HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 19 (acn) Cuban Alfredo Despaigne hit a homer and drove in one run in the 13-14 loss of his team, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, to the Seibu Lions in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).

In order to diagnose how Cuban soccer is, a delegation from the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA by its French acronym), related to its area of Development Project, will visit the Caribbean island for three days starting next Sunday.

With two RBIs in the last game, Cuban Alfredo Despaigne, who plays for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB), now totals 99 and is the current leader of that statistic on the Pacific Circuit.

Under the slogan "We will always remember you Fidel", two over-60 cyclists from Canada and Cuba will cover over 600 kilometers between Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba cities to visit the tomb of the Commander in Chief.

Turkey won the gold medal at the 2017 FIVB Women's U23 World Championship, which took place in the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia, where Cuba finished sixth.

Cuban Yorgelis Rodriguez closed the season winning the bronze medal at the Decastar meeting, based in the French town of Talence, final act of the 2017 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

Cuban Yerisbel Miranda was beaten yesterday by the local Ayelen Martinez in the penultimate round of the 2017 Women´s Continental Chess Championship that ends today in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Cuba will face Kenya today in the fourth day of group B of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women´s U23 World Championship, which will finish next Sunday in the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Cuban basketball player Yoanki Mensia renewed his contract with the Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima, of Comodoro Rivadavia city, which belongs to the professional league of that country.

The Cuban National Sports, Physical Education and Recreation Institute announced on Thursday in Havana that all sports activities were suspended due to the powerful Hurricane Irma.

Cuba will face Mexico today on the final day of the group stage of the FIVB Men´s U23 World Championship, which takes place in Cairo, Egypt.

Cuban Oscar Pino, Greco-Roman style, won the bronze medal in the 130 kilogram division during the second competitive day of the World Wrestling Championship running in Paris, France, until August 26.

Cuban Alfredo Despaigne, who plays for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB), has been on fire after hitting six home runs in the current month and now totals 28 in the season, amount never before achieved by him.

Cuba will attend the 2017 World Wrestling Championships starting today in Paris, France, with 10 athletes (five in each modality).

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 21 (acn) The squad of Havana, reinforced with players from other Cuban provinces, will face Mexico´s Sidekicks when debuting in the second CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship, based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Cuba beat Japan on the third day of the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship, thus achieving their second win in Group A of the tournament based in Cairo, Egypt.