They then started clapping as South Sudan's players stood in unison with their hands over their hearts, waiting for the issue to be reconciled. As the wrong national anthem played, members of the ...

LILLE, July 28 (Reuters) - South Sudan brushed off an anthem blunder by the Paris Games organisers on Sunday and bounced back in style to earn their first men's basketball victory on their Olympic ...

South Sudan’s Olympic basketball debut began with an awkward anthem glitch, but ended with the men’s team pulling off a stunning upset of Puerto Rico. Prior to start of Sunday's matchup ...

Setting aside old rivalries, large sections of the crowd joined in with Sudan’s national anthem ahead of a match which saw the visitors continue their unbeaten start in qualifying for the 2026 ...

South Sudan men’s basketball players said they felt disrespected after the wrong national anthem was played before the team’s Olympic debut Sunday. Fans inside Pierre Mauroy Stadium booed ...

“South Sudan. ‘Sud’ means ‘the land of the Black.' These guys wanted to play. Wanted to hear their anthem. They messed up on the anthem, but they got it correct. We all make mistake ...

South Sudan's men's basketball team won the game 90-79 The Olympic organisers in France played the wrong national anthem for South Sudan ahead of the country's opening men's basketball game ...

Setting aside old rivalries on Tuesday, large sections of the crowd joined in with Sudan's national anthem ahead of a match which saw the visitors continue their unbeaten start in qualifying for ...