The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The capacity of the Pan Americano Stadium in Zapopan, used by both the Jalisco Charros and Mariachis de Guadalajara baseball teams, will be increased to more than 16,000, allowing it the possibility of hosting a Major League Baseball series in the future.
Guadalajara native Lorena Ochoa was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame after the circuit lifted a 10-year requirement for players to be eligible for the honor.
After competing in last week’s Zapopan Open, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (world number 20) headed north to the WTA Monterrey Open to discover that she had been drawn against Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in the first round of the tournament.
Canada has a new group of sporting heroes! The Canadian men’s soccer team qualified for the 2022 World Cup for only the second time in the country’s history, after beating Jamaica 4-0 in Toronto March 27.
Number six seed Sloane Stephens of the United States defeated Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in three sets to win the Akron Zapopan Open, her first title in four years.
Guadalajara basketball fans will have little to complain about over the coming months, with the city’s pro team, the Astros de Jalisco, competing in two men’s leagues, as well as debuting a team in the LMBP Femenil (women’s league).
Sergio “Checo” Perez, Guadalajara’s Formula One race driver, will be an “ambassador” for the state of Jalisco during the 2022 season, which begins March 20 with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put in doubt the next big fight for Guadalajara boxing superstar and quadruple world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
Later this month, Tapatio tennis fans may get the chance to see Emma Raducanu, the 19-year-old British sensation who captivated American hearts by winning the U.S. Open last fall without loosing a set in only the second Grand Slam of her career.
