
Paralympic World Cup: Aussies claim Bronze
It was a double celebration overnight in Manchester as the Rollers and Gliders won Bronze at the Paralympic World Cup.
It was a double celebration overnight in Manchester as the Rollers and Gliders won Bronze at the Paralympic World Cup.
The Australian Gliders and Rollers will face Great Britain and Italy respectively in the Bronze medal playoffs at the Paralympic World Cup tomorrow after both Australian teams notched their first wins of the tournament in Manchester.
Rollers and Gliders fell to 0-2 records overnight in Manchester.
Australia’s Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team, the Gliders, will host wheelchair basketball powerhouse Germany in a ‘Gliders World Challenge’ in June as they prepare for the world titles in July.
Australians Abby Bishop and Alison Lacey scored their first points in America's WNBA today as the Seattle Storm suffered their first loss of the season.
It was not an ideal start to the Paralympic World Cup for the Gliders and Rollers as both teams dropped their opening games in Manchester overnight.
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Australia's wheelchair basketball teams depart Australia today, headed for the 2010 Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.
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Australian centre AJ Ogilvy is one small step closer to knowing his future after the National Basketball Association held its 2010 Draft Lottery in Secaucus, New Jersey Tuesday night.