By Carlos Ramírez Zago
Sergio «Checo» Perez is Champion of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Mexican driver Sergio «Checo» Perez dominated the Jeddah circuit and won his first victory of the season. The Mexican driver raced brilliantly in Arabian lands, and with his victory, he got the second place in the drivers’ world championship, only behind his teammate, the Dutch Max Verstappen.
Perez obtained the «Pole Position» for Red Bull to start the race from the front, while his teammate Max Verstappen started from 15th place, due to a penalty from the FIA.
It was a great day for the Mexican driver and for Red Bull Racing, winning at the Jeddah circuit and dominating the F1 season for the time being.
You are great, Checo!
Carlos Alcaraz is Indian Wells Champion
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz became the new champion of Indian Wells, the first Masters 1000 of the year. It was against the Russian Danil Medvedev, in a match of many emotions and with the best level of tennis on the planet. In 70 minutes of match, «Carlitos» defeated Medvedev in two straight sets, with a score of 6-3 and 6-2.
Alcaraz’s victory on U.S. soil meant the number one position in the ATP ranking for «Carlitos,» who takes the throne from Novak Djokovic as the best tennis player on the planet.
With this championship, Alcaraz accumulates a total of eight titles as a professional tennis player (one Grand Slam, three Masters 1000, two ATP 500, and two ATP 250). Undoubtedly, the young Spanish tennis player is on his way to enter the history books as one of the great tennis players if he continues his winning pace.
In order to maintain the number one ranking, Alcaraz will have to win in Miami and thus consolidate definitively in the number one position. If he does not win in Miami, Novak Djokovic will return to the number one position.
Olé Carlitos!
América Takes the Clásico Nacional by a Resounding 4-2 win
América is on the right track in Liga MX and defeated Guadalajara in the Clásico Nacional with a resounding 4-2 win at the Akron Stadium.
The most anticipated and most important soccer match in Mexico, Chivas vs. América, left a lot of emotions in between. It was Guadalajara’s turn to welcome their fierce rival Club América to their field. Chivas came into the clásico in fourth place in the overall standings, while América was in fifth place, so an evenly matched and intense clásico was expected.
América played an unforgettable game—dominated and surprised everyone with their excellent soccer. By the end of the first half, América already had a three goals to zero advantage over the «rebaño sagrado.»
In the second half, Henry Martin scored the fourth goal for América and practically sealed the game with a 4-0 victory. Minutes later, Emilio Lara scored an own goal in a defensive error to give Chivas some energy. In the final stretch of the match, Sergio Flores scored the second goal for Guadalajara, and the game ended 4-2 in favor of the Águilas del América.
With these three valuable points, «Tano» Ortiz’s team climbed up to second place overall, behind Monterrey. Meanwhile, Chivas dropped to seventh place and will have to face the rest of the tournament with a new hope for their great fans.
America won, enjoyed, and scored!
FC Barcelona Wins the Clásico and is Shaping Up to Become Spanish Champion
FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the Clásico of Spain, for the 26th round of La Liga, and with this result, they are emerging as champions.
Barcelona received Real Madrid at the Camp Nou, to face the 26th round of La Liga. Early in the match, at minute nine, Ronald Araujo scored an own goal and gave the «Merengues» the lead.
At minute 45, Sergi Roberto scored the equalizer for Barcelona to go to the break with a 1-1 score. In the final stretch of the match, Marco Asensio scored the goal that gave Real Madrid the momentary victory, but after a VAR review, the referee disallowed the goal for advanced position and the match remained tied.
It was not until stoppage time that Barcelona reacted, and Franck Kessié scored the winning goal at 90+2′ and practically the goal that could give the championship to the team led by Xavi.
A great step for Barcelona, which is looking for a return to the European stage as it was years ago.
The «Xavineta» is on fire!
