It is well known by everyone that the Cuban basketball does not experience its best time as it does not have modern facilities with the most current technologies. The deficit of resources ata grass root level and that is to say balls, the court to train, modern ones and gyms with the required equipment, just to mention some examples, have deprived the local basketball of the best results in international competitions.

Cuba will be represented by pole vaulter Yarisley Silva, discus thrower Yaime Perez and triple jumper Cristian Napoles in the 3rd IAAF Continental Cup hosted by Ostrava, Czech Republic September 8 to 9.

Havana - The national soccer federations of Cuba and Brazil signed an agreement for collaboration with the sponsoring of the International Soccer Associations Federation (FIFA).

Zurich, Switzerland -  The captains and coaches of the member federations of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) chose Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Luka Modric (Croatia) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt) as finalists for The Best Award.

Havana - The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) has ratified the inclusion of the Cuban Marabana event in the world calendar for 2019, to be held on November 17, the local press reported today.

Idalys Ortiz has managed to be to the eleventh place in the world ranking, thanks to her silver medal in the Masters of St. Petersburg, in December 2017 and the gold medals in the Championship. Panamerican, in April, and at the Grand Prix of Budapest, two weeks ago.