Although it was good beating Indonesia in the Open Group and tying with Argentina in the Women´s Pool, the Cuban squads maintain discreet rankings in the 43rd Chess Olympiad of Batumi, Georgia, with only two rounds left.

Executives of the Spanish club Atletico de Madrid met in Havana with officials of the Cuban Soccer Association (AFC by its Spanish acronym) with the aim of starting a collaboration that envisages sending of trainers and coaches and the opening of an academy in the Caribbean island.

Marlon Diaz and Michel Rodriguez joined the list of Cubans hired to play basketball abroad, as part of a process that will contribute to the development of this sport in the country.

The Cuban women´s team tied 2-2 with Viet Nam in the eighth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad taking place in Batumi, Georgia, where China and Ukraine share the top while United States lead the Open Group.

WIM Lisandra Llaudy (2294 Elo points) earned her fifth win in the 43rd Chess Olympiad and remained among the best players of those who defend the fourth board in Batumi, Georgia.

Cuba achieved its third loss in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship when being beaten by Italy in a match for Pool B held at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Japan.

Roberto León Richards was elected president of the Cuban Olympic (COC) in an ordinary assembly that applauded the proposal to grant José Ramón Fernández Álvarez the status of Honorary Life President, according to the newspaper Granma.

Cuba won two silver medals in the men's and mixed doubles events in the 5th International Badminton Tournament based in Guatemala.

The Cuban duo of Karell Peña-Luis Reyes won the gold medal of the 4th stop of the 2018 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with the presence of 21 teams per sex from 16 countries.

The Cuban squads attending the 43rd Chess Olympiad taking place in Batumi, Georgia, achieved again opposite results during the sixth round of this major tournament.

The Cuban women´ s team beat 3.5-0.5 Iceland during the fourth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad underway in the Georgian city of Batumi, while the men´s squad lost 1.5-2.5 to Moldova.

Cuba will participate with one pair of each sex in the 4th and penultimate stage of the 2018 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit that begins today in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with the presence of 21 teams per sex from 16 countries.

Erislandy Savon earned the decisive win that allowed the Cuba Domadores to beat 3-2 the Kazakhstan Astana Arlans in the first leg (C1 format) of the 8th World Series of Boxing (WSB) grand final.

The Cuban men´ s team beat 4-0 Albania during the third round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad running in the Georgian city of Batumi, while the women´s side lost 0.5-3.5 to China.

Both Cuban squads won in the first round of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad underway in Batumi, Georgia.

Cuban Ivan Silva won the silver medal today in the individual event of the 2018 Judo World Championships Seniors held in Baku, Azerbaijan, after losing in the final of the 90 kilograms division to Spanish Nikoloz Sherazadishvili.