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Liz Cambage stepping away from WNBA after leaving LA Sparks

Liz Cambage will step away from the WNBA "for the time being" following the Australian's departure from the Los Angeles Sparks last month.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Lauren Jackson picked for Opals squad ahead of FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

Lauren Jackson's incredible return to basketball rolls, with the 41-year-old being picked in the Opals squad for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

ABC News · Aug 9, 2022

Jackson's emotional FIBA World Cup recall

Nine years after retiring from international basketball, Lauren Jackson has won a spot in the 12-player Opals squad for the FIBA World Cup in Australia.

AAP · Aug 9, 2022

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Liz Cambage to depart Los Angeles as Sparks announce 'contract divorce'

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage walks away from the LA Sparks just five months after joining the WNBA team.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

Jackson headlines New York-bound Opals

Basketball legend Lauren Jackson is among an Opals squad that will head to New York to play matches against Canada later this month.

AAP · Jul 7, 2022

How basketball great Lauren Jackson’s remarkable comeback at age 41 transpired

The Australian great is back in the Opals squad for the first time in nine years and potentially in with a shot at another World Cup title

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2022

Basketball icon Jackson to join Opals camp

Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson is coming out of international retirement to join the Opals squad ahead of the September World Cup in Sydney.

AAP · Jun 21, 2022

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Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson to come out of international retirement to join Opals' World Cup squad

Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson ends her nine-year international retirement to join the Opals's squad for this year's World Cup in Sydney.

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

Japan shade Opals to clinch series

An understrength Opals team has lost their three-match women's basketball series to Japan 2-1, after being defeated 69-67 in the final match in Newcastle.

AAP · May 31, 2022

Liz Cambage denies reports she racially abused Nigerian players in controversial pre-Olympics game

Liz Cambage denies she racially abused members of the Nigerian national basketball team in a controversial pre-Olympics warm-up game.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

Japan shade Opals, level basketball series

Japan have forced a deciding third game in their women's basketball series against Australia after beating the Opals 56-55 in Sydney.

AAP · May 29, 2022

Cambage called Nigerians monkeys: report

Liz Cambage allegedly called Nigerian players "monkeys" and elbowed an opponent so hard she left a gash in her neck in a pre-Olympics warm-up match.

AAP · May 29, 2022

Melbourne sparks Opals in win over Japan

A strong final period saw the Opals edge Japan 72-66 in their basketball international.

AAP · May 27, 2022

Australian-based Opals hoping to impress selectors in the lead-up to the Women's Basketball World Cup

As they prepare to face Japan in a three-match series, the Opals local players have a golden opportunity to push for selection for September's Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney.

ABC News · May 26, 2022

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AAP · May 26, 2022

Japan test as Opals' move on from Cambage

The Opals will play three games against Japan ahead of September's Sydney World Cup, their first action since revelations of Liz Cambage's messy exit surfaced.

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2022

Former Opals captain alleges that claims Liz Cambage told Nigerian basketball players ‘go back to your third-world country’ are true

Jenna O’Hea has claimed unconfirmed allegations the star told her Nigerian rivals to ‘go back to your third-world country’ are true

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2022

Former Opals captain alleges that claims Liz Cambage told Nigerian basketball players ‘go back to your third-world country’ are true

Jenna O’Hea has claimed unconfirmed allegations the star told her Nigerian rivals to ‘go back to your third-world country’ are true

ABC News · May 8, 2022

Former Opals captain Jenna O'Hea says Liz Cambage told Nigerian players to 'go back to your Third World country' during a training game

Former Opals captain Jenna O'Hea claims that Liz Cambage caused a confrontation with Nigerian basketballers in a training game before the Tokyo Olympics, telling them to "go back to your Third World country".

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AAP · May 8, 2022

O'Hea lifts lid on Cambage Opals incident

Jenna O'Hea has confirmed the specifics of an ugly pre-Olympic incident against Nigeria that led to Opals star Liz Cambage leaving the national set-up.

ABC News · May 2, 2022

Liz Cambage says Australia's Opals failed to support her, while WNBA has her 'living my best life' in LA

Liz Cambage says she is "living my best life" in Los Angeles in the WNBA after a very public bust-up with Australia's national team. As she prepares for the season, the star centre reveals why she never "felt the love" playing for the Opals.

AAP · Apr 24, 2022

Jackson makes storming basketball return

Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson has reminded the sport of her prowess with two outstanding comeback games in the NBL1.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2022

Basketball legend Lauren Jackson returns from retirement for Albury-Wodonga in NBL1

Chronic injuries ended Lauren Jackson's Hall of Fame basketball career in 2016. Now, at 40, the Australian is returning to the court for her hometown team in Albury-Wodonga, making an impressive start.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022

Jenna O'Hea, Australian basketball great, farewelled in last home WNBL game with Southside Flyers

Jenna O'Hea, one of Australia's most popular and accomplished basketballers, has played her last home game in the WNBL.

AAP · Mar 3, 2022

Hosts Opals draw tough FIBA World Cup pool

The Opals will have their work cut out in the FIBA World Cup in Sydney, drawn in a tough pool against France, Canada, Japan, Nigeria and Serbia.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022

'We want to be feared': The Opals' mission to bring their defensive grit back ahead of the Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney

The Australian Opals have laser focus on one thing as they build towards this year's Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney – to be a defensive force to be reckoned with.

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