Rio 2016

Croatia name final squad for Olympic Qualifiers in Turin

Croatia have named a strong 12-man roster for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament as they bid to make their first Olympic appearance since the Beijing...

Spain name 20-man preliminary Olympic team

Spain have released a strong 20-man preliminary squad for Rio 2016. Jose Calderón, Ricky Rubio, Pau and Marc Gasol are all included as well as...
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Injury scares for Marco Belinelli and Daniel Hackett

Italy's preparations for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers have taken a blow after Marco Belinelli and Daniel Hackett suffered injuries during a latest warm-up game. Belinelli...

Turkey name final squad for Olympic Qualifiers

Turkey have named their final squad for the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers next week. New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik features as the Turks head to...

USA squad for Rio 2016 revealed

Despite not having the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry to fall back on, the Team USA's 12-man squad for the Rio Olympics...

Nemanja Bjelica to miss Olympic Qualifiers

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica will not represent Serbia at next month's FIBA Olympic Qualifiers. Bjelica, the 2015 Euroleague MVP had not fully recovered from...

Looking past his Zika fears, Pau Gasol will play for Spain at the Rio...

Eurobasket 2015 MVP Pau Gasol will play for the Spanish national team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, he confirmed in his Marca newspaper...

Team USA stars decide Rio 2016 fate, LeBron James will not participate

After guiding Cleveland Cavaliers to its first NBA championship, LeBron James has decided not to chase down a third gold medal for Team USA...

Alexis Ajinca and Nikola Jokic ejected in France-Serbia tune-up

A friendly encounter between France and Serbia turned ugly as Alexis Ajinca and Nikola Jokic were both disqualified. Jokic originally shoved France's Nando De Colo...

Dante Exum to miss Rio 2016 for Australia

Utah Jazz and Australia point guard Dante Exum will not travel with the Boomers to the Rio 2016 Olympics, despite being cleared to participate...

Korea’s Park Jisu in tears following Olympic elimination to Belarus

The end of an Olympic dream after coming so close is always an emotional experience that no athlete should go through but unfortunately could...

Belarus punch last ticket to Rio Olympics

Belarus booked the final spot at the women's basketball tournament for the Rio 2016 Olympics with a 56-39 rout of Korea in the fifth-placed...

Three reasons why LeBron James might skip the Rio 2016 Olympics

It’s becoming a familiar scene for the United States before a major international tournament. All the major stars that many fans would love to...

FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Classification)

Belarus will have a chance for revenge when they meet Korea in the final game to secure the fifth and final spot at this...

FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (quarter-finals)

The FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifiers have reached the last eight and for the winners, a place at the Rio Olympics is assured with the...

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