Cuban Omar Almeida could become today the champion of the open chess tournament in Maia, Portugal, even before the last round of this event, which gathers more than 250 players.

Cuba advanced to the 16-team stage of the 20th Volleyball Men’s Championship even after losing 1-3 to Japan in Pool B, led by Brazil—undefeated in three games—with eight points, followed by the Japanese (6), the Cubans (4) and the Qatari (3).

Cuban men's national team lost today 1-3 to Japan and complicated their advance through group B to the round of 16 of the 20th edition of the World Volleyball Championship, held in Slovenia and Poland until September 11.

Cuban men's national team faces Japan today, in the continuation of the 20th edition of the Volleyball World Championship, held until September 11 in Slovenia and Poland.

Although he could not keep his pace without failures, Cuban Omar Almeida remains among the leaders of the Maia Open Chess Tournament, in Portugal, and today will play the sixth date as one of those who command the competition.

The Cuban women's team beat Puerto Rico 3-1 to finish fifth in the 19th Pan American Volleyball Cup held in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Cuban men's national team competing since Sunday in the Tour de Panama will face today the fifth stage, the shortest of the race, contested by 24 teams from America, Europe and Asia.

With the third place of Omar Almeida celebrated today Cuba at the Blitz Crucero Douro chess tournament in Portugal, a single-day event with the presence of 61 players.

After four of the seven stages of the Tour of Panama, Kevin Vega is still the best Cuban cyclist in this competition among teams from Latin America, the United States, Spain and Saudi Arabia.

Improving their current positions in the standings is the goal today of the Cuban pairs of Nelido Manso-Sanlay Castro and Pedro Vega-Darién Martínez as the 50th Snipe Open World Championship, held in Cascais, Portugal, comes to an end.

The Cuban women's team lost 0-3 to Colombia in 19th Pan American Volleyball Cup, held in Hermosillo, Mexico.

The Cuban pairs of Nelido Manso-Sanlay Castro and Pedro Vega-Darién Martínez will seek to improve positions today in the 50th World Open Snipe Championship held in Cascais, Portugal, where the day’s program features two regattas, weather permitting.

The Cuban women's national team will be opposite the Colombians, who are still undefeated on the fourth day of the 19th Pan American Volleyball Cup held in Hermosillo, Mexico.

The Cuban women's team beat Nicaragua 3-0 on the third day of the 19th Pan American Volleyball Cup held in Hermosillo, Mexico.

The Cuban Carlos Daniel Albornoz finished first in the open chess tournament of Mirandela, Portugal, after winning seven games and losing none, good enough to notch up eight points in nine games—including two draws—and crown with success a winning streak that started in the recent Chess Olympiad in Chennai and earned him more than 15 points, which will take his ELO rating to over 2,600 in its September update.