Paris - Half a hundred cities from all continents issued a statement today in support of the candidacy of Paris to host 2024 Olympic Games, recognizing the leadership of the French capital in many areas.

The Cuban judokas won two gold and one silver medals in the Opens of Arlon, for women, and Visé, for men, in Belgium, first stops of their training tour in Europe, at the beginning of the Olympic cycle that will conclude with the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Culiacan, Mexico - Cuban right-handed Lázaro Blanco was picked up the Best Starter of the 2017 Caribbean Baseball Series, that the Puerto Rican Caguas Creoles won by beating Mexically Eagles, of Mexico, 1-0 in a sensational final game.

Camagüey, Cuba - ''Entre cielo y tierra, Mireya Luis'', a biographical book on the former volleyball player from Camaguey, Cuba, will be launched in this central eastern city as part of the literary program for the celebration of the Culture Week.

The third edition of the Havana International Triathlon, an emblematic race, will welcome more than 400 participants from 20 countries February 25-26 in the Half Iron, Sprint, and Elite Sprint categories, as reported by local media.

Culiacan, Mexico - Mexico is playing Cuba and Venezuela, Puerto Rico in the semifinals today of the Caribbean Baseball Series in the New Stadium of the Culiacan Tomateros (Tomato Growers).