Overview

• Italy beat Germany 3-0 in Bangkok (25-22, 25-18, 25-11) to reach the World Championship quarterfinals and extend their winning run to 33.
• Velasco’s Olympic champions will face the winner of Poland–Belgium for a semifinal spot after steadying set two with changes and riding Egonu’s scoring burst.
• Italy opened EuroBasket with a 75-66 defeat to Greece as Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31, with Simone Fontecchio at 1/11 and the Azzurri 7/27 from three.
• Pozzecco’s team has a pivotal test against Georgia that will shape its path to the final phase in Riga, with players stressing composure, tempo and shot conversion.
• Lorenzo Musetti advanced to the US Open last 16 after Flavio Cobolli retired with an arm problem (6-3, 6-2, 2-0), while Jannik Sinner was slated to face Denis Shapovalov later; Juventus coach Igor Tudor called the transfer window “complicated,” backed director Damien Comolli’s work and voiced confidence in his squad before Genoa.