Havana, Cuba - Higinio Velez, president of the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB by its Spanish acronym), said they are talking with the Caribbean Confederation of Professional Baseball (CBPC by its Spanish acronym) to change their status as guest and to participate as member in the Caribbean Series.

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 - The Leñadores of Las Tunas team, new baseballchampion of Cuba, took on Wednesday several reinforcement players for the Caribbean Baseball Series, scheduled from February 2 to 8 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

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 - 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.