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Champions dumped out

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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:53:00 GMT - A buzzer-beating three from Serbia's Milos Teodosic has sent defending champions Spain tumbling out of the World Championships on Thursday.

Argentina edge out Brazil

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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:02:00 GMT - A thrilling four-point win over Brazil has helped Argentina move through to the quarter-finals of the FIBA World Championships in Turkey.

US thrash Angola

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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:25:00 GMT - The US set up a quarter-final showdown with Russia after thrashing Angola 121-66 at the FIBA World Basketball Championships.

Boomers eliminated

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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:39:00 GMT - The Boomers have been eliminated from the World Championships after an 87-58 thrashing against Slovenia in Turkey on Monday morning.

Serbia into quarters after thriller

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Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:28:00 GMT - Serbia is through to the quarter-finals of the basketball World Championship after a thrilling one-point victory over bitter rivals Croatia in Turkey on Saturday.

Jackson named MVP

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:30:00 GMT - Australian basketball player Lauren Jackson has been named the 2010 WNBA Most Valuable Player for the third time.

Boomers beat Angola

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:31:00 GMT - The Boomers have defeated their former bogey team Angola at the World Championships in Turkey, 76-55, to finish third in Group A and advance to a second-round clash with Slovenia on Sunday.

Kiwis make knockouts

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:23:00 GMT - New Zealand has sealed a prestigious place in the last 16 of the basketball World Championships with victory over winless Canada in Turkey on Thursday.

Serbia bounce Boomers

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:32:00 GMT - Australia will need to defeat Angola in their final group game of the 2010 FIBA World Championships if they are to progress to the second round after the Boomers suffered a 93-79 loss to Serbia on Wednesday night.

Turkey remain undefeated

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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:41:00 GMT - Host nation Turkey beat Greece 76-65 to remain undefeated at the FIBA basketball world championships at Ankara on Tuesday.