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Cuba’s Leinier Dominguez
and Lazaro Bruzon Advance to Fourth Round of
World Chess Cup
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 5 (acn) Cuban Grand Masters (GM)
Leinier Dominguez and Lazaro Bruzon advanced on
Monday to the fourth round of the World Chess
Cup that is under way in the Russian city of
Khanty-Mansiysk.
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Cuba Beats
the U.S. to Defend NORCECA Volleyball
Championship Title
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 5 (acn) Cuba edged the United States
in five sets (25-23, 29-27, 25-27, 19-25, 15-8)
on Saturday to claim the gold medals and remain
champions of the Men’s North, Central American
and Caribbean (NORCECA) Volleyball Championship
that took place in the Puerto Rican city of
Mayaguez.
Puerto Rico
Baseball Team to Training Games in Cuba
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 24 (acn) The Cuban Baseball Federation
(CBF) announced that the Puerto Rican national
team will travel to Havana to play a series of
training games against Cuba from September 15
through the 18th.
Cuban Dayron
Robles to Compete in Daegu Athletics World
Championship
As a common
saying goes: “render unto Caesar that which is
Caesar’s”, Cuban Dayron Robles, 110 meter
hurdles Olympic champion Beijing 2008, is
getting ready to compete in the 13th World
Championship in Athletics, in Daegu, South Korea,
for assuring his first crown in the history of
those events.
Duos Arrive
in Varadero for Beach Volleyball Circuit
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 23 (acn) Duos from Jamaica and Aruba
arrive on Tuesday in Varadero, in the western
province of Matanzas, to participate in the
North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA)
Beach Volleyball Circuit, to be held for the
first time in Cuba.
Cuba Wins
World Baseball Challenge in Canada
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
Cuba beat Chinese Taipei 10-5 on Sunday and in
the process took the crown of the World Baseball
Challenge tournament that concluded in the
Canadian city of Prince George.
Meeting of
ALBA Sports Ministers Held in Venezuela
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
The president of the Cuban Institute of Sports,
Physical Education and Recreation (INDER),
Christian Jimenez, expressed on Sunday his
satisfaction with the results of the First
Meeting of Sports Ministers of the Bolivarian
Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA)
held over the weekend in Venezuela.
Nineteen Countries have
already Confirmed Participation in the ALBA Games
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) A total
of 19 nations have already confirmed their attendance to
the 4th edition of the Games of the Bolivarian Alliance for The
Americas (ALBA), to be held
from July 17th through the 30th in Venezuela.
Cuba
Beats Canada and Remains Undefeated at World Baseball Challenge
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Cuba came from two runs
down in the seventh inning to beat host Canada 9-4 on Tuesday
and in the process remained undefeated in four outings at the
World Baseball Challenge, which is under way in the Canadian
city of Prince George.
Cuba
Routs Beijing Tigers to Stay Unbeaten at World Baseball Challenge
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Cuba routed the Beijing
Tigers on Monday 10-0 and in the process remained unbeaten in three
outings at the World Baseball Challenge, which is under way in the
Canadian city of Prince George.
Cuba
Remains Undefeated at World Baseball Challenge
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 11 (acn) Cuba downed
the Chinese Taipei National Team 6-3 on Sunday and in the process
remained undefeated in two outings at the World Baseball Challenge,
which is under way in the Canadian city of Prince George.
Russia Sweeps Cuba in Volleyball World League
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (acn) Russia swept Cuba 3-0
in the second game of the XXII Volleyball World League underway in
the Polish city of Gdansk and is one step away from entering the
Final Four stage.
Cuba
Fights but Loses to Brazil Volleyball World
League
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 6 (acn) Cuba fought hard
before finally losing to favorite Brazil 2-3 in
the first day of the Volleyball World League
finals underway in the Polish city of Gdansk.
Cuban Dayron Robles to
Race in Paris Meeting
HAVANA. Cuba, Jul 6 (acn) Cuban Dayron Robles,
110 meter hurdles Olympic champion, will
participate tomorrow in the Paris meeting , part
of the second IAAF Diamond League.
Cuban Baseball Team
Departs for Canada
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 6 (acn) The Cuban team that
will participate in the World Baseball Challenge
travels today to Canada after a training series
against the team that will attend the ALBA games.
Cuba Changes Manager
before World Baseball Challenge in Canada
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 5 (acn) Eduardo Martin will be
Cuba’s new manager to the World Baseball
Challenge tournament to be held in the Canadian
city of Prince George on July 8-17, replacing
Alfonso Urquiola who was hospitalized due to a
sudden illness.
Cuba
to Face Brazil in Opening Day of FIVB World
League Finals
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 4 (acn) The Cuban national
men’s volleyball team will face defending
champions and world No 1 Brazil on Wednesday in
the opening day of competitions of the Final
Round of the International Volleyball Federation
(FIVB) World League Finals in Gdansk, Poland.
Cuba: 110 meter Hurdler
Dayron Robles Wins in Lausanne
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (acn) Olympic champion
Dayron Robles won the 110 meter hurdles event
when he stopped the clocks at 13.12 seconds in
the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Cuba Drops 20 positions in
FIFA Ranking
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (acn) Cuba descended 20
positions in the FIFA world ranking after its
disappointing performance in the 2011 Gold Cup
recently held in the United States.
Cuban Barrios Shots for
Gold in Switzerland
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 30 (acn) Cuban discos thrower
Yarelis Barrios, second place in Beijing 2008
and Berlin 2009, won with a 64.29 meter shot the
Diamond League’s Lausanne meeting today.
Cuba Defeats Curacao in
Rotterdam Baseball, Barely
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 29 (acn) The Cuban baseball
squad participating in the World Port Tournament
underway in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, defeated
Curacao 1-0 in the beginning of the second round.
Cuba
Advances to Second Round of Olympic Soccer
Qualification in the Caribbean
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 28 (acn) Heviel Cordoves scored a minute after
entering the match in the second half to lead
host Cuba to a 1-0 victory over Guyana on Monday,
good enough to send the Cuban squad to the
second round of Caribbean soccer qualifying for
the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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