The Cuban men's volleyball team suffered its second loss to its counterpart and host, Canada, in the first weekend of group C of the second level of the 26th World Volleyball League, headquartered at Stampede Corral Room, in Calgary City.

Through Rafael Alba, in the 87 kg and Rosbelis Despaigne (+87), the Cuban squad finished its performance with two bronze medals at the World Taekwondo Championships, which houses the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.

Cuban Leinier Dominguez drew during the fourth round of the Khanty-Mainsiysk Chess Grand Prix, in Russia, tournament headed by Italian Fabiano Caruana.

A win over local Dimitri Jakovenko took Cuban Leinier Dominguez to share the top of the Chess Grand Prix of Khanty-Mainsiysk along with the also host Evgeny Tomashevsky.

The Cuban triple jumper Pedro Pablo Pichardo won the gold medal at the first stop of the Athletics Diamond League, headquartered in Doha, Qatar, where he set a national record of 18.06 meters.

Cuban Leinier Dominguez will face today Italian Fabiano Caruana in the beginning of the Chess Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk, attended by 12 elite Grand Masters.

The stellar Idalis Ortiz (+78 kgs) leads the Cuban women's judo team that will compete in the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, scheduled for July 10 to 26.

Cuban Pedro Pablo Pichardo set a national record in men´s triple jump in the sixth confrontation event of the national pre-selection, with a stage at Panamericano Stadium in the east of the city.

Cuban Yarisley Silva won the gold medal in the women's pole vault in the Games of the British city of Manchester with record of 4.30 meters.

The World Championship of Boxing, convened from October 5 to 18 in the capital of Qatar, will bring together 260 contestants; including 50 emerged from the qualifying tournament of the American continent.

The best teams and players of the last National Series were honored in the Awards Gala of Cuban Baseball, held yesterday at the Sports City Coliseum, in this city.

The Cuban duo of Jose Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre will continue participation through the World Diving Series, when taking part tomorrow at the fourth stop of the circuit, which will be hosted by London, Great Britain, until next Sunday.

In an attempt to diversify its tourism offer, Cuba will present at the upcoming International Tourism Fair, FitCuba 2015, a new product that will appeal to lovers of water sports, kitesurfing.

The most outstanding teams and players of the recently concluded National Series will be honored today at the Gala of Cuban Baseball, with a stage in the Sports City Coliseum in Havana.

The first and third seats achieved by Yumiesky Quesada and Leinier Domínguez as third and first boards in the World Team Chess Championship in Tsakhkadzor , Armenia, stands out in the eighth place overall reached by Cuba.