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World Cup referees fired after massive blunder in dying seconds of match

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Basketball’s governing body yesterday removed from the World Cup blundering match officials who made an error in the dying seconds of Lithuania’s tournament-ending loss to France, but the result stands.

Lithuania’s furious coach Dainius Adomaitis lashed out at Fiba after Saturday’s 78-75 defeat to France, who moved into the quarter-finals at his team’s expense.

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