germany have made it two wins from two at the fiba basketball world cup after a narrow victory over australia. nba veteran patty mills single handedly kept the boomers in the contest in the opening quarter as he scored his team s first 13 points on his way to 21 overall. but he was outshone by another nba player in the shape of the toronto raptors dennis schroder, who led all scorers with 30 points to go with eight assists. australia refused to go away though josh giddy tying things up with two minutes to go in the fourth. but with the game in the balance, maodo lo s lay up with just seconds remaining was enough to secure the win for germany. the dominican republic also made it two world cup wins from two. karl anthony towns of the minnesota timberwolves led the way for his country with 24 points and 10 rebounds. team mate feliz andres also scored 24 points as they condemned italy to their first loss. there was also a record breaking performance by canada as they thrashed lebanon 12
launched, over the now suspended president luis rubiales, following the kiss on forward jenni hermoso after spain s women s world cup win. the federation s sexual violence protocol was activated, after a complaint was submitted which means an investigation is triggered, to send findings to the sexual violence advisory committee. hermoso has said the kiss after last sunday s game was not consensual. on saturday, the federataion threatened legal action against hermoso. and despite widespread criticism to resign, and his suspension by fifa, rubiales has vowed to fight till the end. germany have made it two wins from two at the fiba basketball world cup after a narrow victory over australia. it was a hard fought affair between two evenly matched teams. josh giddy s jump shot tying things up at 79 apiece with just over two minutes of the fourth quarter remaining. and with the game in the balance, this lay up from maodo lo with just seconds left on the clock was enough to secure the victor