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BASEBALL
Taipei, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba fell today 6-7 against undefeated Japan at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei and was left without medal options in the III Premier 12 baseball tournament, attended by the best-ranked countries in the world.
Those led by Armando Johnson could not prevail against the current monarchs and number one in the world ranking and with one victory and three failures they lost all hope of getting a place for the next instance, with one game left to conclude the group stage.
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TENNIS
Turin, Italy, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Salvadoran tennis player Marcelo Arévalo lost today the clash for the doubles title in the Tennis Masters, a tournament that closes the 2024 season of the so-called white sport.
Arévalo and the Croatian Mate Pavic, top favorites for the throne, were runners-up after losing closely 6-7 (5/7) and 6-7 (6/8) to the Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
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MOTORCYCLING
Barcelona, Spain, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Spanish motorcyclist Jorge Martín won the individual MotoGP world title today, finishing third in the Gran Premio Solidaridad.
In the last race of the season, held at the Catalan circuit of Montmeló, the Italian Francesco Bagnaia and the Iberian Marc Márquez finished in the first two positions.
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BALONCESTO
Cleveland, USA, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Charlotte Hornets will today be the new contender to stop the undefeated progress of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the American Basketball League (NBA).
There have been 14 opportunities so far, but no one has been able to stop the Cavs, who are the best offensive team in the championship (with an average of 123.4 points scored per game), and are also among the first in steals (9.8) and effectiveness on three-point shots (41.8 percent).
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