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Basketball
Struggling Opals fall to China after last-second foul howler
Once a gold medal fancy, the Australian Opals must win their last group game on Monday and hope other results fall their way as they stare down elimination from Tokyo.
- by Roy Ward
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NBA
‘It means the world’: Josh Giddey joins Oklahoma City with the sixth pick in the NBA draft
Josh Giddey will join the Oklahoma City Thunder after being selected with the sixth overall pick in Friday’s NBA draft.
- by Roy Ward
Aussie Giddey picked 6th overall in the NBA Draft
Aussie NBL star Josh Giddey was picked 6th overall in the NBA Draft
‘We’ve got his back’: Mills says Boomers will find a way to win without Baynes
Aron Baynes is out for the rest of the Tokyo Olympics robbing the Boomers of their best and most experienced big man as they chase gold in Tokyo.
- by Roy Ward
NBA draft guide: Josh Giddey finds out his future as NBA hits new era
Australian guard Josh Giddey is tipped to be a top-10 pick in Friday’s NBA draft, joining the likes of Ben Simmons and Joe Ingles in the NBA.
- by Roy Ward
Boomers rise to occasion in tight win over Italy to stay undefeated
With Patty Mills and Joe Ingles tightly held, Australia’s big men stepped up to take their side to a clutch win over Italy.
- by Roy Ward
‘It’s been a long time coming’: Josh Green making the most of his Boomers debut
Despite moving to the US to chase his basketball dreams, NBA guard Josh Green has long desired to play for Australia and his dreams have come true at this Olympics.
- by Roy Ward
Upstart Belgium hand Opals reality check
Australia’s chances to of a medal remain in their own hands.
- by Roy Ward
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NBL
‘A watershed moment’: NBL confirms record broadcast rights deal
The NBL was a struggling competition in serious financial trouble a decade ago, but the confirmation of a major broadcast rights deal continues to change perceptions.
- by Jon Pierik
Analysis
Tokyo Olympics
Team USA has faltered but will this help the Boomers?
Team USA’s loss to France will buoy the Boomers’ hopes of a breakthrough medal but it’s debatable as to whether the Australians really want to meet them.
- by Jon Pierik
US men’s basketball team is out of wake-up calls after loss to France
The fear and awe that the US team once inspired in opponents are long gone. And, for the Boomers, that’s good news.
- by Ben Golliver