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The Cuban men’s team volleyball rose to fifth place in the world ranking of the International Volleyball Federation. Coached by Orlando Samuels, the squad accumulated 160.25 points to finish behind Brazil, Russia, Italy and Poland, but ahead of the United States, Serbia, Argentina, Bulgaria and China.

Cuban cyclists Lisandra Guerra and Marlies Mejias will participate in the third phase of the Track Cycling World Cup in Beijing, China, from January 13 to 15.

Cuban chess master Leinier Dominguez set the Latin America record in 2011 by increasing his ELO points (the scale used to measure chess players’ abilities) by 18 points. Dominguez reached a total of 2,730 points, which were enough to move him from the 32nd to the 21st place in worldwide rankings.

Cuba is one of the safest destinations you will find in all the Americas. But that does not mean that it is crime free. Havana has an active night life with many people walking on the trafficked streets way into the night. There are also police in highly frequented areas.

Cuban All-Star pitcher Norge Luis Vera has demonstrated “quite favorable” improvement, though he remains in “very serious condition” after suffering injuries in a traffic accident last week, said his doctor on state television in Santiago de Cuba.

The Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez was selected to join the five-member Athletes Commission of the Pan American Sports Organization. The four-time world champion Greco-Roman wrestler in the 120 kilos weight class was among the top five athletes in votes received at the recent Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The list of the best athletes in Cuba in 2011 will be announced today by the management of the Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) at the Ciudad Deportiva stadium in Havana.

Triple-jumper Alexis Copello and judoka Yaritza Abel were selected yesterday as the best athletes of 2011 in the province of Santiago de Cuba. Honored in team sports were volleyball players Gyselle de la Caridad Silva (who was the silver medal winner in Guadalajara), and Wilfredo Leon (the silver medalist in the Pan American Games and noted for his standing in qualifying for the World Cup).

The catcher for the baseball team from Pinar del Rio Province, Yosvani Peraza, became the leading homerun hitter of the 2011-2012 Cuban baseball season when he connected two on Tuesday against pitchers from the capital city’s Metropolitanos team.

Cuban first division basketball is taking a break in its season until January 16, 2012, leaving the Havana and Ciego de Avila teams tied at the top of the standings. The two teams secured identical 14-6 win-loss records.