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Cuba
Announces National Baseball Pre-Selection Team
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 27 (acn) The Cuban Baseball Federation
announced on Thursday the national 39-member pre-selection team for
the World Championship and Pan-American Games qualifier scheduled
for October 1-10 in Puerto Rico.
Cuban
Barrios Wins Diamond League despite Loss in Brussels
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 27 (acn) Cuban discus thrower Yarelis Barrios
finished second today at the Belgacom Memorial van Damme, last stage
of the IAAF Diamond League, and with her 20 points was the winner of
the circuit.
Two Gold
Medals for Cuba in the Youth Olympic Games
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 23 (acn) Norge Sotomayor and Radamé Fabar won
gold medals for Cuba, in 400 meters hurdles and triple jump,
respectively, during the ninth day of competition in the First Youth
Olympic Games underway in Singapore.
Cuban
Volleyball Team Travels to Canada
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 23 (acn) The Cuban nacional volleyball team (men´s)
will travel this Monday to Canada to start their international
training season ahead of the World Championships, to be held in
Italy from September 25 through October 10.
Cuba and
Ghana to Strengthen Cooperation in Sports
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 21 (acn) Akua Sena Dansua, Minister for Youth
and Sports from the Republic of Ghana, arrived in this capital with
the purpose of strengthening cooperation in sports
between Cuba and that African nation.
Cuba Loses
to Venezuela at Women’s Baseball World Cup
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 19 (acn) Host Venezuela remained undefeated at
the IV Women’s Baseball World Cup after beating Cuba 4-3 in a tight
game last night.
Cuba Wins Two Medals at Youth
Olympic Games
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 17 (acn) Cuba won on Tuesday two medals —a silver
and a bronze— during the third day of competitions of the First
Youth Olympic Games underway in Singapore.
Cuba Beats
Honduras at NORCECA Men’s U-21 Volleyball
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 17 (acn) Cuban junior volleyball team defeated 3-0
its Honduran counterpart at the opening match of the NORCECA Men's
Junior Continental Championship U-21 underway in the Canadian city
of Gatineau.
Cuba to Host First Ana Guevara
Golf Cup
VARADERO, Cuba. Aug 16 (acn)
Mexican Ana Gabriel Guevara, Olympic runner-up in the 400 meter dash
of Athens 2004, announced Sunday the celebration of a golf
tournament named after her, that will be take place in Cuba’s resort
of Varadero from October 13-17.
IBAF Executive Secretary Arrives
in Cuba Thursday
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 12 (acn) Executive Secretary of the International Baseball
Federation (IBAF) Israel Roldan arrives in Cuba on Thursday to
discuss with local authorities the Cuban participation in the
October qualifiers for the Pan-American Games and the World
Championship.
Cuba Takes Bronze Medals at
World Junior Baseball Championship
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 2 (acn) Cuba walked away with the bronze medals of the 2010 IBAF
World Junior Baseball Championship in Canada’s Thunder Bay on Sunday
after defeating the host team.
Cuban
Bruzon Leads Catalan Chess Circuit
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 30 (acn)
Cuban Grand Master Lazaro Bruzon Catalan Chess Circuit, while some
of his team mates are well placed in the standings, after that
raking was updated today.
Cuba Beats the U.S. at World
Youth Baseball
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 30 (acn)
The Cuban team favorite US3-2 and advanced to the semifinal round of
the World Youth Baseball Championship, underway in Thunder Bay,
Canada.
Cuba Will Face Spain in Debut at
Men’s World Volleyball Championship
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 28 (acn) The Cuban national men's
volleyball team will face Spain in their debut at the World
Championship of the sport scheduled for Italy from September 25 to
October 20.
Two Titles
for Cuba at IAAF World Junior Championships
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 23 (acn) Cuban athletes won two titles on Thursday during
the fourth day of competitions of the 13th World Junior
Championships of the International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF), underway in Moncton, Canada.
