SYDNEY (Reuters) - Basketball Australia have reacted furiously to allegations their team deliberately lost a game at the World Cup last week, saying they were "downright wrong" and an insult to the country's sporting culture.
Basketball's world governing body FIBA opened disciplinary proceedings against Australia on Monday over suspicions they had lost a game against Angola in order to delay an encounter with powerhouse the United States.
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