Homeruns by Cubans Alfredo Despaigne and Yurisbel Gracial led the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to beat 11-2 away the Yomiuri Giants in the second game of the final in the 2020 Japan Series, championship series of the Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2020 season.
Good performance of Cuban weightlifters in online world cup
With good team results, the Cuban representation ranked seventh in the women's category and eleventh in men's at the First U-17 Online World Cup of Weightlifting, held in Lima, Peru.
Over 4500 runners already registered for Maracuba race
Carlos Gattorno, director of the Marabana project, assured in this capital that the popular Maracuba race, to be held virtually next Saturday, November 21, throughout the country, exceeds the 4,500 runners registered.
Cuba and Barbados strengthen sports cooperation
Dwight Sutherland, minister of youth, sports and community development of Barbados, held an exchange with the Cuban ambassador to that Caribbean nation, Sergio Jorge Pastrana, where they agreed to continue fostering cooperative relations between both countries, especially in sports.
Cuban Viciedo hit his 100th homerun in Japanese professional baseball league
Cuban Dayán Viciedo blasted his 100th homerun in Japanese professional baseball (NPB) today, while Yurisbel Gracial drove in two runs to become key figures in the triumph of their respective clubs.
Diaz-Canel sent condolences for death of outstanding Cuban athlete and official
The president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, expressed his condolences for the death of prominent former basketball player Tomas Herrera, who won a bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
Cuban relievers remain on fire in Japanese baseball
Cuban relievers Raidel Martinez and Livan Moinelo continued today with their strikeouts recital and were key figures in the triumph of their respective clubs in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).
Cuban pitchers shine in NPB today
Cuban pitchers Yariel Rodriguez and Livan Moinelo shone today in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB) although their respective clubs had different outcomes.
Cubans Despaigne and Viciedo homered today in Japanese baseball
Cubans Alfredo Despaigne and Dayan Viciedo both homered today, but their respective teams had different fate in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).
Cuban Sierra had outstanding performance in fifth stage of the Giro Rosa 2020
Cuban Arlenis Sierra, captain of the Astana Women's Team, had a great day in Italy today when crossing the finish line within the pack led by multiple Olympic and world champion Marianne Vos, in the fifth stage of the Giro Rosa 2020, the largest tour of the female road cycling.
Sierra ranked 14th with the same time (2:47:27 hours) as the first 53 riders led by the Dutch legend Vos.
Cuba ranks third in the Ibero-American IT Olympics 2020
Cuba reached the third place by countries in the Ibero-American Olympics of Informatics and Computing 2020, with eight awards: two gold, two silver and four bronze, reported this week the website of the ministry of education.
Cuban Despaigne fired his first two homers in 2020 NPB season
Cuban Alfredo Despaigne blasted his first two homers of the season and drove in four runs in the 8-1 away victory of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Japan Professional Baseball League (NPB).
Cubans Gracial and Martin both homer in Japanese Baseball League
The seventh home run of the season of Cuban Yurisbel Gracial was crucial today in the 2-0 victory of the current monarchs, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, in the Pacific circuit of the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).
Cuban Durand earned award for greatest Paralympic moment of the last decade
For her extraordinary performance at Rio 2016, where she won three gold medals, Cuban sprinter Omara Durand won the award for the greatest moment of the last decade at Paralympic Games.
Cuban athlete among the best Paralympic athlete of the last 10 years
Cuban sprinter Omara Durand will be in the final vote Saturday against British cyclist Sarah Storey in the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) social media poll, which focuses on the most significant moment in the Paralympic Games over the last decade.
Cuban official appointed chairman of CACSO Athletes´ Commission
Former basketball player Ruperto Herrera, secretary general of the Cuban Olympic Committee, will chair the Athletes´ Commission of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO), of which he was already the second member of the executive.
Cubans remain shining in NPB
With another excellent work in the eighth frame, Cuban reliever Livan Moinelo was a key piece today in the 8-7 home victory of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the ORIX Buffaloes, in the 2020 Japanese professional baseball (NPB) season.