Aaron Nola to start World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy - ESPN
MIAMI — Aaron Nola will start Monday night's World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy against Venezuela rather than Michael Lorenzen.
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U.S. beats Dominican Republic 2-1 to reach third straight WBC title game
Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered and the United States limited the Dominican Republic's electric offence to win a thrilling semifinal 2-1 in Miami on Sunday and move one win from capturing its second World Baseball Classic championship.
AFC has received no notification from Iran on World Cup withdrawal
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 : The Asian Football Confederation said on Monday it has not received any notification from Iran that it will withdraw its national soccer team from the World Cup.
Mexico breaks Guinness World Record for largest soccer class ahead of World Cup
MEXICO CITY, March 15 : Mexico broke the Guinness World Record for the world's largest soccer class on Sunday, with about 9,500 people attending the 40-minute class in Mexico City's Zocalo Plaza.
How the Middle East crisis has affected sporting events and athletes
March 14 : The U.S. and Israel's conflict with Iran has led to sporting events being postponed in the region, while competitions elsewhere have been hit by travel disruption, with thousands of flights cancelled in some of the world's busiest transit hubs.
Baseball-Venezuela stun Japan to reach WBC semi-finals, Italy eliminate Puerto Rico
March 14 : Venezuela stunned Japan 8-5 to eliminate the defending champions from the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals on Saturday, while Italy also advanced to the last four by beating Puerto Rico 8-6.
Iraq to travel for Mexico playoff despite coach’s call for postponement
March 14 : - Iraq will travel to Mexico at the end of the week for their World Cup playoff despite calls from coach Graham Arnold to postpone the match as they are facing travel disruption due to the Middle East conflict, the country's FA president Adnan Dirjal said on Saturday.
Dutch greats line up to help Suriname World Cup cause
AMSTERDAM, March 14 : Dutch football greats Patrick Kluivert and Clarence Seedorf will assist Suriname in the run-up to this month’s World Cup playoffs as they bid for a first-ever place at the finals.