The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Just months after winning the Liga MX title with Club America, Ecuadorian striker Christian “Chucho” Benitez died suddenly at a Qatar hospital in the early hours of Monday morning.
Mexico’s new soccer season the Apertura 2013 kicks off this weekend. Local clubs Chivas and Atlas will be competing in the top division, the newly renamed Liga Bancomer MX, while Estudiantes and Leones Negros will represent Guadalajara in the second division, the Ascenso MX.
The long-standing rumors that Mexican telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim was on the verge of purchasing the Chivas de Guadalajara, this city’s premier soccer team, look to be quashed once and for all.
Tapatio boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s highly anticipated bout with Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. in September is on course to become the highest grossing fight in the history of boxing.
Local Olympic diving silver medallists Ivan Garcia and Germán Sanchez struck gold last weekend at the first of two consecutive Guadalajara meets in the Fina World Diving Series.
America's goalkeeper Moises Muñoz turns goal poacher to help the Mexico City team defeat Cruz Azul in the Mexican soccer final.
Tapatio golfer Lorena Ochoa has opened a new academy at the Goose Creek Golf Club in Mira Loma, California – her second in the United States.
According to a press release, the Lorena Ochoa Golf Academy (LOGA) uses state-of-the-art golf learning technology at prices affordable to everyone.”
Goose Creek Golf Club is also the home of Ochoa’s U.S. based non-profit foundation, Lorena’s Links.
A September showdown between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and rising superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez looks set to be the boxing matchup of the year.
It’s been a good few days for Tapatio boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. On the night of April 20 in San Antonio, Texas, the 22-year-old prevailed over undefeated American Austin Trout in a fight that cemented his credentials as an elite fighter on the cusp of even greater glory.
The U.S. critics, up until now skeptical of the worthiness of Alvarez’s opponents, were impressed. “Canelo graduates to true champion,” ran one headline; Canelo more than hype,” said another.
The reward: next up could be Puerto Rico’s top-flight Miguel Cotto on September 14 – a massive pay day on the eve of Mexican independence.
