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FIBA World Cup: Bridges leads USA past Italy into semifinals

FIBA World Cup: Bridges leads USA past Italy into semifinals

Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges led the United States to a resounding 100-63 win over Italy in the quarterfinals of the ongoing FIBA World Cup in the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Bridges poured in 24 points for his third straight game with double figures and grabbed seven rebounds for the five-time world champions, who powered into the semifinals on Tuesday. The US put...

FIBA World Cup: South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire and Cape Verde all crash out of tournament

FIBA World Cup: South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire and Cape Verde all crash out of tournament

The fate of the three other African sides at the ongoing FIBA World Cup has been determined after Angola and Egypt missed out on progressing to the next round earlier in the week. South Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cape Verde all lost their final group games and have been relegated to the Classification 17–32 games to determine the African side that will get the ticket for...

FIBA World Cup: Angola, South Sudan and Cape Verde secure vital wins

FIBA World Cup: Angola, South Sudan and Cape Verde secure vital wins

Angola, South Sudan, and Cape Verde all bounced back from their opening game defeats to record respective wins in their second group games at the ongoing FIBA World Cup. Angola got Africa’s first victory of the tournament after all five contingents lost their opening games. The Central Africans defeated co-hosts the Philippines 80-70 at the Manila Araneta Coliseum in Quezon. The eleven-time African champions overturned a...