Marianna Tolo and Rebecca Allen were the stars who shone brightest as the Opals beat Serbia in a crucial result for their hopes of a medal at the FIBA women’s World Cup.
Playing with Team USA gives superstar Breanna Stewart a daily reminder her teammate and friend Brittney Griner continues to be detained in Russia and she is leading calls to bring the star centre home.
Ahead of a career-defining tournament,the Opals forward Rebecca Allen reflects on what she finds most important in sport,media and life advice.
The Opals know their World Cup quarter-final hopes will go down to the wire,but a win over Serbia on Sunday in what is sure to be a physical contest will be pivotal to their hopes of competing for a medal.
The Opals had a big victory over Mali on Friday night,but they face some must-win games in the coming days.
The Australian Opals have fallen to France in their opening game of the FIBA Women’s World Cup on Thursday night.
Sami Whitcomb chose to be an Australian and she can’t wait to stand tall for her nation at the FIBA Women’s World Cup starting on Thursday night.
Sydney will host the world’s best female basketballers for 10 days starting from Thursday as the FIBA Women’s World Cup begins with Lauren Jackson,Breanna Stewart and a host of other stars on show.
At 41,there is more to the return of Australia’s greatest basketball player than meets the eye.
Over the next week,the Blicavs siblings will be standing tall on the sporting stage:Sara playing for the Opals,Mark chasing an AFL premiership with Geelong,and brother Kris playing in a 3x3 basketball event in Cairo.
Lauren Jackson is just a few weeks from taking her place in Australia’s team at the FIBA World Cup in Sydney later this month. But her comeback has had some injury scares - including one that Jackson feared would send her back into retirement.