Havana - The president of the Cuban Football Association (AFC), Luis Hernandez, confirmed the presence of a team from the island in the second edition of the Caribbean Club Shield tournament, qualifier for the Concacaf League.

The year 2018 is now all but a memory but, before entering into the challenges and emotions that 2019 will bring, it is worth taking a moment to review the main sporting events in which Cubans participated this past year, without overlooking those tournaments where, in spite of their absence, important sporting records were set.

Havana, Cuba - The soccer stadium Antonio Maceo, in the Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba, known as the headquarters of the double monarch of the country, undergoes a capital repair with the aim of putting into operation an artificial turf.

Havana - Cuba will host 12 top-level international competitions in 2019, with a highlight for the Capablanca In Memoriam chess tournament, which will celebrate its 54th edition.

Havana - Former triple jumping stars, Willie Banks and Kenny Harrison, lead a U.S. athletics delegation visiting Cuba to offer clinics to coaches and athletes and initiate an exchange, Radio Havana Cuba reported on Friday.

Havana, Cuba - The Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB by its Spanish acronym) has stressed the legitimacy of the payment of a rate of release for each Cuban player hired by clubs of the Major League Baseball (MLB).