Sports

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated on Saturday the Leñadores, the baseball team from the eastern province of Las Tunas, for becoming the first finalists in the country’s championship. On his Twitter profile, the president noted that the “hard-hitting team with its debutant management reaches a final for the third time in six seasons”. […]

20 July, 2023 Cuba’s second win in softball World Cup

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban women’s softball team achieved on Wednesday its second victory in the women’s World Cup of that sport, defeating South Africa 10-3, in Valencia, Spain. The victory was achieved in six innings, with personal credit to Yamerki Guevera, author of 13 strikeouts and only one hit allowed, reports colleague Hernández Luján. On […]

20 July, 2023 Cubans stand out in Baseball All-Star Game in Japan

Havana, Cuba- The second game of the NPB All-Star Series will be played this Thursday in Hiroshima, with the presence of two Cuban players. In the first game, held on Wednesday in Nagoya, Cuban Ariel Martinez connected a single in two innings in the 8×1 victory of the Pacific League over the Central League. The […]

5 July, 2023 Expand information on injured Cuban athlete in Central American and Caribbean Games

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban long jumper Maykel Massó, injured at the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games, will travel to Cuba today to receive surgical medical treatment at the Frank País International Orthopedic Complex. A statement from the Cuban delegation to this regional multi-sport event also specified that the bronze medalist in the last Olympic event […]

25 May, 2023 Cuba to participate in the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

Santiago de Chile, Chile.- Cuba expects to participate with some 400 athletes in the Pan American Games, the general secretary of the Cuban Olympic Committee, Ruperto Herrera, declared. In an interview with Prensa Latina, Herrera, who is also a member of the Panam Sports coordinating committee, tasked with running sports on the continent, reminded that […]

11 May, 2023 Cuba’s active and constructive role within the Association of Caribbean States is highlighted

Havana, Cuba.- Different delegations of member countries of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) highlighted at the preparatory meeting of the Council of Ministers in Guatemala, Cuba’s active and constructive role within the consultation and cooperation body. Rodolfo Benítez, general director of Multilateral Affairs and International Law of Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that […]

4 May, 2023 Cubans Matienzo and Suarez champions in volleyball in Spain

Havana, Cuba.- Cubans Sulian Matienzo and Laura Suarez were crowned champions of the Spanish Volleyball League 2023, as their team Hidramar Gran Canaria triumphed. With a notable contribution from the Cubans, the Canary Islands club overcame in the fourth match of the final the defending champion Tenerife La Laguna in five sets. Matienzo was named […]

4 May, 2023 Vegueros retake the lead in the National Baseball Series

Havana, Cuba.- Pinar del Rio beat Cienfuegos 2-0 and took advantage of Santiago de Cuba’s failure to remain alone at the top of the 62nd National Baseball Series, which will drop the curtains of its sixth particular sub-series this Thursday. As locals in their Capitán San Luis stadium, the Vegueros of mentor Alexander Urquiola scored […]

4 May, 2023 Cuba maintains its undefeated record in the World Boxing Championship

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban boxing raised to seven wins in a row and maintained its undefeated record at the World Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with one man still to step into the ring on the day. On Thursday, young Alejandro Claro and Fernando Arzola achieved victories. Claro (48 kg) beat Armenian Bareghan 4-0 in the second […]

4 May, 2023 Cuban Canoeing trains in Poland for the World Championship

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s best canoeists and kayakers are training in Bydgoszcz, Poland, ahead of the World Cup in Szeged, Hungary, scheduled for May 11-14. “Almost all of them are predicted to be on the podium, although they will find ranked opponents such as Olympic and world champions,” Alejandro Hamze, president of the Cuban federation of […]

3 May, 2023 Island’s delegation to the Alba Games returns to Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Daniel Bas, official of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, received the last group of athletes who participated in the V Alba Games of Venezuela 2023. “We are very proud of their performance, they represented the homeland with dignity,” he said after the arrival of the athletes to Cuba. Also […]