PUR/GRE/GER/CRO - Arroyo's Puerto Rico, Nowitzki's Germany seen around the world

ATHENS (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - The huge Puerto Rican community in America has been able to watch Carlos Arroyo and the national team battle for one of the three remaining spots at the Beijing Games this weekend in Athens.

The prestigious FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which also has superstars like Dirk Nowitzki of Germany fighting for a place in China, has been shown on television and the internet all over the world.

Puerto Rico's semi-final against hosts Greece can be viewed via live streaming on ESPN 360 in both the United States and Mexico.

CaribeVision/Channel 24 will show the game in Puerto Rico.

Should Manolo Cintron's team not win, they would play the loser of Germany's game against Croatia in the final qualifying game.

The Puerto Ricans, who famously upset the United States at the Athens Games four years ago, were up to their old tricks again on Friday when they stunned in-form Slovenia 81-70.

Arroyo, Larry Ayuso, Jose Barea, Ricky Sanchez and Carmelo Lee all played well, but the key performances were delivered by giant center John Peter Ramos and emerging star Javier Mojica.

Ramos scored all eight of his points in the second half while Mojica poured in nine and also grabbed seven rebounds in 15 very important minutes off the bench.

Meanwhile, the NBA duo of Nowitzki and Chris Kaman, and unsung hero Pascal Roller, were too much for Brazil in a 78-65 quarter-final triumph.

The semi-finals and final qualifying games, just as the quarter-finals were on Friday, are being shown in the United States and Mexico on the ESPN 360 website.
 
There are now 47 territories showing the games.

They are:

Americas
Argentina - TYC Sports
Brazil - ESPN, Sport TV, Bandeirantes Sport, Sport Interactivo
Canada - The Score
Mexico - ESPN 360
Puerto Rico - CaribeVision/Channel 24
USA - ESPN 360
Venezuela - Telesur

Asia
Indonesia - First Media
Japan - JSport
Korea - MBC/ESPN
Philippines - Solar Entertainment

Middle East/North Africa
Algeria - Al Jazeera Sport
Chad - Al Jazeera Sport
Djibouti - Al Jazeera Sport
Egypt - Al Jazeera Sport
Libya - Al Jazeera Sport
Tunisia - Al Jazeera Sport
Morocco - Al Jazeera Sport
Jordan - Al Jazeera Sport
Lebanon - Al Jazeera Sport
Mauritania - Al Jazeera Sport
Bahrain - Al Jazeera Sport
Saudi Arabia - Al Jazeera Sport
Oman - Al Jazeera Sport
Qatar - Al Jazeera Sport
Somalia - Al Jazeera Sport
Syria - Al Jazeera Sport
United Arab Emirates - Al Jazeera Sport
Yemen - Al Jazeera Sport
Sudan - Al Jazeera Sport
Iraq - Al Jazeera Sport
Iran - Al Jazeera Sport
Kuwait - Al Jazeera Sport
Palestine including Gaza Strip - Al Jazeera Sport

Europe
Austria - DSF
Bosnia-Herzegovina - BHRT
Cyprus - Lumiere TV
France - Ma Chaine Sport
Germany - DSF
Greece - ERT
Israel - The Sport Channel
Liechtenstein - DSF
Luxembourg - DSF
Romania - Boom Sport One
Slovenia - RTV SLO, Sport TV
Switzerland - DSF
Turkey - NTV
 
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