Boomers bound into Rio semis
THE Boomers today bounded into the Rio Olympic semi finals and within one win of a guaranteed medal after humiliating arch rival Lithuania 90-64 in an emphatic quarter-final rout.
Our 'Team of Destiny' now so close
PERFECT. Saturday at 8am AEST, 7.30am in SA/NT, 6am in WA is when the Boomers will tip off against Serbia in the most important game in Australian men’s basketball’s Olympic history.
It's over for Opals as Serbs serve it up
AUSTRALIA's world No.2 ranked Opals today ran out of lives and were bundled out of the Rio Olympic quarter-finals 73-71 by #14 Serbia.
Midnight at the Oasis
MIDNIGHT on Australia’s east coast, 11.30pm tonight in SA/NT and 10pm in the west is when our Opals take on Serbia in their Olympic quarter-final.
It's time to exact our revenge
AUSTRALIA versus Lithuania is an international matchup made in Olympic men's basketball heaven.
V for Venezuela, W for Boomers
AUSTRALIA heads into the Rio Olympic quarter-finals full of confidence after finally icing a desperate Venezuela 81-56 today, Chris Goulding leading all scorers with 22.
Jarry jars Belarus' upset hopes
AUSTRALIA's Opals completed their Rio Olympic intrapool play with a 74-66 win over Belarus early today for a 5-0 sweep but again, it was less than impressive.
China cracks as Aussies lower the boom
AUSTRALIA’s Boomers were like bulls in a china shop today, smashing China 93-68 to consolidate second place in their pool at the Rio Olympics.
Cambage the colossus in rally
LIZ Cambage stood out like the Statue of Liberty on New York Harbor today, eventually swatting the pesky Japanese flotilla for a 92-86 “great escape” in Rio.
Game really DID stop a nation
AUSTRALIA's narrow loss yesterday to the USA in arguably the best men's basketball game of the Rio Olympics so far, really did stop the nation.

