Three Cuban Greco-Roman wrestlers, led by Olympic and world champion Ismael Borrero (59 kg), will attend the Takhti Cup in the Iranian city of Mahshahr, next January 25 and 26.

Lefty Misael Villa and right-hander Vladimir Baños will be the starting pitchers for Industriales and Las Tunas, respectively, today in the sixth match of the remaining semifinal of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series, led 3-2 by Industriales.

Cuban rider Marlies Mejias ranked 28 th in the Santos Women's Tour held in Australia from last January 11 to 14, which she attended as guest by American club Sho-Air Twenty20.

Granma reached the grand final of the Cuban National Baseball Series when beating 4-2 Matanzas, in the fifth match of their semifinal playoffs.

The charismatic and talented centerfielder for the Industriales baseball team and member of the Cuban National team said goodbye to baseball in a beautiful ceremony held on Thursday at Havana´s Latin American Stadium.

Thanks to another pitching jewel by right-hander Lazaro Blanco, Granma beat 3-1 Matanzas, thus taking a very important step towards the final playoff of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Industriales beat away 12-5 Las Tunas thus tying 1-1 their semifinal playoff, while Granma, defending monarch, went ahead 2-1 in their series when winning 7-2 over Matanzas in the postseason of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series,
Industriales took the lead in the very first frame thanks to a 3-run homer by 2B Juan Torriente, but the local squad starred a comeback and in the bottom of the fourth they were ahead 5-4.

Led by Estonian Julia Beljajeva, first in the ranking of the International Fencing Federation (FIE by its French acronym), some 80 athletes from 35 nations will compete in the 2018 Senior Women´s Epee World Cup that will host Havana from next January 19 to 21.

The President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER), Antonio Becali highlighted on Friday in Havana the country's achievements in the sector.

The match between Granma, defending champion, and Pinar del Rio, will be in the spotlight today, in the continuation of the second stage of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Cuban Yusnel Bacallao finished second at the Carlos Torre Repetto Chess Memorial Tournament, held in Merida, Mexico, where Peruvian Emilio Cordova was crowned with half a point of advantage.

The last day of the second stage of the 57 th Cuban National Baseball Series was marked by the qualifying of Industriales to the playoffs, while Las Tunas and Matanzas remained tied on top of standings.

With only one round left, Peruvian GM Emilio Cordova appears as leader of the Carlos Torre Repetto Chess Memorial Tournament with 7 points from possible 8.

Las Tunas, already qualified to postseason, seems ready to finish in style, and yesterday defeated at home 4-1 Artemisa in the second stage of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series (SNB by its Spanish acronym).

The National Baseball Directorate (DNB by its Spanish acronym) announced the list of the best players of 2017 in Cuba, led by the slugger Alfredo Despaigne.

With an attack of 10 hits, Matanzas defeated 7-1 Pinar del Río, thus taking a firm step towards the playoffs of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series (SNB by its Spanish acronym).