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Asian Games cruise ship and wooden huts will be 'unique experience'

Asian Games cruise ship and wooden huts will be 'unique experience'

Athletes at the Asian Games in Japan will have "a unique experience" staying on a cruise ship and in wooden containers, an organising official told AFP six months out from the event, but acknowledged there were concerns about the plan. About half of the expected 15,000 athletes

South Korea squeeze into World Baseball Classic quarter-finals

South Korea squeeze into World Baseball Classic quarter-finals

South Korea squeezed into the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals by the finest of margins after a nerve-jangling 7-2 win over Australia on Monday to finish as Pool C runners-up. The South Koreans needed to win by five clear runs at the Tokyo Dome to advance ahead

Japan edge Australia to reach World Baseball Classic quarter-finals

Japan edge Australia to reach World Baseball Classic quarter-finals

Japan survived a scare to beat Australia 4-3 at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday as the defending champions booked their place in the quarter-finals as Pool C winners. Japan, watched by the country's Emperor Naruhito at the Tokyo Dome, fell behind to the unfancied Australians

Ohtani homers again as Japan edge South Korea at World Baseball Classic

Ohtani homers again as Japan edge South Korea at World Baseball Classic

Japan's Shohei Ohtani hit his second home run of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday and said his team's nail-biting 8-6 win over South Korea would bring the defending champions closer together. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Ohtani smashed the ball into the Tokyo Dome