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James Stuart Australia’s World Baseball Classic campaign came to a heartbreaking end on Monday night, falling 7–2 to Korea in a game where the margin ultimately proved just as important as the result itself. The defeat left Pool C in a three-way tie between Korea, Australia and Chinese Taipei, forcing the tournament’s run quotient tiebreaker into effect. Korea advanced to the quarterfinals as runner-up behind Japan after finishing with the superior ratio of runs scored to defensive outs...

Edward Briggs Round 4 of Super Rugby Pacific delivered another weekend of attacking rugby, with two teams bouncing back strongly from defeat and several games producing dramatic momentum swings. The Hurricanes produced the most dominant display of the round in Sydney, while the Chiefs and Blues both returned to winning form. Chiefs 57 – Moana Pasifika 24 The Chiefs returned to the winner’s circle in emphatic fashion in Hamilton, piling on points in a high-scoring win over Moana Pasifika....

Australia’s bid for a famous upset at the World Baseball Classic fell just short on Sunday night, with the world number one nation Japan rallying late to secure a 4–3 win at the Tokyo Dome.