The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
An enthusiastic record crowd turned out to welcome motor racing back to the Guadalajara region Sunday after an absence of six years.
Stands at the Autódromo Bernardo Obregón in Cajititlan were packed to the rafters with 15,000 fans for the fourth round of the NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, one of the country’s most prestigious racing events.
The return to Guadalajara (or more specifically, Cajititlán) of the NASCAR Peak Mexico Series after a six-year absence is great news for local auto racing fans.
Sometimes big sporting moments are just pre-destined.
Chapala’s soccer team Charales made history this year, bringing home a giant trophy as the under-20 third division champions of Group X zone. Losing 4-3 in a May 27 playoff match against Group 9 winners Mineros de Fresnillo (Zacatecas), Charales narrowly missed out on advancing to the national quarterfinals.
Team captain Kevin Cano Basulto and seven other star players expect to be picked up by other teams next season to compete in the next age level.
Despite the build-up given in this newspaper and other media, the much anticipated fight between Saúl “Canelo” Alvarez and fellow Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. turned out be a dud.
Junior tennis players will be bouncing in from all corners of Mexico to compete in a national tournament June 15 through 19 at Chapala’s Cristiania Park.
Thursday evening’s Liga MX quarter-final between Atlas and their hometown rivals, the Guadalajara Chivas, ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for the red-and-blacks (rojinegros).
Guadalajara partied without reservation Sunday after its fabled soccer team, the Chivas, won a record 12th national championship, defeating the Monterrey Tigres 2-1 in the final game of the Liga MX 2017 Clausura tournament.
It’s been dubbed “the Battle of Mexico” and boxing fans around the world will be tuning in.