The possibility of fighting again for the crown of Cuban baseball for the third consecutive time is increasingly close to Ciego de Avila after beating 9-6 Villa Clara in their second postseason game.

Ciego de Avila got the first win in the opening game of the semifinals play-offs of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series by defeating Villa Clara 10-4.

Pitcher Lázaro Blanco and DH Alfredo Despaigne, considered the best Cuban slugger, were the main supports in Granma's first win over Matanzas at the start of the semifinal playoff of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series.

For the sixth consecutive time Matanzas qualified to semifinals of the Cuban baseball championship, this time they will face Granma.

Matanzas finished on fire the qualifying stage of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series when sweeping Ciego de Ávila, achieving thus its 70th win of the season, record for competitions of 90 games.

Losing in his last outing cost to Cuban Leinier Domínguez finishing 10th in the rapid-game event of the 2016 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship taking place in Doha, Qatar, which super-fast event (blitz) starts today.

The combination of Villa Clara´s win and Granma´s loss defined the program of games of the semifinal, which will start on January 4th, of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series.

Cuban Leinier Domínguez totals seven units from possible 10 and ranks tenth in the 2016 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship taking place in Doha, Qatar.

Cuban Leinier Domínguez reached two wins and three draws during the opening day of the 2016 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship taking place in Doha, capital of Qatar.

The confirmation that hammer thrower Yipsi Moreno will receive the Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medal is one of the nice news reported by Cuban athletics in 2016.

Matanzas became the new record-holder of wins in a 90-game season of the Cuban National Baseball Series by reaching 67 victories when knocking out 16-1 Granma, surpassing the previous record set by Industriales (66) in 2003.

When only six games left for the end of the regular season of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series, Matanzas swept Villa Clara and achieved their 64th win, and they are closer to break the record set by Industriales (66) in the 42nd Series.

Felix Savon, Cuban three-time Olympic champion, is among the stars recognized with the status of Legends of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on the 70th anniversary of that entity.

Villa Clara knocked out 12-2 Ciego de Avila and Camaguey beat 6-0 Granma when only nine games left for the conclusion of the regular calendar of the 56th Cuban national baseball series.

Cuban Lázaro Bruzón won for the fifth time the Carlos Torre Memorial Chess Tournament by retaining a crown that is his since 2013 after previously conquered it in 2005.

Judoka Idalis Ortiz and Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez were awarded as the best Cuban athletes in 2016 in a gala especially devoted to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro.