Sports News Roundup Jan. 05

Matanzas dawned today on top of Cuban Baseball Championship, 3 games ahead of Granma, after defeating it by a tight 5x4 margin, corresponding to the 2nd phase of the tournament.... More


Sports News Roundup Jan. 03

The XVII Pan-American Games, which will be held for the 3rd time in Canada, and the World Athletics Outdoor Championships, in the Chinese city of Beijing, are among the main events that will have the presence of Cuban sports in 2015.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 30

Cuba recovered regional supremacy in the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz-2014, which they had ceded by their absence from Mayaguez 2010, by harvesting 123 gold medals, eight more than those achieved by the hosts Mexico.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 26

Ernesto Miguel Pérez will turn 11 on Dec. 29 as a happy child gifted with a special talent for chess.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 25

The U.S. sports world is showing solidarity with the protests taking place all over the Unites States, as players make public statements during games. Protest in the U.S. Continue over the death of Eric Garner and Michael Brown and the decisions by the respective Grand Juries to not indict the police officers who killed them. ... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 24

Current champion Pinar del Rio beat Las Tunas 7-1 on Tuesday to qualify for the second round of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 23

Havana's International Convention Center hosted an awards ceremony, with the presence of the five anti-terrorist fighters, to recognize the most outstanding Cuban athletes in 2014 and the Cuban sports delegation to the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 22

The boxing contest was distinguished by excellent fights, high competition and the fourth consecutive win by Camaguey. Roniel Iglesias (69kg division) achieved his seventh title to come eighth among top winners of the Playa Girón National Boxing Tournaments. Former boxer Félix Savón leads the list with 13 wins in this tournament. ... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 20

Cubans Lazaro Bruzon and Isam Ortiz started off as expected and lead the Carlos Torre chess tournament in Merida, Mexico.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 19

Matanzas, Granma, Isla de la Juventud, Artemisa and Industriales are already qualified for the second round of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series, however there are three positions left in dispute.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 18

The excellent work on the pitcher's mound by right-hander Yosvani Torres allowed Pinar del Río's team to reach eighth place in the standings of the qualifying board after beating Holguín 3-0 in a recent game of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 17

The 2nd day of the Playa Girón National Boxing Tournament left unexpected setbacks for middleweight Carlos Banteur and light Iván Oñate to men of lower rank.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 5

Cuba's 54th Baseball Series will resume on Friday after stopping for a while to allow baseball players to participate in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 4

The classification boxing system in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Games will include several new segments and will award 240 out of 250 quotas among men.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 3

Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed that the triumph of Cuba in the Central American and Caribbean Games shows there is a new group of athletes ready to give new victories to their homeland.... More


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