Spain and Argentina stormed to impressive quarter-final wins at the world basketball championships on Tuesday, setting up a fiery final four showdown between two Latin superpowers.
New tournaments will determine the final berths for the men's and women's Olympic basketball competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas said he feels a healthy jealousy for his counterparts in the country's basketball team after they qualified for the semi-finals of the world championship in Japan on Tuesday.
Australian Bob Elphinston was elected as new FIBA President for the 2006-2010 term of office, the International Basketball Federation announced.
Dirk Nowitzki is the most dangerous player remaining in the World Basketball Championship, but the Dallas Mavericks star will have trouble lifting Germany past the Americans into the semi-finals.
Coach Mike Montgomery was dismissed by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, and Don Nelson was ready to step in.
Sharp-shooting Spain overpowered Lithuania 89-67 to book a spot in the semi-finals of the world basketball championship on Tuesday.
African basketball showed the world at the 2006 FIBA World Championship that it soon could be a force to reckon with after drawing loads of praise for the impressive performances by Angola and Nigeria.
France know what it’s like to play Greece in the latter stages of a big basketball tournament and Les Bleus probably wish they could forget.
Jerry Colangelo admitted Team USA’s second-quarter mauling of Australia which led to a 113-73 American triumph was the stuff of dreams.
The 2005 European champions Greece have used a disciplined defense and a steady and balanced offense to reach the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
A year ago, Aymeric Jeanneau was watching at home as France came agonisingly close to reaching the EuroBasket final only to see a seven-point lead evaporate in the last minute of their semi-final against Greece, the eventual winners.
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