Industriales appeared now second in the Cuban baseball championship, just one game behind Ciego de Ávila, due to the combination of its two wins over Holguín with Granma's two defeats versus Isla de la Juventud.

Ciego de Avila was ratified on top of the Cuban National Baseball Championship with balance of 17 wins and five losses, after beating Santiago de Cuba 3-1 on Sunday in a day marked by the suspension of four matches.

Holguin woke up today at just half-game of the called area of qualification for the second phase of the Cuban baseball championship, with balance of 10 wins and as many defeats, after beating 4-3 Cienfuegos.

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 25 (acn)Nicaragua will give today a rematch to Cuba Olympic squad (Under 23), when facing them in the second and last friendly match at Pedro Marrero Stadium in this city.

Marius Vizer, president of the International Judo Federation, arrived in Cuba to pay until next Monday a working visit in Havana where today he will meet with sports authorities and will offer a press conference.

US young man Damian Joel Suarez, who studied medicine in Cuba, kicked off in the eastern city of Bayamo, a biking tour of several regions of the island, saying "Havana is Cuba, but Cuba is not only Havana."

The senior team of Nicaragua defeated 1-0 Cuban Under 23 squad, in the first of two friendly matches at Pedro Marrero Stadium in Havana.

Villa Clara climbed to fifth seat of Cuban baseball championship after beating Industriales 3-2 at the start of one of the main domestic traditional big games.

With the hope of earning points to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, two Cuban fencers should participate in early December at the Grand Prix of Doha, Qatar.

The Cuban U 23 soccer team, which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, will held today a friendly match against Nicaragua's senior squad at Pedro Marrero Stadium.

Marius Vizer, president of the International Judo Federation, will arrive tomorrow to Havana, where he will serve a working agenda until February 28.

Granma appears second in the standings of the Cuban baseball championship after completing the sweep on Matanzas with a 9-4 victory.

Cuba has already reached 20 tickets, figure it expects to increase up to 170, to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

A new negative record of 26 walks, 13 by each team, was set in the Cuban baseball championship in the match where Villa Clara beat 10-5 Artemisa.

Ciego de Avila appeared on top of the 55th Cuban baseball championship when beating Holguin 1-0 to complete the sweep in the subseries.

Marcia Videaux became the only Cuban representative of the four participants who will compete tomorrow in the first day of finals in the World Gymnastics Cup of Osijek, Croatia, as she won the vault and finished third in the uneven bars events.