With its powerful offensive as main weapon, the leader Las Tunas will visit today Industriales, third in the standings, in the beginning of the eleventh subseries of the second phase of the 57 th Cuban National Baseball Series.

The current monarch of Granma scored twice in the bottom of the ninth frame, without batting hits, and walked off 6-5 the leader Las Tunas, in the end of the tenth subseries of the second stage of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Cuba lost 7-10 to the Dominican Republic in the final hexagonal of the Pan American U23 Baseball Championship taking place in Panama, and no longer has opportunity to get one of the four tickets this contest grants to next year´s World Cup.

Puerto Rico beat Cuba in the second game of the 1st round, group C, of the FIBA Men´s Basketball 2019 World Cup Americas Qualifiers.

Cuban gymnasts Manrique Larduet and Yesenia Ferra won five medals, including three titles, at the 2017 Mexico Open, reported Granma newspaper.

Granma, current monarch, defeated away 15-6 Industriales in the continuation of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Cuba lost 0-2 to Venezuela in the third round for Group B of the Pan American U23 Baseball Championship, taking place in Panama.

Right-hander Jonder Martinez pitched seven scoreless innings to help Matanzas beating 3-1 the leader Las Tunas, in the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.
Yanier Blanco earned the save despite allowing 4 hits, including a solo homer by Rafael Viñales, in 2 innings, while Yudiel Rodriguez took the loss.

Cuba will debut today as visitor against Mexico in the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup China 2019 Americas Pre-Qualifiers.

Right-hander Yoalkis Cruz was a key factor in Las Tunas´ 4-3 victory over Pinar del Río, whom they swept at Julio Antonio Mella stadium. Thus, Cruz became the first pitcher to reach 12 wins, and was supported by the offensive of DH Danel Castro, who hit 2 for 3 with an RBI, while OF Jorge Jhonson remains on fire when batting 2 for 4.

The Cuban Baseball Federation announced today the roster of the team to attend the Pan-American U23 Championship, based in Panama, which grants four tickets to the 2018 World Cup.

Alfredo Despaigne, who recently became champion of the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB by its Spanish acronym), will join Granma in the playoffs to help the team to conquer its second consecutive title in the Cuban National Series.

DH Lazaro Cedeño batted 3 for 4, including his sixteenth home run, and became a key piece in the 7-4 win of the champion, Granma, over the current runner-up, Matanzas, in the 57 th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Cuban Henry Jaen won for the fifth time, second in a row, the marathon event of the Marabana Marathon Race, while his countryman Richer Perez became champion for 7th consecutive year of the half marathon event in this same contest taking place each November in the Cuban capital.

Puerto Rican Victor Lopez, president of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC), attended the 31st edition of Marabana, Cuba's main marathon race that was attended by more than five thousand runners.

The powerful lineup of the leader Las Tunas amounted 12 hits, including four doubles, when defeating Pinar del Río 8-3 and remains as leader of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.