Havana, April 27 (RHC)-- Cuban baseball is mourning the death Tuesday of Ernesto Reynoso Piñeiro, who had served as national baseball commissioner since September 2019, due to COVID-19.   Complications derived from COVID-19 caused his unfortunate demise, despite the efforts made by the medical team of the Doctor Luis Díaz Soto Military Hospital, in Havana.... More


Havana, April 26 (RHC)-- As planned, Cuba will have three Cuban athletes in the world pre-Olympic wrestling tournament scheduled to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, in early May.... More


Cancun, April 23 (RHC)-- The Cuban beach volleyball duo of Lidianny Echevarría and Yanileydis Sánchez achieved on Thursday their second victory in the second stop of the beach volleyball tournament in Cancun, by defeating in two sets (21-12, 21-19) the Colombians Andrea/Gorda.... More


Cancun, April 22 (RHC)-- Cuba's duos of Leila Martínez-Maylen Delís and Lidianny Echevarría-Yanileydis Sánchez are playing in the second stop of the world beach volleyball circuit, based in Cancun, Mexico.... More


Tokyo, April 22 (RHC)-- Taking a knee during the Tokyo Olympics or lifting a clenched fist in support of racial equality will be punished as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) maintained its ban on athletes’ protests inside stadiums, at ceremonies and on podiums.... More


Warsaw, April 21 (RHC)-- A successful comeback allowed cruiser Jorge Luis Felimón to become the only Cuban finalist in the World Youth Boxing Championship organized in the Polish city of Kielce.  Felimon put heart and soul to seal a spectacular closing that defined the 3-1 (29-28, 28-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29) decision over Russian Ramazan Dadaev.... More


Havana, April 20 (RHC)-- Five medals were won by Cuban participants in the 61 kg division at the Pan American Weightlifting Championship, held in Parque del Este, Dominican Republic.... More


Havana, April 20 (RHC) -- The recent qualification of the Cuban pímponists Jorge Moises Campos and Daniela Fonseca, and the runner Roxana Gomez, raised to 45 the number of Cubans assured for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.... More


Havana, April 19 (RHC) The Cuban beach volleyball duos of Leila Martinez and Mailen Delis (Cuba A) and Lidianny Echevarria and Yanisleidis Sanchez (Cuba B) fell in the round of 16 at the World Tour tournament in Cancun, Mexico, although they left a pleasant impression and added points in the world ranking.... More


Havana, April 16 (RHC)--  Four-time world champion Roxana Gómez achieved on Friday the best record of her life and became the 43rd Cuban athlete to get her ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games.... More


Mexico City, April 16 (RHC)-- Two gold medals for Magdiel Estrada and Arnaes Odelin ended the first day for Cuba in the Pan American Senior Judo Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico.... More


Emeryville, April 15 (RHC-- Cuba could win 13 medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, from July 23 to August 8, according to a prediction by the data analysis company Gracenote.  With 100 days left until the inauguration of the Games, the technology firm -- owned by the Dutch-American consortium Nielsen -- says that Cuba will win two more medals than in the previous event in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and will finish 23rd in the table.... More


Warsaw, April 15 (RHC)-- Cubans Jorge Luis Felimon and Yislan Barrera fulfilled the mission of coining triumphant debuts and Cuba raised to four consecutive victories in the World Youth Boxing Championship, held in the Polish city of Kielce.... More


Tokyo, April 15 (RHC)-- Cancelling the already postponed Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic remains a possibility as a surge in COVID cases renews concerns about the Games with less than 100 days to go, a senior Japanese politician has said... More


Warsaw, April 14 (RHC)-- Cuba celebrated two victories during the opening day of the World Youth Boxing Championship hosted by the Polish city of Kielce.... More


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