http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/top_stories/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/top/ en-au Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!Xtra. All rights reserved. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:32:30 +1200 http://l.yimg.com/au.yimg.com/i/mh/nz/yxtra_sport_1_1.gif 241 36 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5702661 SOFIA, July 4 (Reuters) - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have ordered Bulgarian champions Lukoil Academic to pay two former players nearly $285,000 in unpaid salaries and lawsuit expenses, the club said. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:24:45 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5702496 The United States completed a clean sweep of their group games at the FIBA under-19 world basketball championships in Auckland today as Ashton Gibbs scored 18 points in the 112-55 win over Egypt. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:49:52 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5701334 The United States led a small batch of teams to emerge unbeaten after the second day of the world under-19 men's basketball championship in Auckland today. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:16:37 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5701631 MADRID, July 3 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol has confirmed he will join up with the Spain squad for the 2009 European Championship (Eurobasket), the Spanish basketball federation (FEB) said on Friday. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:18:28 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5700922 Rich Sheubrooks loves his basketball -- not as a fan, but as a purist. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:11:54 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5699219 (Adds length of deal) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:05:51 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5699355 CLEVELAND, Ohio (AFP) - Shaquille O'Neal says he wants to play another three years in the National Basketball Association and use that time to help Cleveland win a championship and end the city's title drought. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:28 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5699248 New Zealand brought the world under-19 men's basketball championship to life with a fighting 66-64 loss to Argentina in Auckland yesterday night. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:26:07 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5698698 The big teams flexed their muscles on the first day of the world under-19 men's basketball championship in Auckland today. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:50:06 +1200 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/basketball/news/article/-/5698177 Controversial import Rosell Ellis will not return to the Crocodiles after the NBL club opted instead to sign championship-winning forward Rolan Roberts. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:39:12 +1200