Olympics wrap: Day 14 – United States grab Gold as Boomers earn first ever Olympic medal
IT was a historic day at the Tokyo Olympics as Australia grabbed its first ever men’s basketball medal by winning the Bronze Medal Match against Slovenia, while United States delivered with revenge on France from the group stage to secure the gold yet again. In the sole women’s match, France secured the bronze with a […]
Olympics review: Day 11 – Three of the higher four women’s seeds bow out in quarterfinals
THREE of the top four seeds following the group stage of the women’s basketball bowed out in upset quarter finals. Group winners, Spain and China both lost to France and Serbia who finished third and second in their respective groups, whilst Belgium – the highest finishing second side to earn a spot in the first […]
Olympics review: Day 5 – Spain complete double as Slovenia and Canada grab wins
SLOVENIA and Spain both booked their spots in the next stage of the men’s basketball at the Tokyo Olympics ahead of their final round clash, whilst Canada kept its hopes alive of remaining in the hunt in the women’s basketball, as Spain moved to 2-0 in the group. MEN’S BASKETBALL: Slovenia (116) defeated Japan (81) […]
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 […]