Cuban Divers Win Title in Grand
Prix of Madrid
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 19 (acn)
Cuban divers Jose Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre concluded
their 2010 season in style winning the gold medal in the men’s
synchronized platform of the Grand Prix of Madrid that took place
over the weekend in the Spanish capital.
Cuba Loses Second Game in a Row
at Harlem Baseball Week
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 14 (acn)
The Cuban baseball squad suffered its second straight loss in the
Harlem Baseball Week, this time against Japan 1-4, after losing
yesterday by KO in seven innings against Holland.
Cuban wins
Silver at International Mathematical Olympiad
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 14 (acn) Cuban Young Reynaldo Gil Pons won the
silver
medal in the 60 International Mathematical Olympiad LI, which
concludes
tomorrow in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Holland Hammers Cuba in Baseball
Tournament
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 13 (acn) Cuba lost by KO 10-0 to host Holland at the
Harlem Baseball Week, thus losing as well the leadership in this
tournament.
Cuba Beats
Taipei at Harlem Baseball Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
12 (acn) The Cuban baseball team that participates in the Harlem
Baseball Week underway in Netherlands beat its Chinese Taipei
counterpart 9-6 based on a 14-hit offensive.
Cuba Beats Taipei at Harlem
Baseball Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jul 12 (acn) The Cuban baseball team that participates in the Harlem
Baseball Week underway in Netherlands beat its Chinese Taipei
counterpart 9-6 based on a 14-hit offensive.
Cuba
Defeats Argentina 3-0 in World Volleyball League
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 10 (acn)
Cuba defeated Argentina 3-0 on Friday and finished with 11 victories
and as the leader of the group D of the preliminary stage of the XXI
World Volleyball League, in a match that took place in the
Argentinean city of Formosa.
Cuba Advances to Final Round of FIVB Men’s World League
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
9 (acn) Cuba beat host Argentina 3-2 (25-18, 25-20 y 30-32, 23-25 y
15-8) on Thursday night and in the process secured a spot in the
Final Round of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s
World League.
Cuban
Savigne Sets Year Record in Triple Jump
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8 (acn)
Cuban world champion triple jumper Yargelis Savigne leaped to one
centimetre shy of the 15 meters barrier to lead the world this year,
enough to win the Athletissima event, one of the stages of the IAAF
Diamond League.
Dayron
Robles Races his Fastest this Year in Lausanne
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8 (acn)
World record holder and Olympic champion Dayron Robles won the 110
meter hurdles event this Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland with his
best time this season, 13.01 seconds.
Cuban
Discus Thrower Yarelis Barrios Wins in Lausanne, Leads Diamond
League
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8 (acn)
Cuban Olympic and world silver medallist Yarelis Barrios won the
discus event in Lausanne this Thursday and now leads the IAAF
Diamond League with 8 points.
Cuba Moves Closer to Final Round
of FIVB Men’s World League
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 5 (acn)
Cuba claimed two impressive victories 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 26-24) and
3-1 (25-19, 25-22. 22-25, 25-16) against host Poland in Lodz over
the weekend to remain on top of Pool D of the International
Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men’s World League.
Cuban Sets New World Record in
Ball Control using the Jabulani
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
1 (acn) Cuban Erick Hernandez set his second World record so far
this year in ball control when he hit a Jabulani for 3:04:14 ours
from the sitting position using only his feet.
Cuba: the Venue of International
Meeting on Physical Activity
HAVANA, Cuba, June 30 (acn)
Cuba will host, from July 8th through the 10th, the 2nd Iberian-
American Summit on Physical Education and School Sports
Cuban GM
Leinier Domínguez Stays over the 2,700 ELO Point Mark
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (acn)
For the eleventh consecutive time Cuban Grand Master Leinier
Dominguez is among those chess players with 2,700 ELO or more points
according to the FIDE
world ranking update announced this Wednesday.
Cuba Takes Fourth Win Against Germany on World
Volleyball League
Havana, Jun 26 (acn)
Cuba swept Germany on Saturday in a 3-1 match to complete the fourth
win of the island against the European nation in the second round of
the pool phase of the 21st World Volleyball League, held in the
German city of Trier.
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