Havana - Manager Roger Machado, director of the Tigers of Ciego de Avila, was elected the best manager of the season in Cuba, according to a revealed today by the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) document.

Machado managed the Tigers, the team that got the crown girded at the 34th edition of the National Series, the elite Cuban baseball tournament, after winning in seven matches the final play off over Isla de la Juventud.

Paris - Today''s match Barcelona-Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for the quarterfinals of the Champions League European football, will be marked by a duel between Latin American players.

For this leg, at the Parc des Princes, Barcelona will come with the deadly South American trident of Lionel Messi, Neymar Brazilian and Uruguayan Luis Suarez.

Havana, Cuba - Rolando Acebal, head coach of the Cuba Domadores, considers that the 5-0 win his pupils achieved over the British Lionhearts in the 5th World Series of Boxing (WSB) fell within the forecast.

The result was in line with what we planned taking into account the shape of our boxers and the level of their rivals, but we knew they were going to be tough opponents, said the experienced trainer.

Beijing - The Colombian pro soccer player James Rodríguez stands out today as the main card of Latin America for the delivery of the Laureus Sports Awards, in the Chinese city of Shanghai on Wednesday.

Rodriguez is nominated in the category of Revelation of the Year, after winning the Golden Boot of the World Cup Brazil-2014, with six goals, and guide the selection of his country for the first time in history to the quarter-finals of a universal event.

Havana - Cuban players Alexei Bell, Ismel Jiménez, Yordan Manduley and Yunieski Gurriel signed their contracts today with the Capitals Québec of the Canadian Pro Independent League, where they will play next season.

Bell, Jiménez, Manduley and Gurriel should join the club on upcoming May 9, in the middle of the preparation for the Canadian tournament,although they would arrive in the country two or three days before that date.

Cuban divers finish third in Grand Prix in Canada

The Cuban duo of José Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre won the bronze medal in the synchronized platform during the final day of the third stop of the Gatineau Grand Prix, in Canada.

Guerra and Aguirre finished third with 419.76 points, only overcame by Canadian Vincent Riendeau and Philippe Gagne (426.66 points) and Chinese Huang Bowen and Anqi Wang (420.39 points), gold and silver medalists, respectively.