Justin Gatlin retires at 40

Havana, February 11 (RHC)-- Coinciding with his 40th birthday, U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin announced his retirement from athletics after a career full of titles and controversies.... More


Havana, February 11 (RHC)-- With the confrontations of the national pre-selection that began last week, Cuban athletics began a period of competitions at home, which will have as reference points the usual Copa Cuba and Memorial Barrientos.... More


Havana, February 11 (RHC/PL)-- Santiago de Cuba climbed to the top of the Cuban National Baseball Series by beating Villa Clara twice and Matanzas swept Holguin, in the conclusion of the fifth sub-series of the island's elite championship.... More


Havana, February 11 (RHC)-- Rescuing the scope of the chess massification program designed by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro is a priority for INDER, in line with what has been indicated by the country's leadership, said its president, Osvaldo Vento.... More


Havana, February 10 (RHC)-- The International Chess Federation (FIDE) bets today to support the development of the science game in Cuba, according to the president of that entity, the Russian Arkady Dvorkovich.... More


Havana, February 10 (RHC/JIT)-- National record by Roxana Gomez in the 400 meters and another podium by young Leyanis Perez marked on Wednesday the performance of Cuban athletes in the so-called winter season, when they compete in indoor tracks.... More


Havana, February 10 (RHC/JIT) -- Cuba's Jasiel Rivero contributed on Wednesday in Valencia Basket's ninth win to secure a place in the round of 16 of the Eurocup basketball tournament.... More


Havana, February 10 (ACN) -- The double victory of Matanzas against Holguin (18-11 and 7-4), together with the victory of Mayabeque against the monarch Granma (7-4) and the suspension of the Santiago de Cuba-Villa Clara game, has led to a triple tie in the standings of the 61st National Baseball Series.... More


Havana, February 9 (RHC)-- Cuban triple jumpers Leyanis Perez and Liadagmis Povea, as well as four-time world champion Roxana Gomez, will compete today in the World Athletics Indoor Tour bronze category at the athletics meeting in Mondeville, France.... More


Havana, February 9 (RHC)-- The reigning champions Granma will try to extend their positive streak today against Mayabeque in order to keep a place among the top eight in the current Cuban baseball season.... More


FIDE president visits Cuba

Havana, February 9 (RHC)-- The president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Arkady Dvorkovich, arrived Tuesday in Cuba with the aim of checking the development of the science game on the island.... More


Havana, February 9 (RHC)-- A draw that kept the embrace at the top, signed by Lisandra Ordaz from Pinar del Rio and Yaniela Forgas from Santiago during the seventh round of the National Women's Chess Championship, which is almost leaving the city of Holguin and still nobody dares to predict a winner.... More


Havana, February 8 (RHC)-- Roxana Gomez, from Cienfuegos, will face her first 400-meter indoor race this Wednesday at the Mondeville Meeting in France, where Cuban athletes Leyanis Perez and Liadagmis Povea have also confirmed their participation in the triple jump.... More


Havana, February 8 (RHC)-- The sports director of Club Barcelona, Ferran Reverter, announced today his resignation from the post to devote more time to his personal and family projects, the azulgrana entity informed today through a press release.... More


Havana, February 8 (RHC)-- Santiago de Cuba will play today against Villa Clara, following its streak of four consecutive victories and the top of the 61st edition of the National Series, the main baseball show on the island.... More


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