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.

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.