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2024 Olympics Preview – Australian Opals

THE 2024 Paris Olympics are set to kick off in the next 48 hours, with Australia’s basketball hopes high with both the men’s and women’s teams taking strong sides into the world’s premier tournament.  The Opals are one of the favourites in the women’s basketball tournament, and will be hoping to leave the off-court drama […]

2024 Olympics Preview – Australian Boomers

THE 2024 Paris Olympics are set to kick off in the next 48 hours, with Australia’s basketball hopes high with both the men’s and women’s teams taking strong sides into the world’s premier tournament.  After claiming bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, the Aussies are back and looking to go a couple of steps further by […]

Opals warm up in style with win over Spain

THE AUSTRALIAN Opals have started their pre-Olympic campaign in strong fashion, defeating Spain in an exhibition match overnight to start building some impressive form. The 2024 Paris Games kick off this week, and the Opals have their first match on Monday, but before that, the team had a two-game tournament scheduled, and it kicked off […]

Sapphires settle for fifth at U17 World Cup

ALTHOUGH it may not have been the result they were after, the Australian Sapphires did well to secure fifth spot at the FIBA Women’s Under-17 Basketball World Cup on Sunday after defeating Japan in the qualification match. The Aussies’ World Cup dream was ended when the team lost to Spain in the quarter finals on […]

Boomers’ last-second brilliance foils France

THE Australian Boomers continue to prove their potential ahead of the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating host nation France by one point in a dramatic finish overnight. The Boomers have now won four of their five exhibition games heading into the Paris Games, and have knocked off some of the most intimidating sides in the […]

Super Sapphires book quarter finals spot

THE AUSTRALIAN Sapphires are through to the quarter finals of the 2024 Under-17 FIBA Women’s World Cup after producing a dominant win over the Chinese Taipei overnight. The Aussies came into the tournament with high hopes, bringing a talented roster to the table and being renowned as a competitive basketball nation. The Sapphires delivered to […]

Mills makes his mark as Boomers best Serbia

THE AUSTRALIAN Boomers have ended their exhibition series in Abu Dhabi with a win, defeating Serbia by 10 points on the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Bouncing back after a valiant loss at the hands of Team USA the day prior, the biggest positive for the Boomers was a return to form […]

USA downs Boomers despite practice match scare

ALREADY the overwhelming favourites to take out gold in the men’s basketball portion of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the United States Men’s team defeated the Australian Boomers by six points in a warm-up match in Abu Dhabi. The United States were given a decent push by the plucky Boomers, who made a late charge in […]

Stars galore as Opals name Olympic squad

THE Australian Opals are in a seriously strong position heading into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, naming an extremely stacked team for the tournament later this month. With the Olympic Games set to begin on July 26, basketball sides are being finalised around the world, and on Australian shores, hopes are certainly high after 12 […]

Boomers blast China, announce Olympic squad

THE Australian Boomers have kept their strong form rolling on the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, defeating China by 33 points at John Cain Arena on Thursday night before finalising their squad for the tournament today. Following the two games against China, Australia’s selectors had seen enough to pick the 12-man team that […]

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