Washington, Dec 3 (EFE).- U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Thursday that 16 more FIFA officials had been indicted for racketeering conspiracy and corruption, deepening the crisis affecting soccer's world governing body. In a 92-count indictment that was unsealed Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn and which supersedes an earlier 47-count indictment in May, 16 more current or form...

Source: Facebook Culiacan, Mexico, Dec 1 (EFE).- The burned van found with two bodies inside in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa last month belonged to the two Australian surfers reported missing in the area, state officials said. The van was found on Nov. 21 in the city of Navolato and investigators suspect that the bodies found in the vehicle are those of Dean Lucas and Adam Russ...

Since 2006, the National Surfing Team of Costa Rica has dominated the Central American Surfing Championship, which just happened to be inaugurated in our country. Costa Rica has won every single Central American Championship, and the reigning World Champions have selected 22 surfers to extend supremacy in Nicaragua next week. Next weekend, Playa Maderas in San Juan del Sur will welcome national...

Source: Wikimedia Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels Press Release - FIFPro, in association with FIFA, is proud to announce the final 55 players in contention for a spot on the 2015 World XI. The 55 players listed below have been selected by professional footballers worldwide, with a new record of almost 25,000 players from 70 countries participating i...

The market value of the global Internet sports wagering industry is estimated to be more than $41 billion dollars, and Costa Rica is a substantial player in this field. Many bettors who place their wagers through Costa Rica firms do so from the United States, a country where sports gambling operations are tightly regulated and limited to certain jurisdictions such as Las Vegas. For this reason,...

TAITUNG, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2015 Taiwan Open of Surfing has attracted world surfing champions such as Taylor Jensen and Chelsea Williams and many other renowned surfers from around the world. The event will take place in Taitung County in eastern Taiwan, which boasts stable and beautiful waves that are recognized by the World Surfing League (WSL) as among the best in the world. The WS...

Wikimedia Commons Rio de Janeiro, Nov 22 (EFE).- Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes on Sunday formally handed over a newly-constructed golf course, one of the most controversial projects in the preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, to the Olympic Organizing Committee. The 18-hole course covering about a square kilometer (a little over 1/3 square mile) was taken over by the organizing ...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL Madrid, Nov 21 (EFE; additional context by The Costa Rica Star).- FC Barcelona turned the latest edition of Spain's Clasico into a laugher, crushing Real Madrid 4-0 here Saturday evening to move six points clear of the Blancos in the La Liga standings. The match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, where a moving tribute was paid to the victims of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks i...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL Seattle Sounders FC Press Release - SEATTLE, WASH. – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and the Copa America Centenario Local Organizing Committee (LOC) announced today the 10 U.S. metropolitan areas that have been selected to host matches during the historic Copa Ame...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL The National Men's Football Team of Costa Rica scored a valuable victory last night at the Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama. Two goals by team captain Bryan Ruiz and striker Marco Ureña gave joy to the numerous fans of Costa Rica who traveled to Panama for the match, the final World Cup qualifier for La Sele this year. It was a challenging match for La Sele against Pana...

Flickr Commons Popular mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ronda Rousey suffered a major upset over the weekend in Australia, and United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump, for some reason, gloated over her loss. Ms. Rousey is known for her alluring looks, charisma and fighting prowess. She is a fighting star with a great record, a technician who specializes in submission and judo moves,...

Wikimedia Commons U.S. Sports Desk, Nov 14 (EFE; odds by IDS).- The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors are currently tied as favorites to win the 2015-2016 NBA Championship title. Earlier this week, the Cavs won their eighth straight contest after an opening-game loss, getting 31 points and an outstanding defensive effort from superstar forward LeBron James in a 90-84 victory...

Source: FIFA The road to the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia got started for the National Men's Football Team of Costa Rica, affectionately known as La Sele, last night with a nervous victory over the National Team of Haiti. For La Sele, this was not an easy match at all; the Caribbean team put up a formidable fight that could have easily resulted in a draw. The match took place at the Chines...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) November 11, 2015 - Today, Emerging Sports TV announces the nominees for the inaugural broadcast awards. Drawing from the events, sports, and athletes featured this season on Emerging Sports TV, nominees for Athlete of the Year, Sports of the year, Event of the Year, and Broadcast Moment of the Year have been named. “We had the privilege to produce television ...

