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Cuban Baseball mourns the death of the pitcher Yadier Pedroso Gonzalez, who was part of the national team to the III World Classic, and died here victim of a traffic accident the night of March 16.»

Cuba will host the 5th Montecristo Golf Cup from April 25 to 27 at the Caribbean resort of Varadero, 87 miles east of Havana, tourism authorities announced.»

The Netherlands advanced to the semifinals at the 3rd World Baseball Classic after defeating Cuba 7-6 at the second stage of the championship, held in Tokyo.»

Yasmani Tomás is only 22 and has already become a sensation of the Third World Baseball Classic, as one of the architects of the tremendous recovery of Cuba, as it beat China Taipei 14-0.»

Cuba today gave an almost perfect thrust to the samurais of Japan, with a voracious offense that included ten hits and two homers, to prevail 6×3 and lead Group A in the III World Baseball Classic.»

Team Cuba unleashed a ferocious offensive to beat China at the 3rd WBC 12×0. Homers by Alexei Bell and Jose Dariel Abreu were the first in the Fukuoka Dome Stadium, where Pool A has its venue.»

Getting to San Francisco, in the semifinals,  is not a crazy dream; it is true possibility that Cuban players are to defend at the Third World Baseball Classic.»

The four teams from America and the Caribbean with tickets to the U-20 World Cup to be held in Turkey, are going to the field on Friday to play the semis matches: Cuba vs. USA and Mexico-El Salvador.»

Cuba made history Tuesday night, securing a place at a FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time by beating Costa Rica, 2-1, in a quarterfinal dual at the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.»

Sancti Spiritus boxer Yosvany Veitia got one of the six gold medals won by the Cuban squad that attended the Independence Boxing Cup, in the Dominican Republic.»