Carlos Benitez, Granma second baseman, has hit three grand slams in the current Cuban National Baseball Series, and ranks first in that statistic.

Right-hander Denis Castillo pitched his second consecutive shutout in Industriales´ 4-0 win over the leader Pinar del Rio in the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series, which thirteenth subseries ends up today.

The National Electoral Commission, in compliance with the agreement of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba of September 18 of this year, where it has to postpone the general election in its first stage for November 26, decided to extend until October 30 the holding of the nomination assemblies of candidates for delegates to the municipal body of People's Power.

The Cuban duo of Leodannis Martinez and Tahimara Oropeza won a silver medal at the 8th International Badminton Tournament, which concluded this Sunday in the Mexican city of Aguas Calientes.

Cuba will participate in the Santo Domingo Pan American Judo Open 2017, based in the Dominican Republic on September 23 rd and 24th; to be attended by 16 countries seeking for tickets to the Barranquilla 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

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.