Steve Keating

Nigeria advancing out of the group stage of the Paris Olympics women's basketball tournament was a surprise. A quarter-final win over the United States on Wednesday would qualify as an Olympic miracle.

The French basketball team announced their arrival in Paris with a rip-roaring 82-73 win over Canada on Tuesday, riding a wave of national pride into the Olympic men's semi-finals while the U.S. turned on the style to stay on track for a fifth straight gold.

The French men's basketball team announced their arrival in Paris with a rip-roaring 82-73 win over Canada on Tuesday that propelled the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals riding a wave of national emotion.

Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and become the first team through to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympic men's basketball tournament.

Nikola Jokic proved again why he is a three-time NBA most valuable player, leading Serbia to a nail-biting 95-90 overtime win over Australia on Tuesday and into the final four of the Paris Olympics basketball tournament.

The global and U.S. anti-doping agencies are at odds over undercover tactics used by the American body to try to catch drug cheats, Reuters has learned.

The United States kept the dream alive with a stirring fourth quarter rally to tame feisty Serbia 95-91 on Thursday and move into the Paris Olympics men's basketball gold medal final against France.

France is set to bring the Paris Olympics to a spellbinding end with both men's and women's basketball teams headed for a hoops golden double showdown with the United States to close out the Games.

For the French this loss cut a little deeper than it did in Tokyo.

Defending champions the United States took gold at a memorable Olympics in both the men's and women's basketball competition as top NBA talent thrilled fans at the Games in Paris to create a healthy rivalry with France.