Samurai Japan comes up short against Venezuela in WBC quarterfinals

Japan failed to reach the semifinals for the first time at the World Baseball Classic.

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Clinical Japan confident of taking down Philippines at Women's Asian Cup

The highest-ranked team in the competition and the only Asian side to win the World Cup, Japan has been clinical so far with three wins from three games in the group phase.

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Team USA holds on against Canada to reach WBC semis

The U.S. will face the Dominican Republic, which crushed South Korea 10-0 in seven innings in its quarterfinal, in the semifinals on Sunday.

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Dominican Republic's star-studded lineup living up to hype at WBC

The Dominican Republic leads the World Baseball Classic in many offensive categories

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Powerful Dominican Republic routs South Korea to reach WBC semifinals

Austin Wells ended the game with a three-run home run.

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Arsenal and Man City resume title duel after woeful week for English clubs

The Premier League's boast of being the best in Europe took a bit of a hammering over 48 hours this week, with none of the six clubs in last-16 action winning.

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Duplantis clears 6.31 meters to set 15th pole vault world record

The 26-year-old Swede broke the record he has owned since clearing 6.17 m in 2020.

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