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USA ease past South Sudan to reach basketball quarterfinals
South Sudan’s #11 Marial Shayok (L) defends against USA’s #06 LeBron James in the men’s preliminary round group C basketball match between USA and South Sudan during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, northern France, on July 31, 2024. (AFP) LILLE, France – Bam Adebayo led the United States…
Read MoreSouth Sudan set for rematch vs Team USA at Paris Olympics
Members of the South Sudan team pose after they defeated Puerto Rico in a men’s basketball game at the Paris Olympics 2024, Sunday, July 28, 2024. The team faces Team USA next. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France–South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. He might be onto something:…
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South Sudan basks in ‘earned’ glory at Fiba World Cup with Olympic stint in sight – rezal404
South Sudan in the Fiba World Cup in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — South Sudan remains hungry for more as it looks to book a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics in its final Fiba World Cup game against Angola on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. From joining Fiba just a decade ago, the…
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Under Fiba World Cup spotlight, conflict-torn South Sudan unites behind its national squad – rezal404
South Sudan in the Fiba World Cup in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net There are a lot of reasons for South Sudan to stay defiant in the classification phase even after crashing out of Fiba World Cup contention. Around 11 million, in fact. “The reason why this is so important and means a lot is because we…
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Kyle Anderson figures things out despite China’s shock loss to South Sudan – rezal404
China’s Kyle Anderson in the Fiba World Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum. –Marlo Cueto/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Serbia’s Bogdan Bogdanovic offered a kind assessment of fellow NBA standout Kyle Anderson’s debut with China in the Fiba World Cup, saying the Minnesota Timberwolves ace just needs to adjust to the international game. On Monday, Anderson seemed to have…
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Historic day as South Sudan, Cape Verde get Fiba World Cup wins – rezal404
South Sudan in the Fiba World Cup in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation, only gaining its independence 12 years ago. Cape Verde is one of the world’s least-populated nations, with fewer residents than any country that qualified for the Basketball World Cup. They stood tall on Monday…
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Puerto Rico outlasts South Sudan in ‘crazy’ OT game – rezal404
Puerto Rico’s Ismael Romero in a Fiba World Cup game against South Sudan at Smart Araneta Coliseum. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Puerto Rico crashed South Sudan’s party with a 101-96 win in overtime in Group B of the Fiba World Cup 2023 at Araneta Coliseum on Saturday. The Sudanese, who played in their first World Cup…
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Serbia, China, South Sudan, Puerto Rico – rezal404
China’s Zhou Qi, Serbia’s Bogdan Bogdanovic, South Sudan’s Nuni Omot and Puerto Rico’s Tremont Waters. –ART/MARLO CUETO MANILA, Philippines—A perennial contender on the world stage, Serbia finds itself the favorite in Group B. Competition in Group B, however, isn’t expected to be a cakewalk for Serbia, which will be without two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.…
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