Opals at the Olympics: How to watch & live scores

The Australian Opals will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing Olympic campaign in Tokyo and launch themselves into the medals again as one of the world's best teams. 

It's been 12 years since the Opals last won a medal, a bronze in London, so Paris looms as a chance for redemption for Sandy Brondello and her team.

It's a history-making fifth Games for one of the all-time greats, 43-year-old Lauren Jackson, who first represented her country at the Olympics way back in 2000, in Sydney.

For the Opals to go through to the next round, they'll need to finish in the top two in their group, or ranked as one of the two highest third-placed teams across the three groups. In all, eight teams will advance from the first round. 

The Opals' Olympic matches will be available via the Nine Network, with highlights on-demand via 9Now. 

Stan Sport will broadcast all events live from across the 19 days in Paris. 

NBL Media will be providing updates and stats via its social media channels on X, Facebook and Instagram.

The squad

Rebecca Allen, Isobel Borlase, Cayla George, Lauren Jackson, Tess Madgen, Ezi Magbegor, Jade Melbourne, Alanna Smith, Steph Talbot, Marianna Tolo, Kristy Wallace, Sami Whitcomb

The groups

Group A
China
Puerto Rico
Serbia
Spain

Group B
Australia
Canada
France 
Nigeria

Group C
Belgium
Germany
Japan
USA

Opals games

Nigeria (75) v Australia (62)
Monday, July 29, 7pm AEST
>> Game report | Scores & stats

Australia v Canada
Thursday, August 1, 9:30pm AEST
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Australia (79) v France (72)
Monday, August 5, 5am AEST
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Serbia v Australia
Wednesday, August 7, 7pm AEST
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USA v Australia
Saturday, August 10, 1.30am AEST
How to watch: Nine Network, Stan Sport
>> Scores & stats