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For most basketball fans, Spain are the team most likely to cause an upset in the Men’s 2016 Olympic Games Basketball tournament. They have come close twice in the last two Olympics, taking the Silver Medal in losses to USA both times, and most people believe they will end up with Silver once again in... Continue Reading »

The big story featuring the Men’s and Women’s basketball teams from the United States of America is where they are going to be staying in Rio. Most people assume that the Americans will run away with the Gold medals in both of these tournaments but they have decided against staying in the Olympic Village. Saying... Continue Reading »

The Olympic Games has long been hold up as the highest standard of sporting excellence but it has also been described as the pinnacle of sporting purity. For many years, the Olympic Games were associated with amateurs battling it out for a love of their sport and a desire to be the best in the... Continue Reading »

Even though the United States look to have the tournament in the bag before the action gets underway, there is still hope that someone can spring a surprise or at least push them all the way. For most people, the team most likely to push the United States for the Gold medal is Spain. The... Continue Reading »

When it comes to the major sporting events, there is often a lot of talk about the benefits of home advantage. There is definitely a great deal to be said for having a passionate and noisy crowd behind you and you can see why many people are tipping Brazil to have an impact on the... Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »