The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the former governor of Jalisco, has officially taken a significant step away from his political career by joining the coaching staff of Real Valladolid, a team currently competing in Spain’s La Liga 2 (second division). Alfaro, who served as governor from 2018 to 2024, announced the move on November 21, marking a bold new chapter in his professional life.
The debut of a team from Tucson, Arizona, in the Mexican Pacific Baseball League (LMP) has been fraught with complications.
The Astros de Jalisco have reached the playoffs of the National Professional Basketball League (LNBP) and will play their first two games at their home arena in Guadalajara on Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10, both at 8 p.m.
Game seven may have been the Holy Grail for the Dodgers, but it was heartbreak for the Astros de Jalisco basketball team.
Thousands of supporters from four municipalities in Jalisco gathered at Guadalajara’s monumental Estadio Jalisco for the final of the 2025 Copa Jalisco, held on Sunday, September 28. In the men’s division, the Cihuatlán team triumphed 2-1 over Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, claiming their second championship in the history of this inter-municipal sports tournament. In the women’s division, Arandas defeated Tomatlán after a penalty shootout.
The Astros de Jalisco are tied 1-1 with the Diablos Rojos of Mexico City in their best-of-seven semi-final series of the National Professional Basketball League (LNBP).
Unseeded 17-year-old American Iva Jovic made a stunning breakthrough at the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open Akron, claiming her first tour-level title with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Colombia’s Emiliana Arango on Sunday, September 14.
Just over a month after losing in the final of the Mexican Baseball League (LMB), the Charros de Jalisco are back in action next week to defend their Mexican Pacific League (LMP) crown.
Guadalajara’s standout boxer, the 35-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez who likes to don a crown after his triumphs, has finally been dethroned.
