Havana, Cuba - Cuba will compete this weekend with five judokas in the IJF World Master St. Petersburg 2017, in Russia, tournament that will be attended by the best 16 seats in the world ranking in each of the 14 divisions (women and men) and other athletes invited by the organizers.

The under 23 Baseball Pan American Championship ended last Sunday ended in Panama with the unquestionable victory of Venezuela and a related and unexpected low result of the Cuban baseball team that won four games and lost five decisive ones.

Havana - With less than one week left to reveal the results of Prensa Latina Sports Survey, Venezuelans Yulimar Rojas and José Altuve stand out today as virtual winners of the Best Athlete of the Year awards.

Moscow - Russia will never recognize the lies spread by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), whose accusations are based on the testimony of a person with psychiatric problems who has been accused of crimes, Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev said today at a government meeting.

Havana - Pole Vaulter Yarisley Silva and bóxer Julio Cesar La Cruz were voted as the best athletes of Cuba in 2017, it was announced today at a ceremony held at the Coliseum of the Sports City.

Zurich, Switzerland - A total of 1,318,109 requests have been made in the first 24 hours after a new period of ticket sales opened for the World Football Cup in Russia in 2018, FIFA said today.