Sweden beat Israel in basketball World Cup qualifiers

JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel suffered a big blow in their quest to qualify for the 2023 Basketball World Cup after an 83-95 home loss against Sweden on Sunday evening.

The loss dropped Israel to fifth place in Group J, with the top three qualifying for the World Cup finals, to be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia starting on August 25, 2023.

After two gamedays in the group, Germany and