World Cup qualifiers are well under way and we’ve already seen our fair share of surprises. Countries from Latin America are continuing to perform at a high level, and Mexico…
Ian Johnston - January 23rd saw the first bullfight in Bogotá for five years. It promised bloodthirsty passion and violence in abundance. By the end of the day, the event…
(Guest Article by Jason Richards; USS Sports Machine) - It is hard to believe that the 2018 World Cup is little more than a year away? It seems like just…
Economic crisis brings history changing implications. Each country handles insecurity, political tensions, and corruption distinctly. Survival is of mutual interest. When it comes to survivalist crisis management, Panama is a…
Horse racing now has a global appeal. There are races run from all different continents and it has just widened the knowledge and opportunity for punters across the world. However,…
The State of Rio de Janeiro is hosting more than just the Olympics. It also hosts a tangible portion of Brazil’s unemployed. In fact, disproportionate benefits for multinationals are leaving Brazil’s…
South American football chiefs have put pressure on UEFA to hold a one-of match between the winners of the Copa America Centenario, Chile, and Portugal – winners of Euro 2016….
Chilean football side celebrates its first ever victory in Copa América over Argentina; Win takes place in Estadio Nacional, a symbol of the dark days of repression under Augusto Pinochet…
Football is at the heart of Uruguayan culture. Multinational corruption is not. So when the two aspects combine amid the on-going FIFA corruption scandal, eye brows haven risen. Last month,…
Good news for Brazil’s democratic processes, and more tension and acrimony than the 2014 FIFA World Cup In July, Brazilians were denied a World Cup final against their bitterest rivals Argentina…
Fifty years later, football returns to its paradise, Brazil, where the spirit of “joga bonito” immerses in every inch of its soil and the national sport constitutes the source of…
Much has been written recently about the cost of the World Cup or corruption in FIFA. In the midst of this it is easy to lose sight of the euphoria…
As the World Cup kicks off this week in Brazil, Pulsamerica examines the chances of the Latin American teams participating in the tournament this year Cafu holds aloft the 2002…
There’s rich, there’s chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-dealer rich, and just below that, there’s sports star rich. The national team’s great hope, twenty-two year old Neymar Júnior, earns 7,000,000 euros a year, which…
‘Peace is the way’ for Peru and Ecuador; Brazilian president visits Peru; Bolivarian Games starts a fortnight of sport fiesta ‘Peace is the way’ for Peru and Ecuador A ‘historical’…
Intense week of changes in public posts; human rights judge Mariana Mota transferred to civil court duties; Minister of Public Health Jorge Venegas displaced by Communist Party
Indigenous squatters face 2014 World Cup eviction; UNESCO recognises work of indigenous artistic centre; BBC documentaries explore pre-Incan cultures Indigenous squatters in Rio de Janeiro face 2014 World Cup eviction The abandoned…
First Bolivarian Beach Games held in Peru; Urguayan Olympic Rower to work in Prison rehabilitation programme; Argentinean Horacio Zeballos wins Uruguayan Open
Argentine football hooligans arrested in Paraguay; Mexico to participate in Baseball World Championship; Guatemala celebrates its first Olympic medallist. Argentine football hooligans arrested in Paraguay Paraguayan authorities have arrested 35…
Argentina beat Canada to win Americas Rugby Championship; Hugo Chávez celebrates Venezuela’s Easykart World Champion; Colombian boxer retains world title
World Cup Qualifiers; Bolivia hosts Tour of Cochabamba; Argentina through to Americas Rugby Championship final. World Cup Qualifiers Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama have all booked their places in the…
Puerto Rican Boxer Orlando Cruz speaks openly about his sexuality; Nicolas Fuchs wins WRC’s Caminos del Inca; Panamanian Leonardo Gonzalez retains Jiu Jitsu world title
El Salvador win Beach Football’s Independence Cup; Peru hosts Production Rally’s Inca Trail Competition; NFL celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Argentine football squad attacked in Lima before Brazil 2014 qualifier; Marcos Maidana knocks out Jesus Soto Karass; Argentina’s debut rugby championship marred by fraud allegations
Brazil and Cuba win gold at Paralympics; Peruvian Runner accuses coach of abuse; Juan Martin del Potro beats countryman to enter 4th round of US Open