The Cuban men's basketball team is in China with the purpose of playing several games until October 30, which will serve them as training.

Granma earned their direct qualification to the second round of the Cuban baseball championship, when combining their victory over Guantanamo with Holguin´s defeat to the leader Matanzas.

The Cuban U18 team lost 1-6 to the US the gold medal at the 2016 Pan American baseball championships this Sunday in Monterrey, Mexico.

Cuban cyclist Marlies Mejías won the omnium competition at the Pan American Championship held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, where 16 nations had competitors.

Cuban cyclist Marlies Mejías, winner of the silver medal in the individual pursuit, will try to add another medal in the omnium event during the Pan American Track Cycling Championship, which started last Wednesday in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon defended his unbeaten status on Friday to look for a third win in the 3rd Millionaire Chess Tournament played at a frenzied pace in Atlantic City, U.S.A., where there will be several days of double rounds.

Cuban volleyball players Javier Jiménez, Osniel Melgarejo and Daymara Lescay signed contracts in Havana with professional teams from Italy, Greece and Peru, respectively.

The United States national soccer team beat its Cuban counterpart 2-0 in a historical friendly match played at the Havana´s Pedro Marrero Stadium.

German Jürgen Klinsmann and Raul Mederos, head coaches of the soccer teams of the United States and Cuba, respectively, commented on their goals for the friendly match held on Friday at Havana's Pedro Marrero Stadium.

After completion of the first stage of the 56th Cuban baseball championship, the leader, Matanzas, closed the qualifying stage with a balance of 40 wins and only 3 losses, a performance very difficult to beat for many years.

Cuban Leuris Pupo will compete today in the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Finals, staged in Bologna, Italy, a tournament attended by 99 contestants from 34 countries.

Camagüey defeated Mayabeque 4-3 in extra innings to achieve an important victory in its aspirations to access the second phase of the Cuban baseball championship.

Cuban baseball player Alfredo Despaigne hit a double in the playoffs of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB) on his return to action with the Chiba Lotte Marines, after recovering from an injured wrist.

Cuban volleyball players Sulian Matienzo and Heidy Margarita Rodriguez will play with the VK Agel Prostejov team of the Czech Republic, after signing a contract on Tuesday at the Sports City Coliseum in Havana.

Coaches Juergen Klinsmann and Raul Mederos, from the United States and Cuba, respectively, announced their lists for the friendly match to be played on Friday at the Pedro Marrero Stadium in Havana.

After losing again to Isla de la Juventud, thus adding its fifth loss in line, Industriales will seek a win today that can keep them alive in the Cuban baseball championship, in a day marked by the closing of the qualifying stage.