Nine countries confirmed their attendance to the 18th Giraldilla Badminton Tournament, scheduled from March 23 to 26 at the Havana´s Sports City Coliseum.

Cuban Baseball manager Carlos Marti announced on Monday in Tokyo the possibility of changes to the lineup during the 2 nd round of the World Baseball Classic aimed at looking for more offense against the Japanese team.

Israel remains undefeated when beating 4-1 Cuba in the first game of the second round of the 4th World Baseball Classic (WBC), in game that took place at the Tokyo Dome stadium in the Japanese capital city.

A grand slam by clean-up hitter Alfredo Despaigne in the fifth inning took Cuba to the second round of the 4 th World baseball Classic when it beat Australia 4-3.

Cuba won no medals in the final day of the Pan American Cadets and Youth Fencing Championship, based in Havana´s Sports City Coliseum.

The three-time Olympic champion Mijain Lopez (130 kilos) leads the Cuban teams that are training to attend the Pan American Championship, which will host Brazil from May 5 to 7.

Cuba lost 6-11 the opening match of the 4 th World Baseball Classic (WBC) against the host squad of Japan, winner of the first two editions of this contest.

Cuba won a silver medal in the women's sabre team event, in the penultimate competitive day of the Pan American Cadet and Youth Fencing Championship, held in Havana´s Spots City Coliseum.

Cuban fencers will attend several important competitions this year, including the qualifying tournament for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, in 2018.

Cuba reacted in the eighth inning to tie 3-3 with the Orix Buffaloes in their first warm-up match in Japan towards the 4th World Baseball Classic (WSB).

Epee specialist Thaila Martínez was the best Cuban in the Pan-American Fencing Championship for cadets and youths, as she managed to be included among the eight best athletes of that tournament taking place at Havana´s Sports City Coliseum.

The Cuban U17 men´s soccer team, coached by Rufino Sotolongo, arrived in this city after having played two friendly matches against its counterpart of Jamaica, in Kingston.

So far, there are ten Cuban athletes already qualified to the World Athletics Championships, which will host London, England, from August 4 to 13.

The Cuban national team will travel from Seoul, South Korea, to the Japanese city of Osaka today to resume their training plan for the 4th World Baseball Classic (WSB).

Guantanamo´s Onel Santaclara won the eighth stage, from the towns of Cienfuegos to Santa Clara, of the Cuban National Road Cycling Tour.

Villa Clara defeated 76-75 Capitalinos, thus maintaining its unbeaten condition in the Cuban Men´s Basketball Superior League (LSB by its Spanish acronym), tournament which second stage takes place in Havana.