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• France topple Canada to reach second consecutive Olympics semi-final

  France are through to their second consecutive Olympic semi-final after brushing aside Canada 82-73 in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

  Canada were unbeaten coming into this game after a strong showing in the competition so far, but had no answers against the hosts and their raucous home support.

  Canada's game plan limited Victor Wembanyama to a supporting role as he scored just seven points, but that allowed Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier to shine as they scored 22 and 20 points respectively.

  France made a strong start, storming into a 19-point lead at the start of the second half, though Canada clawed themselves back to within five points with only four minutes remaining - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led them with 27 points.

  The comeback soon stalled though, as Evan Fournier put together seven quick points to send France cruising into the next round as they aim to better their silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics.

  They will face Germany for a chance to play in the gold-medal match, while Canada have now failed to make it to the final four at the Olympics since 1984.

• Jokic inspires Serbia to overtime victory against Australia

  Serbia completed the biggest comeback in Olympic basketball history as they defeated Australia 95-90 in overtime.

  Nikola Jokic had 21 points as Serbia overturned a 24-point deficit in Tuesday's quarter-final tie.

  Adding to his points tally, Jokic also registered 14 rebounds and eight assists. Team-mate Bogdan Bogdanovic was also on form and finished with 17 points, five rebounds, and six assists.

  While Australia had led by 24 points after 13 minutes, a stellar third quarter from Serbia saw them rally to lead.

  Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Australia edged the fourth quarter to force the first overtime of the competition at 78-78 but Jokic's Serbia proved too strong in OT.

  They will face either the reigning Olympic champions United States or Brazil in the semis.

  On the other side of the draw, Germany overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece 76-63 to reach their first-ever Olympic semi-finals.

  The World Cup champions remain unbeaten in the competition despite Antetokounmpo's 22 points.

  Franz Wagner’s 20 points helped the Germans overturn a 12-point deficit to line up a semi-final with the winner of France versus Canada.

  "I think it speaks to our maturity," Wagner said. "We even talked about it at half-time, not everything's going to go perfect all the time.

  "So you kind of recover from that and adjust and react. I thought we did a good job of responding."

• Kerr focused on 'identity' as Curry urges USA to take their moment

  The United States' players must be prepared to take their moment when it comes as they go for Olympic gold, so says Stephen Curry.

  A star-studded USA side have won all their games in Paris so far, but now the pressure is on in the knockout stage.

  Brazil are their quarter-final opponents on Tuesday, and while Curry is confident the USA's attack is good enough to beat any team, he knows each player has to be 100% ready for clutch moments.

  "That's how we can overwhelm teams," he said.

  "It's just everybody has to be ready for your moment whenever it is."

  For coach Steve Kerr, meanwhile, it is a case of the USA sticking to an identity and gameplan.

  "It's important to focus on keeping that identity now that you're playing the best teams," Kerr said.

  "We know what wins a FIBA game.

  "We are just completely focused on our defense and then the beauty of our team and the talent, the depth of our talent is that from one game to the next, we've got lots of guys who have the ability to get rolling."