All posts tagged "Cuba"
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoCuba Edges Australia 4-3 to Reach the WBC Semifinals
Yoelkis Guibert provided a key hit for Cuba, the 2006 World Baseball Classic runner-up, and clutch performances from two NPB pitchers...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] 2006 WBC Brought Joy, Excitement to Japan
Although Japan struggled in the opening rounds of the 2006 WBC, subsequent victories over South Korea and Cuba delivered a championship...
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Tigers Looking to Rebound After Record-Breaking Slow Start
The Kansai-based club opened the season with nine consecutive defeats, a Central League record to start a season.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Cuba’s ‘Queen of Speed’ Maintains Unbeatable Aura at Tokyo Games
The 29-year-old Omara Durand Elias’ unbeaten streak began in 2011.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJUDO | Akira Sone Wins Japan’s First Gold Medal in Women’s Over-78 Category Since 2004
“I am full of gratitude that, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we were able to have these Olympics,” commented...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years ago[OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] American Flagbearer Eddy Alvarez's Unlikely Journey to the Tokyo Games
~~ Pick an Olympic story, any Olympic story, and it might pale in comparison to Eddy Alvarez’s. A son of Cuban...
