IAAF to Test All Athletes for Doping in Daegu Championship

Monaco, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Thursday announced it would conduct anti-doping tests on all participants in the Daegu World Championship, set for South Korea from Aug. 27 to Sept. 4.

Diana Nyad Ends 2nd Attempt to Swim from Cuba to Florida

Havana, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) U.S. open-water swimmer Diana Nyad decided to end her second attempt to swim 103 miles from Cuba to Florida as she reached the halfway point.

After 29 hours of swimming, the 61-year old Nyad had to stop due to backache, heavy swells and asthma symptoms that did not allow her to optimize her breathing capacity.

Russia Defeats Cuba in Women’s Volleyball Grand Prix

Bangkok, (Prensa Latina) The Russia women’s team defeated Cuba 3-1 on Friday in competition group B on the first day of the 2011 Volleyball Grand Prix, in the city of Nakhopathom.

Russia, the defending champion, won 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, and 25-20 in 1:41 hours. The Russians took advantage of their height and played strong offense, headed by Ekaterina Gamova, 2.02 meters high, who totaled 24 points, including 20 attacks and four blocks.

French Gael Monfils to the Round of Sixteen in ATP World Tour

Berlin, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) French Gael Monfils beat Spanish Albert Ramos 6-4 and 6-2 and advanced to the round of sixteen in ATP World Tour in Hamburg.

Monfils, 7th in ATP world ranking, needed just an hour and 12 minutes to beat his opponent.

Venezuela begins to grow as sports reference in the world

Caracas,  AVN .- Venezuelan Executive Vice-president Elias Jaua expressed this Sunday that the fourth ALBA Games evidence that Venezuela begins to grow as a sports reference in the world, which contributes with human growth instead of mercantile competence.

Uruguay, Argentina Raise Expectations in Copa America Tourney

Montevideo, July 16 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayans will be closely following the quarterfinal match of their national soccer team against Argentina on Saturday night, in what is considered to be an early final in the 43rd Copa America tournament.

Preparations OK for 39th Baseball World Cup

Panama, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Preparations for the 39th IBAF Baseball World Cup are going as scheduled, president of the Organizing Committee Edwin Cabrera informed.

The Panamanian official met on Friday with diplomats from Cuba, South Korea, Canada, Greece, the United States, Venezuela, China Taipei, Puerto Rico, Japan, Holland, Australia, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Italy and Germany, all countries involved in the competition.

Aguero Top Scorer of Copa America

Cordoba, Argentina, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) Argentine soccer player Sergio “Kun” Agüero is the current top scorer of Copa America 2011, with three goals.

Aguero scored twice in the match against Costa Rica last Monday. He scored two of the three goals that gave the victory of Argentina over Costa Rica 3-0. He scored his first goal in the first match against Bolivia, where both teams drew 1-1.

Costa Rican Cyclist Intends to FinishTour de France Despite Injury

Paris, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican cyclist Andrey Amador said this Monday that he intends to finish the current Tour de France despite an injury he suffered during the first stage.

Changes in Davis Cup Dates

Monte Carlo,  (Prensa Latina) The International Tennis Federation, ITF, informed this Monday that 2011 will be the last year that Davis Cup finals will take place in December.

According to the ITF the dates of the two subsequent Davis cups (2012-2013) will be brought forward by alterations in the competitive calendar of the professional circuit.

Brazil in Difficult Group in World League

Rio de Janeiro,  (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian male volleyball team’s head coach Bernardo Rezende (Bernardinho) said Monday the competing group for his team will be quite hard at the finals of the 2011 Volleyball World League.

Bernardinho said he called Group E “the group of death” in his Monday statements to the website of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) when he referred to his team’s inclusion in such a group.

Blatter Remains as Head of FIFA

Zurich, Switizerland, (Prensa Latina) Swiss Joseph Blatter will remain at the helm of the International Football Federation (FIFA), in the wake of his re-election on Wednesday during the 61st Congress of the body.

Blatter, 75, got 186 of the 205 possible votes, said Vice President of FIFA, Argentine Julio Grondona.

Blatter then becomes the third president remaining longest in the post after French Jules Rimet and Brazilian Joao Havelange. He first assumed his position in 1998 and when he completes his fourth term he would have served for 17 years.

He had no rival in this election in the wake of Qatari Mohammed Bin Hammanâ�Ös temporary disqualification for alleged corruption.

US Biker T-Hamilton Admits He Did Drugs

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The US ex biker Tyler Hamilton admitted he consumed performance enhancers during his career after years of denial and accused other team mates, among them Lance Armstrong, of similar behavior.

(Armstrong) took all we all did: there were EPO (erythropoietin), tetosterone…..” said Hamilton in excerpt of an interview for CBS TV. Network.

Cuba Defeats Japan, S. Korea at Judo World Cup

Havana, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban men´s judo team defeated Japan and South Korea on the first day of the World Judo Championships team competition at the Aquidaba Sports Complex in San Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.

Olympic Venezuelan Committee Looks to London 2012

Caracas, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) The technical commission of the Olympic Venezuelan Committee (COV) aspires to enter 150 athletes to the Olympic Games of London 2012 to improve the results of Beijing-2008.

Stoner Breaks Record in MotoGP Test in Sepang

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Australian Honda rider Casey Stoner broke the record circuit lap at the second official MotoGP test of 2011 in Sepang, Malaysia.

Italian Coach to Coach Poland Team

Warsaw, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Italian coach Andrea Anastasi will coach Poland national men”s volleyball team, Polish press published.

According to Polish media Anastasi will replace Argentinean Daniel Castellani, who resigned after the dull performance of Poland played in the World Championship in October.