Madrid-The Appeal Committee of the Spanish Football Federation has today dismissed Real Madrid appeal for the five-match ban imposed on Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, according to local media.

Havana, Cuba - Cuba suffered its second loss in the FIBA Women's Americup 2017 tournament taking place in Argentina until August 13th.

London - Cuban female athlete Rose Mary Almanza is classified for the semifinals of the 800 flat meters for ladies in the 2017 edition of the World Championship in London.

Havana - Cuban baseball team Granma, the champion of the 2016 National Baseball Championship of Cuba, will match Villa Clara at the Cuban eastern city of Bayamo, in the match that will give a start to the 57th National Championship.

Nyon -The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has today opened the vote for candidates of the 2016-17 season best goal, which seven footballers are candidates to, including Real Madrid''s Brazilian Casemiro.

Cubans Lidiannis Echeverria and Leila Martinez tightly lost 1-2 (19-21, 21-16 and 15-17) to Canadians Heather Bansley-Brandie Wilkerson in the round of 16 of the FIVB 2017 World Beach Volleyball Championships in Vienna, Austria.