Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense is over. Saturday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, Venezuela rallied from behind to eliminate Japan ( VEN 8, JPN 5) and advance to the semifinals. Venezuela is one step away from Tuesday's Championship Game and Japan will head home following its worst World Baseball Classic finish ever.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese powered the United States to a dominant 93-59 win over Italy on Saturday as Team USA continued to roll through the qualifying group phase in the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. D’Orazio doubled with three RBIs and Andrew Fischer drove in two runs as Italy kept up its charmed World Baseball Classic run with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday to earn its first trip to the semifinals.

Italy is pulling its troops out of Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdistan region, which has become a flashpoint of the war in the Middle East. Italy has been gradually withdrawing its forces from Erbil’s Camp Singara since the start of the war,

Team Italy has gone viral during the World Baseball Classic for drinking espresso in the dugout. Is there any potential benefit? We asked.

Nicolo Barella delivered a performance of two halves against Atalanta, the assist for Pio Esposito’s opener a genuine highlight, but the frenetic edge that has characterised his season continuing

Thousands of people have protested in Italy against wars in the Middle East and proposed judicial reforms by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.