Cuban Yoandys Lescay made headlines in the Rio 2016 Ibero-American Athletics Championships when beating in the men's 400m final the Olympic runner-up Luguelín Santos in a day where the Cuban men's 4x100 relay scored 38.44 seconds in semifinals and virtually qualified to the Olympics.
Powerboat rally from Florida to arrive on Tuesday in Havana
The first rally in 58 years of speedboats from Florida to Cuba will arrive tomorrow to the Bay of Havana, which will symbolize the revival of this nautical activity between the United States and the Caribbean island.
Cuban wrestlers already train in Azerbaijan
Cuban wrestlers will hold a training base in Azerbaijan from today until May 31 as preparation for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next August.
Cuba to host Central American and Caribbean chemistry Olympics
Cuba will host the Central American and Caribbean Chemistry Olympics to be held from July 17th to the 23rd at the University of Havana and the Martires de GironPolytechnic Institute.
Cuba finishes third in Judo Grand Prix of Almaty
Idalis Ortiz placed Cuba in third seat of the standings in the Judo Grand Prix of Almaty, Kazakhstan, after beating 2-1 Turkish Kayra Sayit, in the more than 78 kilograms division.
Cuba loses to Panama in futsal tournament
In an interesting game that went to overtime, Cuba lost 5-6 to Panama, in one of the semifinals of the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship tournament in Costa Rica.
Cuban baseball holds gala for national champions
The Award Gala of the 55th Cuban National Baseball Series was held tonight in Ciego de Avila, province that won for the second consecutive year the crown in the most popular sport of the country.
Cuban fencer to compete in Grand Prix of Moscow
Yoandry Iriarte, only Cuban fencer qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, will compete in the Grand Prix of Moscow, Russia, from May 27 to 28, with the intention of improving positions in the world ranking.
Cubans debut today in Judo Grand Prix of Almaty
Dayaris Mestre will be the first Cuban competing today, on the first day of the Judo Grand Prix of Almaty, Kazakhstan, seeking to improve her position in the Olympic ranking.
According to the website of the contest, Mestre (48 kilograms) will debut against the winner of the bout between Venezuelan Maria Guedes and Russian Maria Persidskaia.
Cuba faces Panama in futsal tournament
Cuba will face Panama today in the semifinals of the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship held at the BN Arena, in Hatillo, Costa Rica.
Cuban Despaigne homers for the seventh time in Japan
Cuban Alfredo Despaigne hit his seventh homer of the season in the Japanese Professional Baseball when his team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, lost 9-5 to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Cuba qualifies to Futsal World Cup
Cuba qualified to the coming Futsal World Cup to be held in September in the Colombian city of Cali, along Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.
Cuba appoints manager for baseball team to play in Can-Am League
Coach Roger Machado will be the manager of the Cuban national team that will hold 18 games since next June 9 th against teams from the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Baseball League.
Cuban discus throwers to IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai
A trio of Cuban discus throwers will compete in the second stop of the IAAF Diamond League, strong athletics competition that will host the Chinese city of Shanghai on May 14th.
Costa Rica trounces Cuba in futsal
Cuba lost 6-0 (4-0) to Costa Rica on the second day of group B of the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship which takes place on that nation and grants four tickets to the World Cup in Cali, Colombia, in September.
Cuba doesn't win medals in final day at Judo Grand Slam in Baku
Cuba won no medals at the Judo Grand Slam in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the best performance for Idalis Ortiz, who finished seventh in the +78 kg division won by Japanese Kanae Yamabe.
Cuba Domadores qualify to finals of World Series of Boxing
The Cuba Domadores officially announced its advance to the final of the 6 th World Series of Boxing (WSB) when completing the sweep 10-0 over the Uzbekistan Tigers at Havana's Sports City Coliseum.







