After the euphoria of the recent victory in the Caribbean Series, fans of baseball in Cuba focus their interest on the national championship, which resumes hostilities today in the final stretch towards the postseason.

Cuba with three titles and the United States with four topped the standings yesterday of the Cerro Pelado -Granma International Wrestling Tournament which takes place at Havana until next Saturday.

Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (CC of the PCC) and President of the councils of State and Ministers, congratulated Cuban baseball players on Monday for their victory in the Vegueros de Pinar del Rio team, in the Caribbean Series held in Puerto Rico.

Cuba made history in San Juan-2015 Caribbean Baseball Series, in Puerto Rico, by beating 3-2 on Sunday the Culiacan Tomateros (Mexico) to win its eighth crown in these contests.

With the debut of welterweight Arisnoydis Despaigne, the quintet of the Cuba Domadores that will face the China Dragons, in the continuation of the 5th World Series of Boxing, based at the Sports City Coliseum, was presented yesterday.

The Dominican Republic advanced to the semifinals of the San Juan-2015 Caribbean Baseball Series when beating Mexico 3-2 on Thursday to further seal the qualification of Cuba to that phase and the elimination of the host Puerto Rico.

The Cuban baseball team participating at the 57th Caribbean Series in Puerto Rico condemned the harassment against them by groups organized from the United States and other countries which intend to encourage the defection of Cuban athletes.

Cuba had its first victory and remained with options to advance to the semifinals of the San Juan-2015 Caribbean Baseball Series when walking off in the tenth inning the host Puerto Rico with a score of 3-2.

The Cuban squad Pinar del Río Vegueros achieved its second defeat in the 2015 Caribbean Baseball Series in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by losing 1-6 to the Gigantes de Cibao from the Dominican Republic.

The Cuban judokas Aliuska Ojeda (57 kilograms), Maylín del Toro (63) and Kaliema Antomachín (78) departed yesterday to France, where they will have a training base , before competing from February 20 to 22 in the Dusseldorf Grand Prix, in Germany.

The Cuban triathlon team involved at the Pan American Cup in Punta Guilarte, Puerto Rico, returned home with balance of a silver medal, among men, and excellent performances by the women

Cuban national champion Vegueros de Pinar del Rio lost their opening game against Mexico´s Tomateros de Culiacan 1-2 in the Caribbean Series underway in the Puerto Rican city of San Juan.

The Cuban squad Pinar del Río Vegueros will face today the Tomateros de Culiacan from Mexico in the first game of the Caribbean Baseball Series, underway in the Puerto Rican city of San Juan.

The Cuban judoka José Armenteros won a gold medal at the Vise Open, in Belgium, first of two contests of the disciples of Justo Noda on their European tour as part of the preparation for the Pan American Games in July, in Toronto, Canada .

The Ernest Hemingway International Marlin Fishing Tournament, which promises in its 65th edition to break records of attendance, will be held on May 25-30 in this capital.

Cuban Osleni Guerrero reached his highest ever position in the badminton world ranking when appearing 43rd of that list, according to the latest update of the International Federation of the discipline.