Sport News Roundup April 29

Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez (2768) exceeds for the first time in ELO, his similar Ukrainian counterpart Vassily Ivanchuk (2753), to attend the José Raúl Capabanca Chess Tournament, to be played at the Habana Riviera Hotel, in this capital, since May 7th.... More


Sport News Roundup April 26

US citizen Peter Crowley started today on a quest to cross the Florida Strait from the International Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana rowing on a kayak.... More


Sport News Roundup April 25

The ashes of Cuban pitcher Conrado Marrero will be laid at the “Cuban Professional Baseball Players Pantheon” at the Colon Cemetery, according to Juventud Rebelde newspaper.... More


Sport News Roundup April 23

The female and male judo selections of Cuba depart today to Ecuador to participate from April 26th to 28th at the Pan-American Championship of Guayaquil, located at the Simón Bolívar Convention Center in order to earn points for the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, Canada.... More


Sport News Roundup April 22

Two Cubans, one Dominican and two Americans, will take part Wednesday in the semifinals of the World Junior Boxing Championship, representing the American continent.... More


Sport News Roundup April 21

Cuban GM Lázaro Bruzón, currently ranked 70th in the world rankings, won for best playoff system the 2014 Open Chess Tournament of Mexico, which concluded on Sunday at the Tabasco Gallerias 2000 Convention Center.... More


Havana, April 19, (RHC), -- The Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball announced that it has a deal with Cuban outfielder Frederich Cepeda, a longtime star on the Cuban national team who will join the Giants next month. According to the Associated Press, Cepeda has a one-year, $1.5 million contract.... More


The Cuban female basketball team will face China in three friendly matches, manager Alberto Zabala said.... More


Sport News Roundup April 18

Cuban GM Lázaro Bruzón shares with his Polish counterpart Barthelemy Macieja the 1st place of the International Chess Open of Mexico after disputed its first 4 rounds.... More


Pinar del Río beat Matanzas 9-6 in the sixth game of the play off final of the Cuban baseball championship, becoming the champion of the 53rd National Series.... More


The Preliminaries continued on Day 2 of the AIBA Youth Boxing World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, with some fantastic boxing on show. A marathon program was held, with 54 bouts in three sessions. The Cubans lived up to their reputation as one of the strongest teams in the Championships by exhibiting some dominant performances, the SportCampus specialized website reports.... More


Sport News Roundup April 15

The right-handed Yosvany Torres, who led Pinar del Rio to the end of the current Cuban Baseball Championship, was elected the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the current 53rd National Baseball Series.... More


Sport News Roundup April 14

With a very long homer of Osniel Madera in the nick of times closing the 11th inning, Pinar del Río got an anthology victory over Matanzas in the 5th game of the 53rd Cuban Baseball League finals.... More


Sport News Roundup April 12

Pinar del Rio defeated 7-3 to Matanzas on Friday in the 3rd game of the Grand Final of the 53rd Cuban Baseball Championship, and went ahead 2-1 in the series searching for the title.... More


Sport News Roundup April 11

Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez beat his Russian counterpart Ernesto Inarkiev to maintain his unbeatable performance and contributes to the success of St. Petersburg, exponent monarch at the Russia's Chess League Team. ... More


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