Championship in Japan.
Greece's gold medal aspirations at the FIBA World Championship were severely dented on Thursday when basketball hero Nikos Zisis was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with three broken bones in his face.
Two U.S. victories by a combined 77 points are not going to change coach Mike Krzyzewski's opinion. China will have a good basketball team soon.
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