Vision of Saturday night’s 2007 FIBA Oceania Women’s Championship Final between the Australian Defence Force Opals and the New Zealand Tall Ferns will be made available to all television networks from Globecast Sydney via DVOC from 7:00pm to 7:30pm AET.…
The scoreboard will show it a mismatch, but gallant Fiji never stopped trying in their showdown against reigning world champions Australia at the FIBA Oceania Championship in Dunedin overnight. Always battling the odds, the South Pacific champions were able to…
Jet-lagged and well below full strength, the world champion Australian Defence Force Opals showed they had more than enough depth to handle their closest opposition in their own neighbourhood, defeating the NZ Tall Ferns 78-46 in the opening game of…
Media are hereby invited to the launch of the 2007/08 Australian Defence Force WNBL season at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium next Wednesday at 11am. With the inclusion of two new teams – Bendigo Spirit and Christchurch Sirens – this season…
The Australian Defence Force Opals players and coaches will be available to media between 8:00am and 8:20am tomorrow morning at the Air New Zealand check-in counter at Sydney International Airport. The Opals will depart Sydney on flight NZ782 at 9:50am…
Missing all five starting players from the 2006 World Championship team, the Australian Defence Force Opals have fallen agonisingly short of upsetting the world’s number 1 women’s basketball team in Connecticut this morning. Beaten by 32-points on Monday night in…
Television broadcasters wishing to obtain vision of Taylor’s epic night at the WNBA Finals can see a full replay of the fifth and deciding game at 4:00pm AEST on ESPN. Duration: 2hours.For a full box score head to http://www.wnba.com/games/20070916/PHODET/boxscore.htmlPHOENIX 108…
In the fifth and deciding game of the toughest women’s basketball league in the world, an Australian has led her team to Championship glory. Victoria’s Penny Taylor led all scorers with 30 points as Phoenix Mercury outlasted Detroit Shock 108-92…
The Australian Defence Force Opals were soundly defeated by the United States in Trenton, New Jersey overnight, 96-64. Without star players Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor, Kristi Harrower, Belinda Snell and Erin Phillips the Opals were outmuscled and outclassed by their…
Phoenix Mercury has come from behind to force a fifth and final game at the 2007 WNBA Finals with a one point victory over Detroit Shock, 77-76. After three lead changes in the final minute, Detroit had a chance on…
The Australian Defence Force Opals lost to host country Russia in the final of a 4 Nations Tournament in Moscow overnight, 74-51. It was sweet revenge for the Russians, who fell to a full-strength Australian side in the Gold Medal…
Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the twelve athletes selected to represent Australia at the 2007 FIBA Oceania Women’s Championship in Dunedin later this month. Reigning World Champions Australia have already qualified for Beijing, so the remaining teams in Dunedin…
Australian Defence Force Opal Penny Taylor posted 16 points and a game high 14 rebounds but it was not enough to ensure victory for Phoenix Mercury, who fell to Detroit today in the third game of the WNBA Finals, 88-83.…
The Australian Defence Force Opals will play Russia tomorrow in the Final of a 4 Nations Tournament in Moscow after defeating China overnight 77-70. Featuring eleven members of its World Championship Silver Medallist team, Russia defeated the Opals by three…
Basketball Australia can confirm that Lauren Jackson will not play for the Australian Defence Force Opals in their two matches against the United States next week. It was hoped that Jackson would overcome niggling injuries to lead the reigning World…
The Australian Defence Force Opals overnight in Vidnoje, Russia fought a hard and physically demanding battle against the host nation only to lose the lead with seconds remaining on the clock. A pair of free throws by Russia sealed the…
The Australian Defence Force Opals won the first game of a 4 Nations Tournament played in Moscow overnight by defeating Lithuania in overtime, 80-78. Trailing by 2 points with eight seconds remaining, Laura Summerton launched an inbounds pass the length…
Victorian Penny Taylor was today named alongside Lauren Jackson in the All-WNBA First Team before falling to Detroit Shock in the opening game of the WNBA Finals. Playing for Phoenix Mercury, Taylor put in a superb performance to lead all…
