Havana - Cuba is expecting at least 11 foreign delegations to participate at the traditional Granma-Cerro Pelado International Wrestling Tournaments scheduled for coming weekend.

Cuban slugger Alfredo Despaigne will sign with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, club of the Japanese Baseball League (NPB), the Cuban Federation of that sport said.

Havana - The Cuban Boxing Federation announced Monday that there will be a dual meet among fighters from the Cuban province of Pinar del Rio and the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 22.

Managua - Nicaraguan authorities stated they verified the progress of certain installations under construction for the celebration of the 11th Sport Central American Games, which will be held in Nicaragua from December 3 to 17 this year.

With one day in advance, Lázaro Bruzón won his sixth crown in the Cuban national men´s chess championships, as he totals six points in eight of the nine rounds, thus becoming unattainable for the rest of the contestants.

Matanzas, Cuba -  After outstanding performances in Colombia and Uruguay, Cuban Marlies Mejías, considered the best cyclist in the Caribbean country today, will attend from next February 16th the Province of San Juan Tour, in Argentina.