The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
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.
The past weekend was one of sporting success for Guadalajara-born athletes competing across the world in the fields of boxing, motor sport, diving and soccer.
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.
Fourteen athletes from Jalisco, including a prominent member of the state government, experienced anxious moments amid the dual bombings that left three people dead and over 100 injured during the Boston Marathon on Monday.
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.
Spurred on by a noisy, supportive full house, Russian-American Alex Bogomolov Jr. defeated third seed Rajeev Ram of the United States in three sets to win the Jalisco Open at the Telcel Tennis Center in Guadalajara last weekend.
For the second time this year, world famous Spanish matador Julian “El Juli” Lopez has had to cancel a scheduled bullfight in Guadalajara.
Jalisco authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Tapatio boxing sensation Saul “Canelo” Alvarez just days before his next big fight.
