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 Jordan limped out of title contention in the 27th FIBA Asia Championship after receiving a 50-94 beating from Asian powerhouse Iran in the quarterfinal round at the MOA Arena in Pasay City Friday.

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South Korea, which topped the 2002 Busan Games, is bracketed in Group A with Qatar, Iran and Jordan while China is in Group B with Lebanon, Japan and Kazakhstan, according to the Doha Games website.


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Jordan coach: Iran is strongest team in FIBA Asia

By Aldo Avinante | August 9, 2013 - 5:49pm

 Jordan limped out of title contention in the 27th FIBA Asia Championship after receiving a 50-94 beating from Asian powerhouse Iran in the quarterfinal round at the MOA Arena in Pasay City...

Sports

Gilas rebounds, faces must-win vs Japan

By Joey Villar | August 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Smart Gilas Pilipinas overwhelmed a young United Arab Emirates with a series of runs in the second half for a 95-60 rout yesterday in a big confidence boost for its virtual knockout match with Japan for the last...

Sports

Clinton: Nations suppress Internet at own risk

February 16, 2011 - 12:00am

Restricting the Internet will not hold back surging popular demand for democratic reforms in the Middle East or elsewhere, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says, and the Obama administration is ready...

Middle East fives loom new Asian powers

By Joey Villar | July 28, 2009 - 12:00am

The just-concluded 31st William Jones Cup competition in Taipei showed Middle Eastern countries as emerging powerhouse teams or new threats to China for supremacy in Asian basketball.

Sports

SBP takes long route to tap Giles

By Joey Villar | June 9, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas yesterday said it is willing to go to the long and tedious process of naturalizing American CJ Giles in time for the 2011 FIBA-Asia Championships...

Sports

Team RP not in roster of Doha caging

By Joey Villar | September 14, 2006 - 12:00am

The Philippines is not included in the roster of 20 teams led by defending champion South Korea and powerhouse China seeing action in the 2006 Doha Asian Games slated Dec. 1-15. South Korea, which topped the 2002...

Sports