Cuba lost for the first time at the 2011 World Cup Baseball tournament on Thursday, victim to stellar pitching and two homers by the Netherlands in the seven inning game. The Netherlands is the first European team to make a World Cup Baseball final. Their rivals for that game on Saturday will be either Canada or Cuba
Read MoreThe new schedule for the second round of the World Cup include doubleheaders on Thursday and Friday to make up for Wednesday’s rainouts, announced the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).
Read MoreWe will experience a slight decrease in the temperature as well as some precipitation over the coming week. Maximum temperatures will oscillate around 29°C (84°F) except on Thursday, when it’s expected to reach 31°C (88°F). The minimum temperatures will be around 24°C (75°F).
Read MoreCuba and Panama’s second round World Cup Baseball game on Wednesday was rained out. They weren’t alone as the other three quarterfinal match ups were postponed for the same reason.
Read MoreThrough a special program that promises great performances this month, plans for the celebration of Cuban Culture Day are being made by the National Center for Concert Music, an institution made up of soloists and groups of that art form on the island.
Read MoreCuban rappers will be on stage in October in various parts of Havana. The effort is being organized by the institution that brings together the exponents of this genre on the island: the Cuban Rap Agency.
Read MoreCuba pounded out 17 hits including the game winning double by Jose Dariel Abreu in the seventh inning to defeat Team USA, the defending World Cup Champions, by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday evening in Panama.
Read MoreCuba won its final first round game 6-0 over Nicaragua in the IBAF Baseball World Cup on Sunday, finishing with a perfect 7-0 record in Group B.
Read MoreCuba won its sixth straight IBAF Baseball World Cup 2011 game on Saturday 8-2 over surprisingly feisty Germany, which led for first third of the game. The Cubans, already qualified for Round Two, finish their Round One games on Sunday against Nicaragua.
Read MoreCuba marked the 35th anniversary of the bombing of a Cubana airlines jet, in which 73 people were killed, with demonstrations Thursday against terrorism and a demand for the release of five government agents in prison in the United States.
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