Sports in Cuba

Mijaín López trains children in China

The Cuban regime will allow nationals and foreigners without residency to participate in its sports system

Surprise! Foreigners will be able to invest in and sponsor Cuban sports

Roberto Castrillo, a legend of Cuban shooting and Olympic medalist in Moscow 1980, has passed away

70 years of history and passion in the life of volleyball player Melania Tartabull

Pedro Luis Lazo does not understand why the U.S. denied him a visa: "I have nothing to do with politics."

FIFA President congratulates the Havana football team after winning the National League

Visit the cheapest gym in Cuba and get a surprise

Arián Iznaga: "I see through my ears; I just wish I could see my four children."

University of Havana invites companies to "make history" with sponsorships for the Caribbean Games 2026

Regina Lowry: The Cuban diver who made history in platforms and trampolines

Cuban trains his grandmother for the UFC: "She'll debut soon."

Orlando “El Duque” Hernández: “Anyone who supports playing with Cuba is a coward.”

The Cuban regime pocketed over two million dollars in 2025 from contracts for its baseball players in foreign leagues

Leyanis Pérez and Julio César La Cruz, the best individual athletes in Cuba in 2025

Raico Arozarena, former goalkeeper of Cuba, stars in a solidarity tournament in Arroyos de Mantua

Another robbery episode shakes the National Series: Coach from Artemisa clarifies what happened with his pitcher

Cuban expeloter Lázaro Junco speaks about his health: “I feel quite well despite the illness.”

Discussion at the Calixto García in Holguín results in two players ejected and an unexpected gesture between the managers

Cuban baseball, a reflection of a nation, falls into the abyss

Game in the National Series suspended due to power outage that prevented players from resting

Eddy Cajigal has been dismissed as manager of Santiago de Cuba due to repeated indiscipline

Cuba finishes in 30th place at the Deaflympics in Tokyo

Javier Sotomayor asserts from India: “Now I know what Cuba needs to compete on a grand scale again.”

Controversy in Jatibonico over the burning of grass at the baseball stadium

Juan Francisco Centelles, an emblematic figure in high jump in Cuba, has passed away

Cuba withdraws from the Caribbean Baseball Cup in the Bahamas

Cuban bodybuilders challenge food shortages and shine at the Provincial Championship in Matanzas

Cuban beach volleyball teams arrive at the World Championship venue after sleeping on the airport floor

Cuba seeks "sporting oxygen" in Saudi Arabia amid the collapse of its national system

Sports narrator Manuel Alejandro carves a new path in the Canary Islands

Cuba suspends football and baseball tournaments due to Hurricane Melissa

From Pan American Champion to Living on the Streets: The Dramatic Downfall of Lisset Hechavarría, Former Cuban Wrestler

Cuban fencer Camilo Bory Barrientos dies in Italy

Leonel Marshall: “I would have loved to play again with team Cuba.”

Mijaín López acknowledges the crisis in Cuban sports and advocates for professionalization

Miguelito Calderón has passed away, another glory of Cuban sports now forgotten

Gold for Portugal, bronze for Cuba: Two Cubans shine at the Athletics World Championships

Cuban Leyanis Pérez wins gold in the world triple jump and dethrones Yulimar Rojas

Young Cuban baseball player breaches contract with the St. Louis Cardinals and returns to the Island

Guantanamo pitcher speaks out after the assault on an umpire during a game in Camagüey

Two Cuban champions reunite in Miami

Former boxer Mario Kindelán talks about his relationship with Fidel Castro: "I had his personal number."

Cuban athletes who escaped in Paraguay explain their decision and future plans

Matanzas in mourning: Heartbreaking farewell to teenager who passed away on the soccer field

Cuban athletes who fled from the official delegation in Paraguay reappear

Andy Morales, the man who hit a home run in Baltimore, lives happily in Miami

Iván Román Suárez, a scientific reference in Cuban sports, has passed away

Four Cuban athletes leave the delegation at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay: Here's how they did it

Outrage in sports: Pinar del Río team victim of theft at INDER motel

"‘They slept on the ground and without food!’: Mothers denounce the abandonment of child athletes in Cuba."

Director of the Cuban national football team resigns

Havana recovers the historic La Polar stadium

Cuban Yarisleidis Cirilo wins gold at the U23 Canoeing World Championship in Portugal

Cubans who escaped from the national handball team secure a contract in Spain

He wasn't a baseball player, but without him, Villa Clara wouldn't have been the same: The legend of Misifú

Boxer Erislandy Álvarez says he has turned down hundreds of thousands of dollars to leave Cuba: "I've achieved it all here."

Blackouts and food shortages are hitting high-performance sports in Cuba

The United States denies visas to coaches of a Cuban youth softball team

Iván Alonso, the legendary sports commentator from COCO radio and the soul of the Metropolitanos, has passed away