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Quarterfinal Playoffs of Cuban National Baseball League 2010-2011 Begin on Friday
Havana, Cuba, Mar 25.- Host Granma and Guantanamo will open the quarterfinal playoffs of the Cuban National Baseball League 2010-2011 when they face each other on Friday at 5:00pm at the ‘Martires de Barbados’ stadium. Granma and Guantanamo concluded the regular season in the second and third…
Cuban Players Lead Regional Qualifier for World Cup of Chess
Havana, Cuba, Mar 25.- Cuban Grand Masters (GM) Lazaro Bruzon and Leinier Dominguez, along with Mexican Manuel Leon Hoyos —all with eight points—, share the lead of the Zonal 2.3 regional qualifying tournament currently underway in Santiago de los Caballeros, the Dominican Republic, which grants…
Cuban Tae Kwon Do Athletes Train in Peru
Havana, Cuba, Mar 24.- Dainellys Montejo is heading the Cuban team now training in Peru for the continental tae kwon do qualifying competition, to be held in Lima on March 25 and 26. Montejo, Olympic bronze medallist in the 49-kilogram category in Beijing 2008 and one of the island’s hopes to o…
Cuba Loses to El Salvador in Soccer Friendly

Havana, Cuba, Mar 25.- Cuba lost to El Salvador 0-1 on Thursday at the Pedro Marrero stadium in Havana in a warm-up game as part of both national squads’ preparation for the Gold Cup of the North, Central American and Caribbean Soccer Confederation (CONCACAF) scheduled for June 5-25 in several cities of the United States.
Three Cubans to Wheel Tracks in Aperldoorn
Havana, Mar 23.- Cyclist Yoanka Gonzalez leads Cuba's trio to the Track Cycling World Championship in Apeldoorn, Holland, from March 23-27. Including Lisandra Guerra and Marlies Mejias, the trio won its waiver to Holland at two of four events of the qualification round (Cali, Colombia; Manchester…
Dariel Álvarez Sets a New Record for Camagüey Team in Cuba’s National Baseball Championship
Camagüey, Mar 24. - Dariel Álvarez, playing for Camagüey, set two new records and equaled one for his team, when the regular season of Cuba’s 50th National Baseball Series came to an end yesterday. Álvarez, who played his fifth season this year, improved the RBIs record of his outfit, which…
Washington Denies Permit for US Badminton Players to Travel to Cuba

Havana, Cuba, Mar 22.- The United States will not take part in the 12th Havana’s International Badminton Tournament as Washington refused to allow American players to travel to Cuba for the event, national badminton commissioner Miguel Diaz, announced Tuesday in Havana.
Argentina-Japan Tennis Fed Cup Postponed
London, Mar 22.- The International Tennis Federation, ITF, postponed the Fed Cup playoff between Japan and Argentina, originally scheduled to be played in Tokio on April 16-17. The measure was taken in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 18.The matches, correspon…
Cuban Chess Player To Face Leader at World Cup Qualifier
Havana, Cuba, March 21.- The Cuban chess player, Lazaro Bruzon, will match, on Monday, with Salvadorian Hector Leyva, the leader of the FIDE Zonal 2.3, underway since March 14 up to 28, which also qualifies for the 2011 World Chess Cup, in the Dominican Republic. Bruzon, who is second in the nati…
Panamanian and Salvadoran National Soccer Teams to Play Warm-Up Games in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 18.- The national soccer teams from El Salvador and Panama will soon visit Cuba to play warm-up games against the local squad at the Pedro Marrero stadium in Havana. Sources of the Cuban Soccer Association told ACN that the game against the Salvadorans is scheduled for March 24 …