Brasilia - The Organizing Committee of Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics express today its wories for the appearance of the Zika virus in Brazil, which affected 1.5 million poeple between Oct. 2015 and January this year in that country.

Mexico - Cuba and the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon will strengthen cooperation in sports, it was learned on this capittal.

Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon (2 666 Elo points) appears among the 10 men on top of the standings in the seventh round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016 .

Havana, Cuba - Ciego de Avila, baseball team that will represent Cuba in the Caribbean Series, based in the Dominican Republic next February, will be given the flag in the pastures of Lazaro Lopez, National Monument.

Santo Domingo - Puerto Rico faces Venezuela today and Mexico will rival the host Dominican Republic at the beginning of the 2016 Santo Domingo Caribbean Baseball Series, scheduled until February 7 in this city.

Havana - More than 350 athletes of 25 countries will take part in the 2nd International Triathlon of Havana, scheduled for the February 13th and 14th, said the Cuban commissioner of the discipline, Alejandro Puerto.