By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF At least 10 people were detained by authorities on Monday, March 7, in connection with their involvement in a brawl between opposing team fans at a soccer match in Queretaro over the weekend, according to that state’s Prosecutor’s Office. The detainees, all men, were arrested for alleged acts of violence during the Querétaro versus
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF At least 26 people were injured on Saturday, March 5, when clashes between fans from opposing teams broke out in a soccer stadium in the central Mexican city of Querétaro. According to local authorities, at least 26 people were injured during the brawl, two of them critically. Querétaro Governor Mauricio Kuri, who visited some
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF On the eve of the start of the Mexican Tennis Open 2022 (one of the most important Acapulco tourist events of the year, set to run from Monday, Feb. 21, through Saturday, Feb. 26), and despite efforts by local and federal authorities to reinforce security measures, at least 80 sales stands were set ablaze
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo on Monday, Feb. 7, won a spot in the finals of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 22-year-old Carrillo, the first Mexican to compete in the sport in over three decades and the only Latino in the competition, made history during his short program debut at the Beijing 2022 Winter
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Palacio de Hierro department stores across Mexico launched a new holistic health, body and beauty campaign on Thursday, Jan. 13, which includes wellness, personal care and gastronomy. The campaign — aimed at the entire Totalmente Palacio community and titled Este Año Seré… (This Year I Will Be….) — is intended to help Mexico’s premiere department store’s clients
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Bullfighting, one of Mexico’s most cherished cultural traditions, may soon be banned in Mexico City, which boasts the world’s largest bullring, the Plaza de Toros México. On Monday, Dec. 6, a special commission of the city’s congress voted four in favor against one abstention to ban the sport, claiming that it constituted an act
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By KELIN DILLON On Saturday, Nov. 6, Guadalajara-born boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez became the first Mexican fighter to ever unite all four belts in the super-middleweight division after knocking out American fighter Caleb Plant in the 11th round of the duo’s Las Vegas duel. Álvarez now boasts the belts and titles for the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s hometown hero Sergio “Checo” Pérez didn’t disappoint at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 7, grabbing third place in that leg of the world’s most important auto racing competition and becoming the first Mexican ever to take the podium in the country. Pérez — along with fellow Red
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican racecar driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez finished third place in the Turkish Grand Prix Formula 1 competition on Sunday, Oct. 10. At the Turkish Grand Prix, Checo Pérez scored more points than in any other Formula 1 season. In 2020, Pérez finished fourth in the Drivers’ World Championship, opening the door for him to
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By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER Exemplary, legally solid and irrefutable, the financial sanctions imposed by the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) on Mexican soccer clubs for having imposed a salary cap (also hunger) on women who play professionally in the Liga MX could end up exploding in the Cofece’s face and eventually lead to the disappearance of the country’s fledgling women’s
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