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Five Cuban Baseball Players in Intercontinental Cup All-Star
Havana, Cuba, Nov 1.- Five Cuban players were included in the All-Star of the XVII Intercontinental Baseball Cup that wrapped up with the Cuban victory for the gold medal over Nederland 4-1. Hector Olivera and Yulieski Gourriel were selected as the best second and third basemen, respectively. In …
Cuba on Its Way to Baseball Intercontinental Cup Final
Taichung, Chinese Taipei, Oct 28 After beating Netherland 6-3 on Wednesday, Cuba gave one more step towards the final of the Baseball Intercontinental Cup, and will play Japan on Friday. Three runs in the bottom of the sixth sealed the victory for the Cubans, who had been losing 2-3 to right-ha…
Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Concludes Visit to Cuba

Havana, Cuba, Oct 25.- “I’m very satisfied with the results of this stay in the Island because we analyzed the possibility of increasing the cooperation of Cuban sports specialists in our country,” said Hachemi Djiar, the Minister of Youth and Sports of Algeria, who concluded a five-day day official visit to Cuba.
Cuba Hammers Czech Republic at Intercontinental Baseball
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 23.- The Cuban national baseball team hammered handed the Czech Republic a stunning super KO 18-0 in its inaugural game at the Intercontinental Baseball Cup underway in Chinese Taipei. The game’s outcome was decided in the very first inning when the Cubans scored five times ag…
Dominican Republic Wins Baseball Pre World Cup
San Juan, Oct 14.- The Dominican Republic won the Baseball World Cup qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico, one of six teams that qualified for the Cup, and one of seven for the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara. The Dominicans won the gold medal by defeating Cuba 5-2, with strong defense at …
Cuba for the Gold at Baseball World Cup Qualifier

San Juan, Oct 13.- Cuba is fighting for the gold medal of the Baseball World Cup qualifying tournament on Wednesday, facing off against the Dominican Republic's team at Hiram Bithorn stadium in the Puerto Rican capital.
Cuba Announces Baseball Team for World Qualifier in Puerto Rico
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 27.- Cuban baseball authorities announced on Sunday the 24-men team that will represent the island in the upcoming Pan American and World qualifier scheduled for Puerto Rico from October 1 to 12. The squad, which includes two catchers, seven infielders, four outfielders and 11…
Cuba Tunes its Pitching for Baseball Tournament
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 15.- Cuba’s national baseball team manager Eduardo Martin said the team will have at least five starters in the Puerto Rico World Championship qualifying tournament. Martin explained he had into account the probable amount of games to be played when he designed the pitching st…
Cuban Judoka Wins Bronze Medal at 2010 World Judo Championships

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11.- Yaritza Abel gave Cuba another medal on Saturday during the third day of competitions of the 2010 World Judo Championships, underway at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium of Tokyo, Japan, with the participation of 847 judokas from 111 countries.
Cuba Loses to Venezuela at Women’s Baseball World Cup

Havana, Cuba, Aug 19.- Host Venezuela remained undefeated at the IV Women’s Baseball World Cup after beating Cuba 4-3 in a tight game last night.