Basketball
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‘Linsanity’ sweeps through Taiwan
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US coach hopes welcome will extend to Games
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Outcry as Aussie women fly economy
Australian basketball officials yesterday said they would review travel policies after stinging criticism that the men’s team travelled to the London Olympics in business class but the women in economy. Sports Minister Kate Lundy called for more...
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Obama backs 1992 USA team in Olympic debate
American President Barack Obama waded into the USA Olympic basketball debate this week, saying the 1992 Dream Team with Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley would have beaten the 2012 Olympic team. Barack Obama said he remembers a 1992 gold-medal...
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LeBron could match Jordan by taking gold
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Thoresen voted tournament’s MVP
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Malta beat Scotland in third place play-off
Malta 72Scotland 52(14-10, 14-14, 25-12, 19-16) The Maltese women’s national team at the Euro Championship for Small States in Macedonia finished on a positive note yesterday as they made it a double over Scotland to secure the third place on the...
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Comfortable win for Malta
Malta 80Scotland 57(18-12, 20-11, 27-9, 15-25) Santino Coppa’s national team chalked up their second suc-cessive win in the group phase of the Euro Championship for small states yesterday after beating Scotland 80-57 in Struga, Macedonia. A strong...
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Luxol 3 vs 3 competition
Luxol Basketball Club will be organising a 3 vs 3 competition for various age-groups at their premises next month. There will be eight teams of four players in each category divided in two groups with crossed semi-finals and final. The categories...
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Malta too strong for San Marino
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Injury-hit US finalise Olympic squad
The injury-hit United States named their 12-man basketball squad for the London Olympics yesterday with Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden nabbing the final three spots available. “We projected we would have difficulty getting down to a...
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Coppa’s girls start title defence against Moldova
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National team for San Marino
The men’s national team will be in San Marino next week for the FIBA European Championship for small countries. The last tournament of this kind was played at Ta’ Qali two years ago and on that occasion the Maltese finished third. Preparations,...
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Heat rout Thunder to win second NBA title
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Two internationals for referee Vassallo
Maltese international basketball referee Bernard Vassallo has just been nominated by FIBA for further appointments in the European scene following a very positive 2011/12 season for him, consisting of eight FIBA Cup ties including seven EuroLeague...
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NBA mull not sending top stars to Olympics
The NBA are proposing to withdraw their top players from Olympic basketball after the London Games and instead model the competition on the under-23 tournament used for football. NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said this week the plan would be...
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Titles for Hibs junior teams
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Rejuvenated Grima eyes higher goals after Serie A2 promotion
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Luxol prevail in tense finale
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Luxol comeback earns them fifth tie