Sandro Mareco (Argentina) and Maritza Arribas (Cuba) made news after the second round of the Capablanca Memorial International Chess Tournament, held at Hotel Nacional de Cuba.

 “This award reflects an achievement of national sports and recognizes Cuban wrestling,” said the outstanding coach Raul Trujillo about the distinction he will receive on May 6 in Acapulco, Mexico, on account of his brilliant international career at the head of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team, which he has helped win several top competitions, including the Olympic Games.

Wins by Deisy Cori (Peru) and Irina Bulgama (Romania) marked the first day of the Premier group in the 55th Capablanca Memorial chess tournament, held at Hotel Nacional de Cuba in downtown Havana.

Cuban beach volleyball duo Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo will seek this Saturday the world ticket in the qualifying tournament in Mexico, scheduled to be held this weekend in the resort of Aguascalientes.

Cuban Jasiel Rivero and the Spanish team Valencia Basket will play this Wednesday against the German team Hamburg Towers, in the beginning of the decisive phase of the Eurocup basketball tournament, which in terms of quality is only behind the Euroleague in the Old Continent.

The Cuban duo of Leila Martinez and Lidianny Echeverria won on Sunday the title in the North, Central America and the Caribbean (Norceca) beach volleyball qualifying tournament, held in the Dominican Republic.

Cuba finished on Sunday with the silver medal in the mixed team tournament of the 1st Pan American and Oceania Judo Championships, after losing in the final to the favorite Brazil.

The Cuban Jasiel Rivero scored 12 points today in Valencia Basket's 19th victory, a 78-71 win over Baskonia in the Spanish basketball league.

After four days of intense competition, the Cubans Mayelín Bernal, Aliannis Ramírez and Cecilia Díaz maintained on Sunday their prolific performance in the Danube Water Polo League held in Košice, Slovakia.

Cuba will debut today with nine judokas in the first day of the senior individual tournament of the Pan American and Oceania Championships, to be held until tomorrow in Lima, Peru.

The International Weightlifting Federation ratified by election Cuban Marina Rodriguez as member of the Athletes’ Commission, according to the local Jit publication.

Cuban Arlenis Sierra, two-time Pan-Am Champ and Fifth place at the recent World Championship of Road Cycling, is leading the iconic Movistar Teram for teh Arrow Brabant underway April 13 in Belgium.

In a document submitted today to the national press at the Latin American Stadium, the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) expresses its rejection of the purposes of the self-named Association of Cuban Professional Baseball Players (ACPBP), which recently was created in Miami, Florida.

After several months of waiting, the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) finally elected Juan Reynaldo Perez Pardo as its new president.

The 18 Cuban judokas who will participate from April 15 to 17 at the Pan American Senior Judo Championships of America and Oceania Lima, depart today for that city.

The Red Star Belgrade club qualified to the final of the Premier League A of Serbia, after the second round of the semifinals, in which this weekend the offense of Cuban Cecilia Diaz Mesa led the red-and-white team to advance.