09/18/2008 LUOL Deng does not often show his emotions but the Chicago Bulls superstar made no attempt to conceal them in the locker room after GB qualified for Eurobasket 2009 on Wednesday. The GB talisman, winner now of nine of his ten international games, conceded that this was not his or his country’s greatest ever […]
Posts Tagged ‘Great Britain’
Basketball 24/7: DENG OVER THE MOON
September 19, 2008Telegraph.co.uk: Basketball: Great Britain await confirmation of London 2012 spot
September 18, 2008As Great Britain nursed their well deserved hangovers yesterday and stretched their long legs on a sunny five hour coach journey from Zagreb to Cazin there was only one cloud in the blazing autumn sky after their historic achievement of qualifying for the European Championship finals in Poland next year. By Brendan Gallagher Last […]
Telegraph.co.uk: Luol Deng proves constant threat as Great Britain hammer Israel in European qualifiers
September 15, 2008Great Britain showed impressive strength from the bench in Liverpool last night to defeat Israel 96-86, and leave qualification for next year’s European Championships in Poland in their own hands. By Brendan Gallagher Last Updated: 12:33AM BST 15 Sep 2008 Inspiration: Luo Deng leads Great Britain to victory over Isreal Photo: PA Two wins […]
Chicago Tribune: Deng is Britain’s money player
September 14, 2008Bulls forward costly, but he’s paying off with wins By Mark Woods | Special to the Chicago Tribune 10:51 PM CDT, September 13, 2008 LIVERPOOL, England – The northern English city of Liverpool has always worshiped its heroes like deities. Around every corner, it seems, there is a shrine to the timeless genius of the Beatles. […]
IslamOnline: Minorities to boycott UK Police
September 13, 2008IslamOnline.net & Newspapers The National Black Police Association is planning a public campaign to urge young would-be officers from ethnic minorities not to join the Metropolitan police. (Google) CAIRO — Protesting the treatment of police officers of ethnic minorities, a major association representing Asian and black officers in Britain is threatening to launch a public […]
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September 12, 2008LUOL DENG EUROLEAGUE PHOTOS
September 12, 2008Basketball 24/7: DENG HITS 29 AS GB SWEEP PAST BOSNIA
September 11, 200809/10/2008 LUOL Deng continued his and Great Britain’s remarkable basketball journey at Birmingham’s NIA this evening (Wed) as his 29 points helped beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 82-74. The result, coupled with group favourite Israel’s shock defeat in the Czech Republic keeps Chris Finch’s team on course for their first ever place in the European Championship Finals […]