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The Black Sox will face Venezuela in the men's softball World Cup final in Canada, after beating Japan 8-3 in the Super Round

14 July 2025

They needed five runs to qualify for the final, and coach Thomas Makea is full of pride.

First pitch is at 8am.

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31 Jul: Lewis Clareburt has made tonight's final of the 200-metre medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore after a semi-final in which Leon Marchand broke the world record - Erika Fairweather finished sixth in the 200-metres freestyle

30 Jul: A non playing sabbatical next year looms as a fait accompli for All Blacks captain Scott Barrett

30 Jul: Brad Shields will captain the Wellington Lions in their NPC title defence

30 Jul: The back-and-forth continues in the wake of the controversial end to the British and Irish Lions series-sealing win over the Wallabies in Melbourne

30 Jul: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is welcoming an increase in international tests, with five more games scheduled for the end of the year

30 Jul: The All Blacks' ongoing bid to wrench Richie Mo'unga home from Japan appears to have hit another impasse

29 Jul: All Black Anton Leinert-Brown is recovering from a shoulder injury and will miss Waikato's NPC season-opener against Auckland at Eden Park on Thursday

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