The Cuban men´s and women´s pairs won gold and silver medals, respectively, in the second phase of the North, Central American and Caribbean (NORCECA) Beach Volleyball Circuit, which ended in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic.

Cuba said goodbye to the World Volleyball League losing to hosts Bulgaria in a Group C match of the second level of the event, based in the city of Varna.

Cuba will try to reach its tickets to the finals of the second stage of the men´s and women´s North, Central American and Caribbean Beach Volleyball circuit when facing the United States and Canada, respectively, in Punta Gorda, the Dominican Republic.

Chile will try today to impose its offensive superiority and host status when facing Peru in the first semifinal of the Copa America.

The Cuban women's team will face Australia on Friday in the first round of group P of the third level of the Volleyball Grand Prix, with the city of Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, as its venue.

The Cuban U-23 soccer team will face Aruba on Friday, in the second round of the Olympic qualifying tournament of the Caribbean region, in a game scheduled for the Antigua Recreation Ground, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.

The Cuban men's team will face the Bulgarian host this weekend in the last week of Group C's preliminary games of the second level of the World Volleyball League, in games to be held in the city of Varna.

Russian Kirsan Nikolayevich Iliumzhinov, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), arrived in Cuba on Thursday with the purpose of taking part in the closing ceremony of the 50th edition of the Capablanca in Memoriam Chess Tournament, under way at the Habana Libre Hotel in this capital.

Chinese Grand Master Yu Yangyi won the 50th Capablanca Memorial Chess Tournament Elite Group with one round in advance after drawing with Cuban Lazaro Bruzon.

Cuban cyclist Lisandra Guerra participates in competitions giving points for the Olympic track cycling ranking, while training in Germany for the Pan American Games in Toronto, from July 10 to 26.

Cuba knocked out Nicaragua 11-0 at this city's Latinoamericano Stadium in the second game of the friendly baseball match held as part of preparations for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

Antonio Becali, president of the National Sports Institute (INDER), reaffirmed his confidence in the performance of Cuban boxing at the Pan American Games, after receiving the Cuba Domadores team that took part in the finals of the 5th World Series.

Chinese Yu Yangyi remained on top of the Capablanca Memorial Chess Tournament after the seventh round, also marked by unexplained loss of Cuban Leinier Dominguez.

The elite group of Capablanca Memorial Chess Tournament no longer has undefeated player when Russian Dmitry Andreikin beat Chinese Yu Yangyi, but the latter remained as leader thanks to 4.5 units of possible six.