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FIBA World Cup 2014, Serbia prevails to reach final
Serbia progressed to the grand finale of the FIBA World Cup 2014 with a close fought 85-90 victory over France in the all-European semi-final clash. Serbia now heads to its ninth world final, although that of course takes into account when the tournament was named the World Championships and the Serbian team flew under the…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, USA makes final
Team USA will get the chance to defend its title at the final of the FIBA World Cup 2014 after swatting aside Lithuania in the first semi-final game on Thursday. The tournament favourites looked classy at times again on the court and is well poised to win back to back World Cup titles during Sunday’s…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014: Spain is out
The second day of quarter-final games in the FIBA World Cup 2014 brought with them arguably the most exciting and intense Basketball of the tournament so far. Certainly, France knocking out tournament hosts Spain sent shockwaves around the country and stunned the millions watching the spectacle unfold on TV. Joining France in the semi-final stage…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, USA and Lithuania in semis
We are at the business end of the FIBA World Cup 2014 now as the quarter final stage gets underway in Spain. There were two games on day one of the stage, with the USA sweeping to the semi-finals in commanding fashion and Lithuania also progressing to the new round after a trickier encounter. Tomorrow’s…
Read MoreFIBA to probe Australia vs. Angola game
FIBA has officially launched an investigation regarding suspicions that Australia deliberately lost a game against Angola during the group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2014. Australia rested two of its key players, Aron Baynes and Joe Ingles in their 83-91 loss to Angola. “The on-court behaviour displayed by Australia in that game (against Angola)…
Read MoreFIBA announces hosts for Eurobasket 2015
After the removal of Ukraine as host nation of Eurobasket 2015 by FIBA in June, 2014, due to concerns over current geo-political tensions, eight federations officially filed bids to host the event. Today, FIBA has announced that Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia will be hosting Eurobasket 2015. The competition will take place between September 5-20,…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 Day 2
Spain – The last four teams to fill out the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup 2014 have been determined after some intense action in Day 2 of the Round of 16. Brazil, Serbia, Lithuania, and Turkey are all moving on in the competition after securing wins in these knockout rounds. Turkey vs Australia, 65-64…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 Day 1
The Round of 16 at the FIBA World Cup 2014 has started and over the next two days the teams left in the draw will battle it out to reach the quarter-finals. There were four games on Saturday that delivered tension and on court action in spades, setting a tone for Sunday when a further…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 preview
The group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2014 have ended and the successful nations are lining up in the Round of 16 to fight it out in do or die games. Expect spills and plenty of thrills as the eyes of global Basketball turn to the first knockout stage of the competition. With everything…
Read MoreDragic irked by Australia vs Angola game
Phoenix Suns point guard and Slovenian national team star player Goran Dragic (190 cm) took to social media to express his disappointment with how a game in the ongoing FIBA World Cup 2014 was played out. Dragic was referring to the group stage game between Angola and Australia. He tweets: Basketball is a beautiful sport,…
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