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Battier: "We're still looking to play the perfect game"

The USA have reached the semi-finals of the FIBA World Championship with an 85-65 win over Germany earlier today and Shane Battier has been one of the team's key components throughout the tournament.

Bokolo: "We weren't able to play the way we wanted to"

Reaching the quarter-finals of the FIBA World Championship has been a very valuable experience for France's Yannick Bokolo.

Papaloukas: "This is when the real tournament starts"

Greece have followed up their dramatic run to the EuroBasket gold medal in 2005 to a semi-final place at the FIBA World Championship.

Gomes: "I feel right now, I can compete against anybody"

Angola’s FIBA World Championship is over, but the national team will be flying high at the next FIBA Africa Championship.

ARG – Oberto: "Dance to the pressure"

A funny thing happened in the second half of Argentina's 89-67 quarter-final win over Turkey on Tuesday night.

Nowitzki - "They picked up their intensity"

Dirk Nowitzki had hoped for more. Instead, the German superstar struggled to find his rhythm against Team USA and was held to 15 points in a 85-65 quarter-final loss at the FIBA World Championship.

Kurtoglu: "Everyone on our team is a star because we play with our heart"

Ermal Kurtoglu scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half and overtime period to lead Turkey to a 95-84 win over Lithuania and ensure they will finish no worse than sixth in the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Turkish federation to face charges over GP podium

Turkish Grand Prix organisers have been summoned to an extraordinary meeting in Paris to face charges of breaking the Formula One rules with a controversial podium ceremony last weekend.

Dirk Nowitzki: "Our luck ran out"

Dirk Nowitzki had high hopes of leading Germany to the podium at the FIBA World Championship.

Herrmann: "Argentina and Spain are very similar."

Walter Herrmann has provided a scoring boost off the bench for Argentina who yesterday reached the semi-finals of the FIBA World Championship with a 83-58 defeat of Turkey.

US two steps from promised land

A United States team eschewing the trash-talking swagger of previous incarnations find themselves two wins away from the promised land.