Cuba’s Karell Piña and Daisel Quesada pulled a convincing 2-0 (21-16, 21-18) victory against Canada’s Garrett May and Daniel Dearing in the men’s gold medal match of the Punta Cana Beach Volleyball Tournament, the 2nd stop of the 2015 NORCECA Circuit.... More
Paraguay's president Horacio Cartes ratified on Thursday a law removing impunity from the South American confederation of soccer CONMEBOL and thus allowing investigators to enter the premises and search for documents and material related to corruption. A draft of the law was presented in the country's congress a few days after United States investigators launched a probe into the international soccer body FIFA last month, issuing dozens of arrests warrants for high-level figures within the organization. So far, 14 current and former officials within FIFA have been indicted over corruption charges involving more than $150 million in bribes. ... More
Cuban cyclist Lisandra Guerra participates in competitions giving points for the Olympic track cycling ranking, while training in Germany for the Pan-American Games in Toronto from July 10th to 26th.... More
Cuba will sign this week the agreement that will officially constitute the 2nd sports joint venture aimed at developing a large building complex linked to the activity of golf, east of the capital.... More
Cuba defeated Nicaragua by a score of 3-0 at the Latinoamericano Stadium in Havana, in the first of a 5-game match prior to Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games.... More
Cuban First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel handed over to 5-time world champ wrestler Mijain Lopez the Cuban flag that will head the Cuban sports delegation to the 17th Pan-American Games to be held in Toronto, Canada, from July 10th-26th.... More
Cuba will return as THE invited team to the upcoming edition of the Caribbean Baseball Series, to be held from February 1st to the 7th next year in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, confirmed the Caribbean Confederation of Professional Baseball.... More
Spanish soccer star Sergio Ramos visited Cuba this week on a UNICEF mission and spent time in Old Havana playing soccer with local young people. The Real Madrid right back told journalists present he would like to visit Cuba again and have more time to spend here.... More
Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez (2,746 Elo points) is now defending the top of the classification list in the Elite Group of the Capablanca in Memoriam Tournament, in its 50th edition.... More
The Cuban delegation to the Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games will be made up of 71 athletes, headed by sports stars Pedro Pablo Pichardo and Yarisley Silva, the local National Federation of Athletics announced today.... More
Sergio Ramos, star of the Spanish team and Real Madrid, traveled to Cuba today as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), according to local press reports. Sergio Ramos, star of the Spanish team and Real Madrid, traveled to Cuba today as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), according to local press reports. ... More
The Cuban women's volleyball team made its debut at the Movistar Pan-American Cup with a hard-won victory over Peru, host of the tournament that opened on the weekend.... More
Tournament hosts Chile blasted off their Copa America campaign with a 2-0 victory over Ecuador on Thursday night, at the National Stadium in Santiago. The night began with a 20-minute inauguration show, named The Heart of Football, which encompassed acrobatics, music and fireworks. The ceremony paid tribute to the unique cultures of the Americas, reflecting the indigenous peoples and diversities of the continent. ... More
Hitting two home runs in the 10-6 win of his team the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Saitama Seibu Lions. Despaigne, as DH, went 5 for 5 to raise his batting average to .263, the result of 25 hits in 95 at-bats, after 27 games in the main Japanese baseball circuit.... More
The Cuban soccer team will face Curacao today in the first leg of the 2nd phase of CONCACAF, qualifying event for the World Cup Russia 2018, at the Ergilio Hato stadium in the capital, Willemstad.... More
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