Juan Francisco Puello, president of the Caribbean Confederation of Professional Baseball (CBPC by its Spanish acronym) reasserted that the main obstacle for the inclusion of Cuba in that organization is the policy of the United Strates against Havana.
The president of INDER, Antonio Becali Garrido, announced the inauguration this Monday of several sports facilities in Havana as part of the second stage of the recovery of these centers.
Cubans are in mourning for the death of Romelio Martinez Hernandez, one of the strongest batters who played in the national baseball championships.
Pole Vaulter Yarisley Silva and bóxer Julio Cesar La Cruz were voted as the best athletes of Cuba in 2017, it was announced today at a ceremony held at the Coliseum of the Sports City.
The leaders of the Canadian baseball club Quebec Capitales today confirmed their interest in expanding ties with Cuban baseball players, which they began in 2014.
The 39th International Festival of the New Latin American Cinema, which will take place in this capital city from December 8th to 17th, will pay tribute to U.S. director James Ivory with eight films from his fruitful career, said organizers today.
The 7th Convention on Physical Activity and Sports (AFIDE), the main Cuban sports scientific event, began here today in the presence of more than 400 foreign and about 300 domestic delegates.
Havana, Cuba.- The Director of the Marabana/Maracuba project, Carlos Gattorno told ACN that over 900 foreigners have registered to participate in the event of which 307 will be present in the marathon race. He also explained that those that have registered represent over 50 countries, including the United States with over 370 runners and over […]
The 53rd edition of the Prensa Latina Sports Survey has been launched today, in order to select, stimulate and recognize the best athletes and teams in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017.
Cuba will be represented at the World Swimming and Weightlifting Championships for Disabled Athletes in Mexico City from November 27 to December 7, it was published in this capital Thursday.
The wild-card series of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series will begin today with the clashes between Granma and Villa Clara at Augusto Cesar Sandino stadium, in this city, and the other match to advance to the next stage will be between Artemisa and Ciego de Avila, always with the second teams as home-club.
The Cuban duos of Sergio Gonzalez-Nivaldo Diaz and Leila Martinez-Lidiannis Echeverria won their respective matches in the second day of the 21st stop of the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, based in Quinzhou, China.
Six Cuban volleyball players signed contracts to play in the 2017-2018 professional season in Argentina.
Havana, Cuba.-Baseball is one of the most affected sports by the blockade of Cuba maintained by the United States for more than 50 years, Cuban former baseball star Rey Vicente Anglada asserted today in this capital. ‘The blockade has affected us in a great extent and continues to do so,’ said the extraordinary second base […]
Havana, Cuba.-U.S. powerboat pilots, Nigel Hook and Jay Johnson, will try to set two world speed record on the Key West-Havana and Havana-Key West routes today. According to the organizers of the Lucas Oil Ocean Cup event Key West to Cuba, the Lucas Oil SilverHook powerboat, piloted by Hook and Johnson, left Key West early […]
London, Great Britain.-Cuba managed today to place its three representatives in the final of the triple jump for men corresponding to the World Cup of London 2017, and they will be the only Latin Americans in the dispute of medals of this. Cristian Nápoles achieved the best record, on having jumped 17,06 meters (fourth place […]
Havana, Cuba.-The 4th edition of the International Mandela Day Mini-Marathon was officially announced by Patrick Rankhumice, charge d”affaires of the South African Embassy in Havana and Carlos Gattorno, Marabana President. ‘For us it is vital to celebrate once again this four-kilometer mini-marathon in Havana and to honor along with the Cuban people the legacy of […]
North Carolina, United States.-Despite winning the last four games against Cuba, the executive director of USA Baseball, Paul Seiler, says that to confront Cubans in this popular sport is a thermometer for the United States. ‘We measure the competitive level of our team according to its result in the competition with Cuban selections, that is […]
North Carolina, United States.-Cuba and the United States are starting in several North Carolina locations the sixth baseball cap, considered a national sport and cultural heritage in both countries. The baseball series between the Cuban national team and the national university of the United States, two of the world powers in this sport discipline, began […]
Havana, Cuba.-A Cuban baseball team is training at the Havana Latin American Stadium, to compete at the Inter-Ports Baseball Tournament of Rotterdam, Holland, a competition in which Cuba has been the champion in 10 times, in the 15 editions of the event. The Cuban team will start competition on July 1st, playing against Curazao at […]
