Basketball: US unveil strong squad

The United States have named eight of the players who won gold at the 2008 Olympics in a heavyweight preliminary squad of 20 to defend their crown in London this summer.

The squad, made up entirely of NBA players, is headlined by LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, who along with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Deron Williams were part of the team that beat Spain in the 2008 final. The list will be cut down to 12 in time for the Games.