In the run up to any major sporting event, injury news dominates the media coverage and there are a number of players who are facing up to missing out on the leading tournament this summer. Serbia’s hopes of a medal in Rio this summer have been dealt a huge blow with Nemanja Bjelica ruling himself... Continue Reading »
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Nemanja Bjelica And Donatas Motiejunas Miss Out On Rio 2016
Spanish NBA Star Sits Out 2016 Olympic Games
The announcement of the Team USA 2016 Olympic Games roster has created a lot of talking points and understandably, it is the players missing out as opposed to the players that are in that are the focus of attention. There is plenty of time to analyse and review the merits of the players that are... Continue Reading »
NBA Experience In Australian line Up For Rio 2016 Games
No one expects any team to seriously rival Team USA at the Rio Games this summer. However, no one expects Australia to get anywhere close to toppling the American side. After all, Team USA are available at odds of 1.071 to win the tournament while Australia are listed at to clinch the Gold medal in... Continue Reading »
France Line-up For Rio Games Is All Set
As third favourites for the 2016 Olympic Games basketball tournament, there is a lot of expectation placed on France to come back with a medal from Rio. No one really expects the French to win the tournament, it is for the United States to lose as opposed to anyone else to excel and grab the... Continue Reading »
Basketball Olympic Spots Now Settled
France clinched the final spot in the basketball tournament in the Rio Games due to their success in the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Manilla. On Saturday, Serbia and Croatia booked their place in the Brazil tournament and France lived up to their billing as favourites by seeing off Canada in the Philippines. Canada 74 –... Continue Reading »
USA Domination Of Olympic Basketball
Basketball has featured at 18 Olympics in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games and the United States of America has triumphed in 14 tournaments. This is highly impressive but Team USA didn’t participate in one of the tournaments which mean that their record stands at 14 wins out of 17 attempts. With this level... Continue Reading »
Olympic Basketball Challengers Hone Their Squads
One of the most interesting things about the early odds for the Olympic Games in Rio is that many of the bookmakers are tipping France as second favourites for the tournament. Yes, Team USA are clear on their own but you can find France listed at . When you take on board the fact that... Continue Reading »
USA Not Quite The Dream Team For 2016 Rio Games
The USA roster for the 2016 Olympic Games has been announced and many people are feeling a bit flat or slightly disappointed. Team USA are still clear favourites for the tournament and they should have more than enough in their locker to claim the Gold in Rio but when you look back on the initial... Continue Reading »
Cleveland Cavaliers Stun The World And Take NBA Title
At 3-1 down in the NBA Finals, many people predicted that the Cleveland Cavaliers would lie down, perhaps looking for the pain to be over and done with for another year. After all, they were facing the record breakers, the team that had shown themselves to be the best of the best by a good... Continue Reading »
Cleveland Cavaliers Take NBA Finals To Game 7
We are heading to Game 7 in the NBA Finals as the Cavaliers won yet again to set up a winner takes all clash on Sunday night. This was not how the season was supposed to pan out for the Warriors but they now stand on the brink of seeing their glorious season end in... Continue Reading »