Italy jumped out to a big lead and stopped a late Puerto Rico comeback for an 8-3 win to reach the WBC semifinals

Jorge Posada is on the Team Italy coaching staff at the World Baseball Classic with former teammate Francisco Cervelli.

MIAMI – Team Italy has heard the jabs. They understand that people look at them not as an Italian ballclub, but a group of guys from America masquerading as an Italian team. But this team doesn’t care.

Kick-off: 13:00 GMT Date: Sunday 15 March Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport. To catch up on all the under-20s Six Nations action for 30 days, click here. Fixtures are subject to late changes and the BBC is not responsible for any that are made.

Italy's Jacob Marsee caught and threw out Maikel Garcia at first to complete double play against Venezuela.

Venezuela's Angel Zerpa struck out Sam Antonacci to escape a bases-loaded jam against Italy.

According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Italians reportedly will start Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola in the World Baseball Classic semifinals on Monday: Nola, 32, pitched five scoreless innings in Italy's 9-1 win over Mexico on Wednesday,

Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke has finished shooting a short film in Italy, commissioned and produced by Carlo Chatrian, director of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin. Jia (“Still Life”, “A Touch of Sin”) revealed this at a wide-ranging masterclass organized by the Asian Film Awards Academy,