The Road to Beijing
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NANJING (FIBA Diamond Ball for men) – Luis Scola scored 28 of his game-high 32 points in the second half as Argentina hit back from a large deficit to win a 95-91 thriller over Australia in the final of the FIBA Diamond Ball in Nanjing.
In a showdown between sides that will meet in Group A at the Beijing Games, the Aussies put forth an awesome effort to go in front 42-35 at half-time and then stretch the advantage to 19 in the third quarter.
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01/08/2008
CHN/IRI – Yao, Yi help China throttle Iran
NANJING (FIBA Diamond Ball) -China left the FIBA Diamond Ball on a high note by thrashing Iran 75-46 in the fight for third place.
Yi Jianlian answered his critics with a strong eight-point,
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01/08/2008
SRB/ANG – Serbia bounce back to beat Angola at Diamond Ball
NANJING (Olympics) – Serbia aren’t playing at the Beijing Games this summer but don’t bet against them making it to London 2012 after their 99-62 destruction of Angola on Friday.
Dusan Ivkovic’s team
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31/07/2008
ANG/AUS/CHN/IRI/ANG/SRB – Final Preview for Diamond Ball
NANJING (Olympics) – Argentina and Australia will meet in a preview of their Group A showdown at the Beijing Games in an intriguing final of the FIBA Diamond Ball on Friday.
The South Americans, who
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31/07/2008
CHN - Liu on the mend after rib scare
BEIJING (FIBA Diamond Ball for Men) - China point guard Liu Wei appears to be okay after getting hurt in Wednesday’s defeat to Australia.
Liu left the game in the first quarter after running into a
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30/07/2008
IRI/SRB – Iran shock Serbia at Diamond Ball in Nanjing
NANJING (Olympics) - Iran shook up the basketball world on Wednesday night in Nanjing by stunning Serbia 72-70 in arguably the most famous win in the country’s sporting history.
The Asian champions,
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