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MANILA, Philippines – After the heartbreaking loss of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas teams to our seemingly regular tormentor Korea, a lot of criticism and resolutions are now coming out. And from the looks of it, none of them seem to be a remedy to the debacle.
WUHAN, China (Xinhua) — After six years’ waiting, Asian traditional powerhouse Chinese men’s basketball team finally took the Asian title back after beating Jordan 70-69 in Sunday’s FIBA Asia Championship final here.
MANILA, Philippines – The last bus to a possible wild card birth to the 2012 London Olympics ended in heartbreaking passion after the Smart Gilas Philippines squad got sideswiped by a stubborn Korean team, 70-68 in the battle for the bronze in Wuhan, China.
WUHAN, China (Xinhua) — Host China edged out arch rival South Korea 56-43 to reach the final against Jordan at 2011 FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship here on Saturday.
WUHAN, China (Xinhua) — Group fourth finisher Jordan ousted tournament favorite Iran 88-84 to spoil the defending champion’s ambition for qualification to 2012 London Olympics here on Friday.