Sport

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 is faced today with Los Tomateros de Culiacan from Mexico in the first game of the Caribbean Baseball Series, underway in the Puerto Rican city of San Juan.»

The Organizing Committee of Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games announced that the Olympic torch will travel 250 Brazilian cities during 90-100 days, before the opening of the world event.»

National Soccer Commissioner of Cuba, Rene Perez, confirmed that the Cuban Federation of that sport is open to any proposal to hire players for foreign teams.»

Sport workers and residents of Sancti Spiritus paid posthumous tribute this Monday to Heriberto Moreno Donate. »

Cuban baseball shall have an intense competitive schedule in the international arena during 2015, specially the Caribbean Series, the Pan American Games and the Premier 12 tournament.»

Argentina’s former soccer star Diego Maradona is in Havana to prepare new releases of his TV program De Zurda, said the program presenter himself.  »

Sancti Spiritus Teatro Principal hosted this Saturday the ceremony in which the best athletes of this year were awarded.»

Pitchers like Norge Luis Ruiz, Ismel Jimenez and Freddy Asiel Alvarez, and field players like Lourdes Yunielkis Gourriel will be present at the  Star Game of the 54th National Championship on December 28.»

Female judoka Idalis Ortiz and Greco-Roman style wrestler Mijaín López were awarded as the best Cuban athletes in 2014, at a gala attended by Miguel Díaz-Canel, first vice president of the Councils of State and Ministers.»