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2021 NBL1 South Men’s: Round 15
IT was a long time between drinks with the National Basketball League (NBL)1 South put on hold due to Victoria’s snap lockdown. But the competition all picked up where it left off, with teams coming out with a point to prove in Round 15 as the competition starts to heat up. There was one battle […]
Olympics review: Day 10 – Couple of Olympic veterans bid farewell
THINGS continued to heat up on Day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Slovenia secured a comfortable win against Germany while Australia stunned in their performance against Argentina to claim a staggering 38-point win in the quarter finals. Slovenia (94) defeated Germany (70) The good times keep on rolling for Slovenia notching up a […]
2021 NBL1 West: Round 16
IT was another cracking round of National Basketball League (NBL1) West action with Round 16 seeing some blowout results in both the men’s and women’s. It was a nail-biting finish between Joondalup Wolves and Willetton Tigers as only one point separated the two at the final siren (73-74). In the end it was the Tigers […]
2021 NBL1 South Women’s: Round 15
ROUND 15 of the National Basketball League (NBL1) South Women’s played host to a couple of close calls as nine games played out across the weekend. There were a couple of surprise results as second and third dropped games against their lower placed opponents. The contest between Knox Basketball and Melbourne Tigers went down to […]
Olympics review: Day 7 – Boomers and France make it three from three
IT was another day of action packed basketball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as Australia continued their merry winning ways despite missing the services of Aron Baynes while the United States also collected a convincing win against Czech Republic. Iran (62) defeated by France (79) Iran put up a good fight against France but in […]
Olympics review: Day 6 – China hands Australia devastating loss
AUSTRALIA Opals were handed a huge upset by China to keep them winless so far in the Olympics while the US continued to roll on this time notching up victory against Japan. Belgium (87) defeated Puerto Rico (52) It was a one-sided affair as Belgium reigned supreme over Puerto Rico claiming a 35-point win. Belgium […]
Olympics review: Day 3 – Belgium causes upset against Opals
THE men were given a rest day on Day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics while for the women’s draw it was full steam ahead as four games took place. Japan opened its campaign with a gutsy win while Belgium also made its intentions clear with a dominant victory over Australia. Women’s: Japan (74) defeated […]
Olympics review: Day 2 – Luka Doncic dominates to guide Slovenia to victory
IT was a good day to be a Spaniard with both the men’s and women’s basketball teams notching up hard fought wins. The first day of the women’s basketball action got underway yesterday with Serbia prevailing in a hard-fought win while the men’s continued to roll on with Slovenia getting the win credit to a […]
Olympics review: Day 1 – Team USA handed shock loss
IT was an action packed opening day of basketball at the Olympics with Team USA handed their first loss in 17 years while the Australian Boomers opened their accounts with a convincing win. Iran (78) defeated by Czech Republic (84) The Czech Republic could not have made their Olympics debut any more memorable if they […]
2021 Olympics preview
THE Olympics rolls around every four years, or in this case five given the current climate with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But with that it provides an opportunity for the best athletes and basketballers to culminate in one spot and represent their country. With players stemming from all different leagues and countries expect an action […]
NBL1 West: Round 14
THERE was no shortage of action in Round 14 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 West as 11 games took place in the men’s league while for the women only six games were scheduled. Men’s: Only three points separated East Perth Eagles and Geraldton Buccaneers with both sides coming into the clash with a checkered […]
2021 NBL1 Central wrap: Round 15
IT was another action packed round in the National Basketball League (NBL1) Central as the Forestville Eagles claimed a big win in the men’s, while in the women’s it was the Sturt Sabres that walked away with a resounding victory. Men’s: Woodville Warriors (77) defeated by Sturt Sabres (99) Stuart Sabres claimed a 22-point win […]