Cuban sprinter Omara Durand set a Paralympic record in the women´s T12 100m in the qualifying heats of the athletics tournament corresponding to the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games.

Cuba advanced to the semifinals of the men's U23 Pan American Volleyball Cup when defeating the Dominican Republic, at the final preliminary round of the tournament based in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Matanzas will visit Artemisa today in pursuit of increasing its streak of 13 consecutive wins in the continuation of the Cuban baseball championship in its 56th edition.

The sprinter Omara Durand will today be the first competitor for Cuba in the 15th Paralympic Games in this Brazilian city, on a day in which the fivefold champion Yunidis Castillo and weightlifter Leidys Rodriguez will also be present.

The Cuban futsal team arrived to the Colombian city of Medellin, where from next Saturday will start the World Cup of this soccer modality.

Cuban teams of both sexes lost in their respective matches corresponding to the fifth round of the World Chess Olympiad, based in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.

Matanzas completed its fourth straight sweep by beating Granma 6-3, to increase its wide lead at the top of the Cuban baseball championship in its 56th edition.

Matanzas continued its amazing pace in the Cuban baseball championship by beating 2-1 Granma achieving thus its twelfth straight victory and ratified itself on top of the standings.

Cuban teams, of either sex, will seek winning today in their respective matches, to try climbing in the standings of the World Chess Olympiad, based in the Azeri capital of Baku.

The Matanzas Crocodiles got their 20th win, and 11th consecutive, on Sunday in the Cuban Baseball League after beating Granma 3-1.

Cuba defeated 2.5-1.5 Poland and raised to third seat in the open event of the World Chess Olympiad, which is based in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.

The Cuban flag was hoisted yesterday in the village of the 15th Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the Caribbean delegation has found a good reception.

With shot of 62.80 meters, Cuban discus thrower Denia Caballero won the bronze medal in the penultimate stop of the Athletics Diamond League, based in the Swiss city of Zurich.

Matanzas extended to nine its winning streak by beating 10-4 Camagüey in the continuation of the Cuban baseball championship in its 56th edition.

Cuban teams must easily beat today Nicaragua and El Salvador at the start of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad, held in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.

Cuban baseball player Alfredo Despaigne hit his twenty-fourth homer of the season in Japan Professional League (JPL), personal record at the tournament.