 No quarter given
By Zhao Rui (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-08-20 08:37 The men's basketball competition reaches the quarterfinal stage today with the mighty United States looking to continue its dominance and China eyeing a bit of history. Kobe Bryant's Team USA faces Australia; and China, which survived the "group of death" with two wins and three losses, plays the formidable Lithuanians. Despite a wide gap between the team's standards, Chinese players are ready to challenge their European rivals. "We want to make history," said guard Sun Yue. "We are in the top eight and we want to go further." World Championship winner Spain takes on Croatia today while Greece plays against defending champion Argentina. (China Daily 08/20/2008 page26) |
