WorldEuropeParis 2024Print articleOff-colour Opals stunned by Nigeria in major upsetMurray WenzelJul 29, 2024 – 9.37pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginKey PointsRead the latest Olympics coverage.Keep up to date with the medal tally.Explore the full events schedule.Sign up for AFR Performance – our twice-weekly Olympics newsletter on LinkedIn.The Opals have been turned over by Nigeria in a stunning Olympic basketball upset that’s left Australia’s medal campaign on the brink.The No.3-ranked Australians were beaten 75-62 by the African champions in Lille on Monday, with Sandy Brondello’s side turning the ball over 26 times and making just eight-of-18 free throws in a nightmarish opening to their Games tilt.Loading...AAPSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreParis 2024OlympicsWNBAOpalsLatest In EuropeFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In WorldThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsPatrick DurkinAI jobs plateau suggests we’re embracing skillsAn employee stuffed up in a meeting, so this CEO used AI to coach himLife & LeisureExtreme hiking in the heart of Australia’s own AmazonNicky CatleyWhen sustainability costs $14,400 per square metreThe new ‘VIP’ travel trend that puts you in your placeRich ListLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerSarah PettyPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist WarehouseEscalante to buy out investors in his $3.2b online gambling giant
