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Qatar beat Iran in men’s basketball as Asian Games begin in Japan

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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The continental games will officially open on September 19, but several team competitions will get under way earlier.

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  • The continental games will officially open on September 19, but several team competitions will get under way earlier.
  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:06:58 UTC.

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  1. Japan baseball great and atomic bomb survivor Isao Harimoto dies aged 86

  2. Uganda pulling out of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, says military chief

  3. Japan deploys equipment to Borneo to help fight wildfires causing toxic haze

  4. Qatar beat Iran in men’s basketball as Asian Games begin in Japan

  5. Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception'

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