By Carlos Ramírez Zago
Mexican women are world champions in Archery
Mexico’s women’s archery team won the gold medal after defeating China and becoming world champions.
Mexicans Alejandra Valencia, Ángela Ruiz, and Aida Román were in charge of defeating Hai Ligan, An Qixuan, and Zhang Mengyao of the Chinese team, with scores of 55-51, 55-54, and 57-53 to climb to the top of the podium.
The Mexicans started the competition by defeating Turkey with a score of 5-3 to advance in the competition. The next opponent was Italy in the quarterfinals, and the Mexican team did the same and won. In the semifinals, it was their turn to eliminate Spain by a resounding score of 6-0 to earn a ticket to the final against China, who started as favorites.
In the final, Valencia, Ruiz, and Roman were impeccable and surprised everyone by defeating China with a resounding 6-0 and making history in Mexican sport.
Historic champions!
«Carlitos» did it again, now in Barcelona
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz was proclaimed a champion in Barcelona after defeating the Greek, Stefanos Tsitsipás.
After his absence in Monte Carlo, the current number two in the ranking, Carlos Alcaraz reappeared to play in the Barcelona Open, an important and historical tournament, in the ATP 500 category, where he would also play as a local player.
Alcaraz defeated Stefanos in two straight sets by a score of 6-3 and 6-4 without many problems. It is worth mentioning that «Carlitos» became a two-time champion of the Barcelona Open, after winning the tournament against Pablo Carreño Busta in 2022.
To achieve the championship, Alcaraz had to leave several tennis players behind. In the round of 32, he eliminated Portugal’s Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-1. After Borges, it was the turn of Roberto Bautista Agut, whom he defeated by 6-3 and 7-5. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Davidovich Fokina by 7-6 and 6-4, and in the semifinals, he faced Daniel Evans in a match that ended with a double 6-2. In the final, Alcaraz defeated Tsitsipas by two straight sets, the Spaniard did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.
After winning the Conde de Godo Trophy, «Carlitos» is again approaching the number one position in the world ranking, which still belongs to Djokovic.
What a level for Carlitos!
Manchester derby in the FA Cup!
For the first time in the history of the oldest tournament in world soccer, the famous and much-desired FA Cup in England, the first to reach the Cup final was Manchester City. This team easily defeated Sheffield United in the semifinals by a score of 3-0.
The last ticket to the final was disputed between the «red devils» Manchester United and the surprise of the tournament, Brighton. In the 90 minutes of regular time, they were unable to do any damage, so the match went to a penalty shootout.
The penalty shootout ended up being dramatic, as they went to the seventh round (already in sudden death) when the Englishman Solly March (Brighton player) missed the goal, which Victor Lindelof (Manchester United defender) would take advantage of. Thus the «red devils» reached the final against their fierce rival Manchester City.
The team coached by Pep Guardiola is the clear favorite to win, but in this kind of match, (derby or classic) anything can happen.
The final will be on Saturday, June 3, at the famous, mythical Wembley Stadium.
Who will be the FA Cup champion in this derby?
The Europa League and Champions League semifinals are ready!
The semifinals for the most important tournaments in European soccer, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League, have been decided.
In the Europa League, Sevilla eliminated Manchester United 5-2 on aggregate, Juventus defeated Sporting Portugal 2-1 on aggregate, Bayer Leverkusen, led by Xavi Alonso, defeated Union Saint Gilloise 5-2 on aggregate, and Mourinho’s Roma defeated Feyenoord, led by «Santi» Giménez, 4-2 on aggregate.
The semifinals were as follows: Juventus vs. Sevilla and AS Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen.
In the Champions League, the current champion Real Madrid comfortably defeated Chelsea with a 4-0 aggregate score. AC Milan returned to the European semifinals after more than ten years after defeating Napoli 2-1 on aggregate. Pep’s Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich 4-1 on aggregate. Finally, Inter Milan eliminated Benfica 5-3 on aggregate.
The semifinals were Real Madrid vs. Manchester City and AC Milan vs. Inter Milan.
Best semifinals in Europe? Impossible!
