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Australia and Japan start women’s basketball World Cup with wins; US faces China later

BERLIN (AP) — Australia and Japan both won their opening games as the women’s basketball World Cup began on Friday. Steph Talbot scored 19 points as Australia defeated Puerto Rico 70-54, and Japan finished strongly to defeat Mali 102-97 with Saki Hayashi contributing 27 points. Mali led for most of their game before Mai Yamamoto brought Japan level for the first time at 79-79 with 6:30 left in the final quarter. Kokoro Tanaka completed the scoring with a free throw. Mali had been looking for its second-ever win in World Cup play. The African nation beat Senegal in overtime in the 15th place game in the 2010 tournament. It lost all five games in the 2022 World Cup in Australia.
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