News from July 29.
 
Donald Royal (Cha) has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
 
 
World Championship results - at Athens, Greece
Group A
  Italy 76, Sengal 66
  Andrea Meneghin (Ita) had 18 points.
  Alessandro Abbio (Ita) had 15 points including 8-10 FT.
  Boubacar Aw (Sen) had 10 points and 5 rebounds.
  Raymond Carvalho (Sen) had 10 points.
 
  Greece 78, Canada 72
  Fragiskos Alvertis (Gre) had 21 points and 10 rebounds.
  Nikos Economou (Gre) had 20 points and 5 rebounds.
  Joey Vickery (Can) had 23 points including 7-8 FG and 6-7 3-pointers.
  Todd MacCulloch (Can) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
 
Group B
  Yugoslavia 80, Puerto Rico 66
  Miroslav Beric (Yug) had 23 points.
  Dejan Bodiroga (Yug) had 15 points and 7 rebounds.
  Jose Ortiz (PR) had 17 points including 7-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5
  turnovers.
  Orlando Vega (PR) had 14 points.
 
  Russia 83, Japan 58
  Zakhar Pashoutine (Rus) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
  Serguei Babkov (Rus) had 13 points.
  Maikeru Takahashi (Jap) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals.
  Akifumi Yamasaki (Jap) had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
 
Group C
  USA 83, Brazil 59
  Michael Hawkins (USA) had 12 points including 3-3 FG and 10 assists.
  Wendell Alexis (USA) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
  Brad Miller (USA) had 12 points including 4-4 FG.
  Joao Viana (Bra) had 11 points.
  Rogerio Klafke (Bra) had 12 points.
 
  Lithuania 97, South Korea 56
  Arturas Karnisovas (Lit) had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
  Darius Lukaminas (Lit) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.
  Jang-Hoon Seo (SK) had 18 points.
  Sang-Min Lee (SK) had 13 points and 8 assists.
 
Group D
  Spain 80, Nigeria 68
  Julio Ignacio Rodilla (Spa) had 14 points and 4 steals.
  Alfonso Reyes (Spa) had 14 points including 8-10 FT and 6 rebounds.
  Mohammed Acha (Nig) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
  Julius Nwosu (Nig) had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
 
  Argentina 66, Australia 62
  Fabricio Oberto (Arg) had 19 points including 9-11 FG and 11 rebounds.
  Marcelo Nicola (Arg) had 12 points.
  Shane Heal (Aus) had 16 points.
  Tony Ronaldson (Aus) had 14 points.