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BASKETBALL
NBA 2009-2010 season kicks off
The NBA 2009-2010 season starts on Tuesday with one objective for all the teams: dethrone Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
BASKETBALL - EURO 2009
Spain beat Serbia, win first European gold
World champions Spain defeated Serbia 85-63 in the European basketball championship final to win their first gold in the competition and avenge their 66-57 defeat to the Serbs in the opening group match of the tournament.
BASKETBALL - EURO 2009
Spain to tackle Serbia in European final
World champions Spain defeated Greece 82-64 to advance to the European basketball championship final against Serbia. The win gives Spain, a six-time tournament runner-up, another shot at its first European title on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Serbia stun world champions Spain in opening game
The opening game of EuroBasket goup C proved a shock for world basketball champions Spain with a 66-57 defeat by Serbia. The Eurobasket championships are being held in Poland until Sept. 20.
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In the French Papers
A daily look at some of the stories in the international papers.
WEB NEWS
Web hails US pullout from Iraqi cities
Today on the Web: Net users react to the withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi towns and cities; bloggers debate Bernard Madoff's sentencing to 150 year in prison; and Shaquille O'Neal challenges the world's best basketball player.
BASKETBALL - NBA
Yao Ming injury 'career-threatening'
According to the Houston Chronicle, the Rockets' 7-foot-6 giant Yao Ming could miss all of the next season and even see his career cut short after breaking his left foot last month.
BASKETBALL - NBA
Shaquille O'Neal signs with Cleveland Cavaliers
The 15-time NBA all-star Shaquille O'Neal (photo) has signed up to join LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers. It is hoped the 37-year-old will bring some luck to the Ohio team, which hasn't won an American championship since 1964.
BASKETBALL
LA Lakers win NBA championship
The Los Angeles Lakers won their 15th championship and first since 2002 after defeating Orlando Magic 99-86 in game five of the NBA Finals. The LA team won the best-of-seven series 4-1, giving their coach Phil Jackson his record 10th title.
NBA FINALS
Lakers on brink of title after taming Magic
The Los Angeles Lakers rallied to a 99-91 victory over the Orlando Magic, after a last-gasp three-pointer by the Lakers' Derek Fisher moved the game into overtime. Trailing by 3 to 1, Orlando now have no other option but to win all remaining games.
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