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• Even in the tough times Fidel Castro’s Cuba placed great value on sport | Richard Williams

  02-12-2016 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Long before the Buena Vista Social Club beguiled audiences around the world, revolutionary Cuba’s sporting heroes enjoyed global renownOn a warm evening in a Barcelona suburb 24 years ago, the air thick and heavy, the light-grey and gold, Cuba and the USA met in a baseball game that was as much a contest of ideologies as an Olympic semi-final. As the two teams lined up to shake hands before the semi-final, each Cuban presented his opponent with a commemorative pennant. The Americans had co
  
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• Pirates' Jung-ho Kang charged with fleeing scene of DUI crash in Korea

  02-12-2016 05:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Third baseman faces charges for allegedly fleeing scene of DUIKang, 29, signed a four-year, $11m deal with the Pirates in 2015Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung-ho Kang faces charges in South Korea after crashing a luxury car while driving under the influence of alcohol and then leaving the scene early Friday.Police are also investigating whether Kang asked a friend to falsely report who was driving the vehicle, according to an official at Seoul’s Gangnam district police station, who didn&r
  
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