WBC Daily: Canada Hands Cuba a Historic Loss; Italy and USA Advance, Mexico Out
Team USA will see its WBC campaign continue thanks to Italy's espresso-powered home runs. And two teams with high hopes are going home early.
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Champions League holders Pyramids and record winners Al Ahly stunned in quarters
CAIRO, March 21 : Holders Pyramids and record champions Al Ahly both crashed out of the African Champions League quarter‑finals on Saturday, losing to Morocco's Royal Armed Forces and Tunisian Esperance respectively on a bleak night for Egyptian soccer.
Iran women's soccer team greeted with a welcome ceremony in Tehran
Members of Iran's national women's soccer team were greeted with a welcome ceremony upon their return to the Islamic Republic after several of the players sought asylum in Australia.
Watch: Heimir Hallgrímsson announces Ireland squad for World Cup playoffs
The Republic of Ireland squad for next week's World Cup playoff away to Czechia will be revealed shortly.
Iran continuing World Cup preparations but will not play in US, says soccer chief
March 19 : The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to the United States, soccer chief Mehdi Taj said on Wednesday.
Venezuela beats U.S. to win country's 1st World Baseball Classic title
Eugenio Suarez and his Venezuelan teammates stood on the stage behind second base with shiny medals draped over their proud chests, belting out their national anthem accompanied by tens of thousands of fans who remained in the ballpark a half-hour after the final out.
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.
Canada advances to wheelchair curling final with stunning final-end comeback over South Korea
Canada's wheelchair curling team advanced to the gold-medal game at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics after engineering a final-end comeback against South Korea for an 8-7 win on Friday.