Sports

Global isolation raises online chess audiences

Lausanne, Switzerland, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) The International Chess Federation (FIDE, in French) has revealed the increase in online audiences as part of the alternatives for millions of people in isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dominican Republic to participate at Online Chess Tournament

Santo Domingo, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Republic has confirmed its participation at the World Online Chess Tournament, in support of the 'Stay at Home' program to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The Dominican Chess Federation announced its participation at this amazing online event that will be held on the world platform Lichess.org.

Cuba modifies Olympic schedule due to new coronavirus

Cuba modifies Olympic schedule due to new coronavirus Por Fausto Triana

Havana, (Prensa Latina) Reality overcomes fiction and in light of the pandemic of the new coronavirus, Cuba has decided to modify its Olympic schedule immediately and be optimistic about the future of sports.

Cuban legend postpones retirement to go after his fourth gold medal

Havana, Mar 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Mijail Lopez maintains his desire to become an Olympic champion for the fourth time, and postponed his retirement from wrestling to be present at the Olympic Games.

Cuba trusts IOC will take best decision on Olympics

23 de marzo de 2020, 11:42

Havana, Mar 23 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Cuban Olympics Committee, Roberto Leon Richards, has assured that Cuba trusts that the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and the organizers of the Tokyo-2020 Olympics will take the best decision on whether they will take place or not.

Unthinkable to keep date of Olympic Games, warned in France

23 de marzo de 2020, 1:30Paris, Mar 23 (Prensa Latina) The president of the French Athletics Federation, André Giraud, described as unthinkable that the date scheduled to celebrate the XXXII Olympic Games in Tokyo-2020, still convened from July 24 to 9, could be kept August.

Ronaldinho and a day after 40 ...

Asuncion, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) One day after his 40th birthday, the famous former Brazilian soccer player, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, 'Ronaldinho', does not know how much longer his luck will move against the hands of a clock.

Ex-Real Madrid President Lorenzo Sanz dies for Covid-19

Madrid, March 21 (Prensa Latina) The bad news about the new coronavirus pandemic continues to plague the world today and this Sunday the death of Lorenzo Sanz, president of Real Madrid between 1995 and 2000, was reported due to the Covid-19.

IOC president considers premature to postpone Tokyo 2020 Games

20 de marzo de 2020, 14:54

New York, United States, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) German Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), affirmed that it would be premature to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games as of Friday, due to the global pandemic of the new coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2.

Cuba intensifies combat against Covid-19 and suspends sports events

18 de marzo de 2020, 13:52

Havana, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Cuba to suspend its sports calendar, in a country where ten cases of the disease have been reported so far, including one death, and preventive measures to combat the epidemic have been intensified.

UEFA postpones Eurocup for summer of 2021

UEFA postpones Eurocup for summer of 2021 Nyon, Switzerland, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Tuesday confirmed the postponement of the 2020 Eurocup for the summer of 2021, as a preventive action against the spreading of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the entire world.