Russia wins first Olympic basketball medal
August 12th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia won its first Olympic basketball medal Sunday after a thrilling final decided in the last minute.Russia beat 2004 Olympic champions Argentina 81-77, with Minnesota ... Read more...
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Olympic basketball: Australia thrashes Russia for women’s bronze
August 12th, 2012 - 2:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Australia's women dominated Russia throughout to win basketball bronze Saturday, beating the Russians 83-74.The Australians held the lead 17-16 at the end of a largely ... Read more...
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Olympic basketball: Spain, US set up rematch of Beijing final (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Spain and the US are going to perform a rematch of the 2008 Beijing Games final at the men's basketball event of the London Olympics after ... Read more...
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Olympic basketball: Spain storms into final (Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 4:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spain defeated Russia 67-59 in a comeback victory in the Olympic men's basketball semifinal Friday.Russia led for the first three quarters, but Spain's three-point shooting ... Read more...
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Olympic basketball: Spain storms into final
August 11th, 2012 - 3:25 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spain defeated Russia 67-59 in a comeback victory in the Olympic men's basketball semifinal Friday.Russia led for the first three quarters, but Spain's three-point shooting ... Read more...
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Olympic basketball: Russia beat Lithuania to reach semi-final
August 8th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's men reached the semi-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament Wednesday, beating Lithuania 83-74 in a dramatic match here Wednesday.Andrei Kirilenko, who returned to the ... Read more...
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Russia pound Britain 95-75 in Olympic basketball
July 30th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Russian men flew out of the blocks at the Olympic basketball tournament here Sunday, pounding hosts Great Britain 95-75.Russia, featuring NBA stars Andrei Kirilenko, Timofey Mozgov ... Read more...
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Olympic Basketball: Russia survives Canadian scare
July 28th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's women's basketball team narrowly avoided a shock defeat to underdogs Canada in their opening match Saturday, storming back in the fourth quarter for a ... Read more...
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Spain, Argentina bring high hopes to Olympic basketball
July 28th, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish, Argentine and Brazilian Olympic men's basketball squads will all be battling for podium spots and looking to pull off a huge upset over a ... Read more...
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US women eye 5th straight Olympic basketball gold
July 9th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) The US women's basketball team is aiming for the country's fifth straight Olympic gold medal at the London Games.Winning by an average margin of 38 points ... Read more...
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Russia avoids US, draws Spain in Olympic basketball
July 9th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, July 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has avoided the United States but has been drawn in a group with European champions Spain for the men's Olympic basketball tournament.The Russians secured ... Read more...
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‘Venezuela poor host for Olympic basketball qualifying’
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia point guard Alexey Shved Tuesday slammed the choice of Venezuela as the venue for the Olympic basketball qualification tournament, saying the players are cooped ... Read more...
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Spain’s Olympic basketball coach quits
August 28th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 28 (Xinhua) Spanish Olympic basketball coach Aito Garcia Reneses resigned after the team won the silver medal at the Beijing Games, Spanish Federation of Basketball said. Reneses used a ... Read more...
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Chinese basketball star back in training after surgery
July 10th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Washington, July 10 (Xinhua) Chinese basketball and NBA star Yao Ming has resumed training after surgery and he looks good ahead of the Beijing Olympics. "Yao just came back to the team. ... Read more...
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U.S. favourites to win Olympic basketball gold
June 19th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Buenos Aires, June 19 (Xinhua) Argentine basketball player Emanuel Ginobili said that United States are the odds-on favourites to win the basketball gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games. Ginobili, 30, member ... Read more...
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