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Two Cubans (triple jumper Alexis Copello and shot putter Misleydis Gonzalez) climbed to the top of the podium in the Track and Field Grand Prix in Uberlandia, Brazil.

Industriales took a two game to one lead in the Western Division championship series on Saturday night defeating Matanzas 4-2 in a game prolonged into early Sunday morning over a bat controversy.

After losing 20-0 in its series opener to Ciego de Avila, Granma had two possible ways to go; total demoralization or start from scratch. They chose the latter and rebounded to win 4-2 on Friday

Cuba led the standings in the Judo World Cup in Miami, winning four titles on Thursday during the first day of the competition being attended by 129 athletes from 22 nations.

Odrisamer Despaigne pitched visiting Industriales to a 6-2 win over Matanzas in the opener of their best of seven series for the Western Division title of the Cuban Baseball League on Wednesday.

The Cuban men’s volleyball team will face Trinidad and Tobago today in the quarterfinals of the NORCECA Olympic-qualifying volleyball tournament being held in the US city of Long Beach. They lost on Wednesday to Canada in straight sets.

The Cuban women’s volleyball squad has lost another opportunity to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. They went down to the Dominican Republic on Saturday by a score of 3-1 in the NORCECA regional tournament.

Ciego de Avila defeated Las Tunas 12-2 on Saturday night to even their best of seven series 3-3 and force a tie breaker, also in Las Tunas, on Sunday.

Cuban platform divers Jose Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre will participate from today until Sunday in the second phase of the Montreal Grand Prix.

Matanzas lived to play another day on Wednesday, tying Sancti Spiritus at three games each, and Las Tunas took full command of their one-sided series with Ciego de Avila via a hard-fought victory that pushed the Leñadores into a commanding 3-1 matchup advantage.