Cuba will debut today in the European Open Judo Tournaments in Rome, Italy, women's event, and Oberwart , Austria , men's contest, through Dayaris Mestre, in the 48 kg, Maricet Espinosa (63) and Magdiel Estrada (73) respectively .

The leader Ciego de Ávila faces today Matanzas in the resumption of Cuban Baseball Championship , after the stop by the holding in the Dominican Republic of the Santo Domingo 2016 Caribbean Series.

Lack of funding hampers the development of chess in Cuba, Carlos Rivero, national commissioner of the sport, told ACN during the National Championship of the discipline in this city from 8 to 11 this month.

Cuban GM Dominguez Leinier won his fifth national title by beating 1.5-0.5 his counterpart Yuniesky Quesada in the Cuban Chess Championship, which runs from the last Tuesday in this city.

Javier Miñano, physical trainer of the Spanish national soccer team, is offering since last Monday in this city a master course to 23 coaches, focused on the current high performance.

Focused on his goal of qualifying for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Cuban Osleni Guerrero continues his preparation in order to participate in Guatemala Open, to be held in the last week of February.

Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez, best player of Latin America, will fight for the crown of the Cuban Men's National Chess Championship in addition to the also GM Yunieski Quesada, third seed of the tournament that started last Tuesday in this city.

Cuban baseball players and brothers Yuliesky and Lourdes Gurriel defected in the Dominican Republic in early hours Monday.

Capitalinos team will have a tough debut today versus the Lara Guaros in preliminary group D of the Americas Basketball Champions League, based in the Bolivariano Dome in Barquisimeto , Venezuela.

Cuba added its second defeat in the Santo Domingo 2016 Caribbean Baseball Series, in this city, when losing 12-1 to Puerto Rico, compromising thus its chances of advancing to the semifinals.

Cuban Yosvani Alarcón finished third in the Home Run Derby held within the Caribbean Baseball Series, based in this city, event won by the representative of Venezuela Felix Perez.

Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon (2 666 Elo points) defeated Ukrainian GM Mariya Muzychuk (2 554) during the 10 th and final round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016.

Cuban badminton player Osleni Guerrero debuts today in the Manhattan Beach International Series tournament, in Los Angeles, USA, event that grants 2 500 points for the world ranking to the winner.

The Ciego de Avila Tigers, representative of Cuba in the Santo Domingo 2016 Caribbean Baseball Series, lost on its debut 9-3 to the Mexican champion, the Mazatlan Venados.

Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon (2 666 Elo points) drew with Spanish Reinier Vazquez (2 572) during the 9th and penultimate round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016.

Cuban Lazaro Bruzon (2 666 Elo points) remained unbeaten after drawing with Indian Pentala Harikrishna (2 755) in the seventh round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016.