By Ontheweb Monday, May 12, 2008
Carson, CA (Sports Network) - New York Red Bulls star forward Juan Pablo Angel hadn’t scored a goal yet this season before his team’s Major League Soccer clash at Los Angeles on Saturday night because of injury problems.
La Equidad Go Top After Narrow WinBy Ontheweb Thursday, May 8, 2008
With only two rounds remaining until the end of the Colombian Apertura championship regular season ten teams are still in the hunt for the final six semifinal spots. This is making the season one of the most exciting in recent years.
Surging Serena cruises in Berlin openerBy Ontheweb Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Berlin, Germany (Sports Network) - Red-hot American Serena Williams was an easy second-round winner Tuesday at the $1.34 million German Open, a clay- court French Open tune-up.
Jorge Luis Pinto, annoyed with River PlateBy Ontheweb Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Colombia’s coach Jorge Luis Pinto explained that the Argentine club didn’t comply with what had been agreed upon the transfer of Radamel Falcao Garcia. The friendly match that will take place on April 30 in Bucaramanga brought about controversy.
Madrid Set For Bogota FriendlyBy Admin Monday, April 28, 2008
Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe have announced that they have reached a verbal agreement to play a friendly against Real Madrid in Bogota on the 6th August this year.
NASCAR’s greatest need south of border: a full-time Mexican driverBy Ontheweb Monday, April 21, 2008
MEXICO CITY—Adrian Fernandez is one of Mexico’s most popular sports figures, so he knows a thing or two about Mexican fans. Fernandez will compete in the Corona Mexico 200 Sunday, but believes one thing is missing for NASCAR to garner widespread support in Mexico.
Soccer-Millonarios coach banned and fired in a weekBy Ontheweb Wednesday, April 16, 2008
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Millonarios coach Mario Alberto Vanemerak has been dismissed by the Bogota club after being banned for three months last Wednesday for kicking down a dressing-room door.
ROAD RACING: Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup Test ConcludesBy Ontheweb Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Leeds, Alabama —The final day of preseason testing for the Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup wrapped up at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday. 15-year-old Tomas Puerta of Medellin, Colombia, turned in the fastest lap at the test and 13-year- old Hayden Gillim of Owensboro, Ky., won the exciting 15-lap mock race.
The Big Altitude ProblemBy Ontheweb Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Apparently, FIFA recently “recommended” that official matches should not be staged at an altitude higher than 2,750 meters above sea level. The Brazilians got right behind FIFA and just about everyone else in South America (especially the Colombians and Ecuadorians who have some pretty high altitude stadium themselves) were in favor of continuing to play the matches where they have been played since these international competitions took place.
Goldthwaite, Van den Bergh prove critics wrong in openerBy Ontheweb Monday, April 7, 2008
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Since the start of the preseason, it has been rumored that Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio is looking for more experienced left sided players to complete his roster.
