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Beijing Olympic Basketball dream semi-final matchup: USA Redeem Team vs defending gold medallist Argentina. The Redeem Team revenge tour continues against the team that knocked them out of Athens 2004. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and USA stars facing legendary Argentina star Manu Ginobili. The winner goes for gold!

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Redeem Team's chance for revenge

Spain and Argentina will face each other in the 18th FIBA World Cup final, which ended up being an all-Spanish-speaking affair.
The team coached by Sergio Scariolo has put together its best performance since winning the title in 2006.
The Argentines, who lost to Yugoslavia in the 2002 final, are

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2019 FIBA World Cup final: Five things to know

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will have China bouncing as the best ballers on the planet descend on the Middle Kingdom.
Tune-up games are in play, final rosters being agonised over, and the 2008 (and 2022) Olympic hosts are prepared to welcome the world once again.
With 32 teams

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Kemba Walker #26 of the United States drives on Ricky Rubio 39 of Spain in the first half during an exhibition game at Honda Center on August 16, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

No Dream in this USA Team? Six Olympic storylines to watch at the 2019 FIBA World Cup

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"It's just pure emotion."
> —Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili has won four NBA Championships and is a two-time NBA All-Star.
But there's one honour in his career that he says cannot be surpassed: Olympic basketball gold at Athens 2004.
That tournament is the subject of the Olympic Channel Five Rings

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“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard," that’s the motto of Luis Scola.
And he knows about both of those things: hard work and talent. His first Olympic memory is the Dream Team of Barcelona 1992, a time when he could never have imagined he’d be one of

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Luis Scola of Argentina celebrates after scoring three points during the semi-finals of 2019 FIBA World Cup at Beijing Wukesong Sport Arena on September 13, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Luis Scola: "I see a lot of similarities between this team and the Golden Generation"

Argentina basketball legend Luis Scola isn't done yet.
Scola says he will play at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, 17 years after he won gold with Argentina's Golden Generation at the Athens 2004 Games.
“When will it end? In a year, after the Olympics," Scola told Italy's Sportsweek on Saturday

Luis Scola of Argentina reacts during the finals between Argentina and Spain of 2019 FIBA World Cup at the Cadillac Arena on September 15, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Di Yin/Getty Images)

One last dance for Luis Scola at Tokyo Olympics in 2021

After just over two weeks of thrilling action, Spain emerged as winners of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup with victory over Argentina in the final in Beijing.
Their success came after two-time reigning champions USA were stunned in the quarter-finals by France with Gregg Popovich's squad eventually taking seventh,

Luis Scola and Marc Gasol compete for the ball in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Final in Beijing

What we learned from the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup

With just two regular NBA starters on their 12-man roster, Spain were viewed as outsiders for the FIBA Basketball World Cup when the tournament kicked off on 31 August.
But on Sunday, they overwhelmed Argentina to make it eight wins out of eight in China and become world champions for

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Ricky Rubio inspires Spain to FIBA World Cup glory

It'll be Argentina v Spain for the the FIBA Basketball World Cup crown.
Following two weeks of drama in China, including a bunch of nations securing qualifying berths for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, we're down to the battle for silverware.
Here are our key takeaways following the semi-finals.

Five things we learnt after the FIBA World Cup semi-finals

And then there were four.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup in China has been fast and furious, and it delivered the mother of all shocks on Wednesday when France knocked out two-time defending champions the United States.
All seven available qualifying berths for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have now

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Five takeaways from the FIBA World Cup quarter-finals

Luis Scola has won it all internationally. Well, nearly all.
He's yet to win the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the only major title missing from his collection with Argentina's national team.
The 39-year-old has won five major honours: Olympic gold at Athens 2004, this year's Pan-American Games title, the FIBA

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Is the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Luis Scola's last hurrah?

Luis Scola has another gold medal to his name.

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Luis Scola pumps a fist to the fans after helping Argentina to the final of the 2019 Pan American Games. REUTERS/Susana Vera

A champion again: Luis Scola adds Pan Am gold to his medal collection

Pan American Games 2019 highlights
Day 8 of medal events at the Pan American Games 2019 brought highlights as big as a USA-Argentina basketball semi-final, a gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics for Mexico and Ashton Lambie's moustache.

Pan American Games | Day 8 - As it happened

An insightful exploration into how Argentina, with Manu Ginobili, crushed the USA basketball “Dream Team” at Athens 2004.

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