Ciego De Avila Cuban Basketball League Champs
The team from Ciego de Avila won Cuba’s Senior League title for men’s basketball, winning on Thursday for the fourth straight time against the Capitalinos, reported JIT Online.
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Cuba Leaves Pan American Triathlon Cup Without Medals
Cuban athlete Leslie Amat managed only fifth place in the third phase of the Pan American Cup and the Ibero-American Championships Triathlon held in Lima, Peru, reported the JIT Online website on Monday.
Read MoreWatch Out for the Corporate Publishers
Last week, the 2013 Havana International Book Fair Cuba featured a presentation titled “The Contradictions of Copyrights: Essential Elements for the Global South,” led by British law professor Alan Story.
Read MoreCuban Wins Bronze in World Cycling
The Cuban cyclist Lisandra Guerra won a bronze medal in the keirin at the World Cup Track Cycling competition that ended on Sunday in Minsk, Belarus, reported Jit Online.
Read MoreCuba Blanked by Holland in WBC Tune-up
Holland once again showed it will play tough against Cuba as it shutout the islanders 5-0 in a WBC III tune up game on Sunday in Taiwan. The Dutch team took advantage of all of Cuba’s weaknesses and veteran lefty Diegomar Markwell once again held the Cubans in check during the first five innings to get the win.
Read MoreCuban Picks up a Gold in Sweden
Cuban pole-vaulter Yarisley Silva came in first place at the DN Galan indoor track meet in Stockholm on Thursday, with a vault of 4.78 meters, her personal best, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreAfter Pope Benedict, Progressive Catholics and Priest Victims Call for a More Inclusive Papacy
Speculation is mounting over who will become the next pope after Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic Church on Monday, Benedict’s resignation comes as the Catholic Church is facing scrutiny over its handling of the widening priest sexual abuse scandal and its crackdown on liberal nuns.
Read MoreThis Week in Palestine (Feb. 2-8)
While Palestinian factions are meeting in Cairo to work out details of implementing the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas, Israel conducted around 82 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Read MoreLeinier Dominguez Wins National Chess Blitz
Grandmaster Leinier Dominguez reached the top of the podium in the Blitz National Chess Championship, which was held on Wednesday in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara as a preamble to the elite male event, reported the JIT website.
Read MoreCuba Expands Its Shortlist for WBC
Six new players have been included on the shortlist of the Cuban baseball squad for the Third World Baseball Classic (WBC III), to be held in several countries from March 2 to 19, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
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