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NBA Hall of Famer Allen warns American basketball dominance could end at LA28

Los Angeles 2028
16 May 2023 19:38

Olympic basketball gold medallist and National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Ray Allen has predicted that American dominance of the sport could end at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Valuable Player award from Denver Nuggets' Serbian center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis

Antetokounmpo, a Greek Nigerian."

Germany stun Antetokounmpo and Greece to reach semi-final at EuroBasket

Basketball
13 Sep 2022 22:23

capitalised on home advantage to set up a EuroBasket semi-final clash against Spain after overcoming Giannis

to the host nation.The third quarter became the major turning point as Germany shut out a potential Antetokounmpo

Gobert-led France skim through to quarter-finals at EuroBasket 2022

Basketball
10 Sep 2022 23:21

Rudy Gobert saved France from a shock defeat against Turkey in the round of 16 of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) EuroBasket 2022 at the EuroBasket Arena Berlin.

defeat, with 25 points and six assists.Germany could be in line to meet Greece, fronted by superstar Giannis

Antetokounmpo, who are due to meet Czech Republic tomorrow.Meanwhile, Spain secured a overtime 102-94

Michael Pavitt: Absent stars and an ongoing dispute - the curious case of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Inside the Blogs
17 Feb 2019 10:00

The final 14 qualifiers to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup are set to be decided over the next week, with 26 nations still in contention for places at this summer’s spectacle in China.

They will make way for more established names in the summer.Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is among the

Hosts Spain continue winning streak at FIBA Basketball World Cup to reach last 16

Basketball
31 Aug 2014 23:10

By Emily GoddardSpain have continued their winning streak at the Basketball World Cup on home turf after defeating Brazil in today's match, ensuring themselves a place into the round of 16.

place in the round of 16.Nikolaos Zisis shot seven of nine and scored 19 points for the Greeks, while Giannis

Antetokounmpo had 15.Renaldo Balkman scored 23 and José Juan Barea added 21 but it was not enough for

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.

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