volleyball
HAVANA, July 12 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban national team beat Nicaragua here today in a continuation of their fifth FIFA U-23 Men’s World Cup.
The Antilles team won 25-16, 25-16, 25-14 to add its second victory in the competition that was held in the Havana Sports City Coliseum.
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Tennis
Wimbledon, United Kingdom, July 12 (Prensa Latina) Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Tunisian Anas Jabeur today qualified for the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Open tennis tournament, which will be played on Friday.
Sabalenka, ranked second in the world, defeated American Madison Keys in two sets (6-2 and 6-4) in less than an hour and a half of play.
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Cycling
Molines, France, July 12 (Prensa Latina) Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Phoenix) won stage 11 of the Tour de France today with a devilish sprint, the fourth he has achieved in the 110th edition of the Grand Boucle thanks to his speed.
The cyclist assuming the best-of-the-moment finisher covered the bumpy 179.8km course between Clermont-Ferrand and Moulins in four hours, one minute and seven seconds, which included three Category 4 mountain passes and a straight to the goal. 1300 metres.
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baseball
WASHINGTON, July 12 (PRENSA LATINA) Today, press sources indicate that the New York Yankees are evaluating the possibility of adding Dominican shortstop Roderick Arias to their major roster.
According to the SNY New York series, the prospect could be added to the Yankees’ official roster before the August 1 trade deadline.
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