Carlos Martí, manager of Granma, team representing Cuba in the Caribbean Baseball Series, held in Culiacan city, Mexico, said that winning the first game is very important in the aspirations to advance in the event.

There were no changes on top of the standings of the Cuban National Women´s Championship as Maritza Arribas and Yerisbel Miranda, the two leaders of the contest, drew their respective games yesterday in the penultimate round.

The 2017 Caribbean Baseball Series will start today at 5 pm with the game between Cuba and the Dominican Republic at Bancomer Stadium, in Culiacan city, Mexico.

Win by Maritza Arribas and draw by Yerisbel Miranda propitiated a new tie at the top of the Cuban National Women´s Chess Championship, as to extend the suspense when only two days left.

The Granma Alazanes team that will attend the Caribbean Baseball Series, from February 1st to 7th in Culiacan, Mexico, will receive today the flag they will defend in that contest at Granma Memorial, in this city.

Cuban cyclist Marlies Mejías became the absolute champion of the first Uruguay Tour when winning the fourth and final stage, 90 kilometers, of the race, during which she ratified her almost perfect performance.

Pinar del Rio´s Yerisbel Miranda tops the standings of the Cuban Women´s National Chess Championship when only three days left for the end of the contest.

Granma beat away for the second consecutive day Ciego de Avila in the final playoff of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series and now leads 2-0 the series.

My recovery is long, it was thought I had to undergo surgery, but operating room was avoided thanks to a stem cell implant, so the improvement is slower, said Yunidis Castillo, multiple paralympic champion and world record holder.

In a hard-fought match that needed extra innings, Granma won away 4-3 over Ciego de Ávila and went ahead in the grand final of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Matanzas beat away 13-3 Granma for the second day in a row, and thus command 3-2 their postseason playoff in the 56 th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Cuban Alejandro Valdes was instrumental in the 13-9 win of the SVG Weingarten over the KSV Ispringen in the final of the German Wrestling Bundesliga tournament.

Ciego de Avila took a very important step to reach the final of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series after beating 8-1 Villa Clara and now leads 3-2 their semifinal playoff.

After winning 11-3 the game suspended by rain on Sunday, Granma appears ahead 2-1 over Matanzas in one of the semifinal playoffs of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series.

The third game of one of the two postseason playoffs in Cuban baseball was suspended by rain when Granma was beating at home 11-3 Matanzas at Martires de Barbados ballpark.

Villa Clara tied 2-2 their playoffs series when beating at home 5-3 Ciego de Ávila at Augusto César Sandino stadium, in the city of Santa Clara.