The latest in Australia

MLB heading to Australia with new pro competition

2010-08-05T12:30:52Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) has agreed to join forces with cricket-crazy Australia to form a professional baseball championship between six teams in the southern hemisphere.

MLB said on Thursday the dell latitud...

After 11 years, baseball is coming back Down Under

2010-04-19T15:45:46Z

After 11 years away, topflight baseball is coming back to Australia, with MLB's help

More than a decade after the demise of the Australian Baseball League, a topflight national competition will return — with a financial boost from Major League Baseball.

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Pirates agree to terms with 2 players

2010-04-16T11:23:34Z

Pirates agree to terms with C Child and RHP Neverauskas

The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with free agent catcher Dylan Child and right-hander Dovydas Neverauskas.

The moves were announced Saturday before the Pirates faced the Philadelphia Phillies.

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MLB to help Australia set up new league

2010-04-16T11:33:27Z

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will establish a new professional baseball league as early as next year with backing from the government and North America's Major League Baseball.

The sport has struggled to gain a foothold in Australia, a...

Aussies play party poopers with epic upset

2010-04-16T16:09:20Z

Australian pitcher Paul Mildren was finishing his pre-game work out for a World Baseball Classic opener when he noticed the celebration in the Mexican dugout.

"I heard it. They had a little mariachi band or something in there, and I just felt like it was almost a turning point for me where I started concentrating, saying I want to get this more because...

Anderson homers in White Sox win over Australia

2010-04-16T16:11:19Z

Brian Anderson homers, Josh Fields gets 3 hits in White Sox win over Australia

Brian Anderson homered and Josh Fields had three hits, helping the Chicago White Sox beat Australia's McGehee hits grand slam, Hardy homers in Brewers' 10-5 win over Australia

There's one thing the Milwaukee Brewers can count on: the home run.

Casey McGehee hit a grand slam and J.J. Hardy also homered to spark a six-run fourth inning, a...

Griffey to wait another week for debut

2010-04-16T17:03:54Z

Griffey's first spring game with Mariners not likely until next week

Ken Griffey Jr.'s first spring training game in his return to the Seattle Mariners won't come until Wednesday against Australia's national team.

Manager Don Wakama...

Matsuzaka shaky in Japan's 11-2 tuneup win

2010-04-16T17:04:39Z

Matsuzaka struggles, but Japan recovers to defeat Australia in tuneup for WBC

Boston ace Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled through 1 2-3 innings in a tuneup start for the World Baseball Classic, but Japan recovered to defeat Australia 11-2 ...

Indians sign catcher from Czech Republic

2010-04-16T14:11:28Z

Czech mate behind plate: Cleveland Indians sign 16-year-old catcher from Czech Republic

Scouring the globe for talented baseball players, the Cleveland Indians plucked one from Eastern Europe — a Czech mate behind the plate.

The club signed 16-year-old catcher Gordon Tietjens pronounced himself "pretty happy" as IRB World Series champions New Zealand secured three comfortable victories on the first day of the Dubai Sevens to book a quarter-final clash with Kenya.

Wins over Wales and College Student Who Caught Barry Bonds' 756th Home Run Ball Tells 'Today' He May Not Sell

Matt Murphy could become $500,000 richer if he sells Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball. The college student, however, may just want to hang on to it _ even if he's hit with a whopping tax bill.

"Part of me wants to keep it. It's the greatest American spor...

Australia Flooding

2011-01-06T07:00:29Z

In this Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 photo, an island is formed by flood water stranding vehicles and other equipment in Rockhampton, Australia. Floods that have cut air, rail and road links to an Australian coastal city are now threatening its sewage plant, and waters are still expected to rise another few feet before peaking Wednesday. (AP Photo/Janie Barrett, Pool)

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Australia Tennis Hopman Cup

2011-01-04T06:30:53Z

Serbian Novak Djokovic plays a backhand during his match against Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev on day two of the Hopman Cup team tennis tournament in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Wake)

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Hopman Cup

2011-01-03T11:30:50Z

FILE - In a Jan. 5, 2010 file photo, John Isner of the United States plays against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt during their men's singles match at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth, Australia. Isner defeated Harpo Productions Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey holding an 18-month-old koala named Elvis at the Hamilton Island Wildlife Park in Whitsundays, ...

Australia England Ashes Cricket

2010-12-18T09:31:43Z

England's Kevin Pietersen dives for the ball on the third day of the third Ashes cricket test against Australia in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Wake)