PARIS (AP) — Erislandy Álvarez didn’t expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed with fans rooting for his opponent.

The next step in restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba? Baseball. Major League Baseball is intent on playing at least one exhibition game in Cuba, which may be likely as early as 2016. "To the ...

From the start of 2025, the United States Government has refused close to one hundred visas for athletes from the Caribbean ...

COMMENTARY Draconian prison sentences meted out under Cuba's cyber-sedition laws should beckon support for the private sector's more subtle cyber-subversion — including independent video games. Back ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Cuba could be a spring training destination once more. Major League Baseball is considering playing future spring exhibition games on the island nation and baseball hotbed, which ...

Former big-league outfielder Yoenis Céspedes will not be with Cuba's World Baseball Classic team when they battle Australia on Wednesday as part of the quarterfinal round, according to MLB.com's Matt ...

HAVANA (AP) --Cuba is hoping to use a five-game baseball exhibition against a team of U.S. college players to bounce back from recent disappointing international results in a sport that's considered ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba began its biggest military maneuvers in five years on Thursday, saying they were needed to prepare for a possible invasion by the United States. Despite a thaw in U.S.-Cuba ...