Wikimedia Commons Football fans around the world are in shock over the sordid details involving star striker Karim Benzema of the stellar Real Madrid football club of the Spanish League. The French footballer, who is rated as one of the top offensive players in the world, is under investigation for an alleged conspiracy to extort and blackmail Mathieu Valbuena, a talented French midfielder who...

Flickr Commons1 Mexico City, Nov 9 (EFE).- The coach of a girls' basketball team in the southern state of Oaxaca was shot to death by a father who was angry with the decision not to let his daughter play in a game, Mexican authorities reported Monday. The incident occurred at a sports facility in Oaxaca on Sunday after a game in which Guillermo Audelo, 33, had coached his team - the Dragons...

Messi with teammate Neymar. Wikimedia Commons Barcelona, Nov 8 (EFE; odds by IDSca.com).- With Lionel Messi out with a knee injury, it has been Neymar's turn to step up and provide leadership for Barcelona in Spanish soccer action, and step up he has, most recently scoring two of the team's three goals to shut out Villarreal here on Sunday. In a game that was looking bad for a floundering B...

International Sports Desk, Nov 7 (EFE; odds by IDSca.com).- Premier League's Week 12 results and standings: - Week 12 results: Saturday: Bournemouth 0 - Newcastle United 1 Leicester City 2 - Watford 1 Manchester United 2 - West Bromwich Albion 0 Norwich City 1 - Swansea City 0 ...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL Keylor Navas, the star goalkeeper of the Real Madrid Football Club of the Spanish League and of the National Men's Football Team of Costa Rica, is keeping odds makers and line movers on their toes. Sportsbooks in Costa Rica and betting shops around the worlds are quickly reacting to news reports that indicate Mr. Navas is not in top shape to play the next two or three matche...

Source: PokerStars Mexico City, Oct 31 (EFE).- Andres Moreno of Mexico, considered the most obese man in the world, has set out on the road back to health and at the same time has received some unexpected encouragement from Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who sent him a signed team jersey. Moreno, 37, underwent surgery this week that will help him lose weight and eventually get ba...

Nanno meets one of his favorite Tico football players. Source: NanoSeventeen Twitter By Mark Lugo From a very early age, our son Marianno, known as Nanno, loved to kick a football around. Coming from a baseball and American football background, I never really understood football too much. I would play XBOX during the late stages of my wife’s pregnancy to ease the anxiety. I guessed that, li...

Serena Williams. Source: Wikimedia Commons Washington, Oct 28 (EFE).- A pair of media outlets say American tennis great Serena Williams is pregnant with Canadian rapper Drake's baby, although other sites indicate the report is false. The urban music Web site Mediatakeout.com, citing an unidentified source, said the 34-year-old Williams was already pregnant during her shocking loss last mont...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL Madrid, Oct 30 (EFE).- Costa Rican Keylor Navas, who is recovering from a strained muscle in his right leg, completed training at Real Madrid's sports complex in Valdebebas at a session that Frenchman Karim Benzema missed. Coach Rafa Benitez has to decide whether to include Keylor Navas in the starting line-up for Saturday's league game against Las Palmas or rest the goal...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL The U-17 National Football Team of Costa Rica, affectionately known as “La Rojita” (The Little Red One), has made history by advancing to the quarter final stage of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is currently unfolding in Chile. Costa Rica defeated all odds as it faced the French National Team, a formidable squad that was a favorite of numerous football analysts. The...

Nanno meets one of his favorite Tico football players. Source: NanoSeventeen Twitter Barcelona, Spain, October 23, 2015 -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- Marianno Lugo, a sharp multilingual American-Costa Rica born student soccer player, who is only eight year old is determined to play the game he loves and he is ready to face up to FIFA. In early October, his parents were informed by the FC Barcelonista...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL At the FIFA U-17 (Men's) World Cup in Chile, the National Team of Costa Rica lost to the counterpart National Team of North Korea by one goal on Sunday night. The young players of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea showed lots of spirit as they took advantage of an alternative lineup tested by Costa Rica's manager and coach Marcelo Herrera, known as “Popeye.” The m...

"1989 Kansas City Royals away uniform" by Amineshaker - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons Kansas City, Missouri, Oct 24 (EFE; odds by IDSca.com). - First baseman Eric Hosmer drove in Lorenzo Cain in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Kansas City Royals to a series-clinching 4-3 win here over the Toronto Blue Jays and a second straight berth in the World Series. Cain...

Flickr Commons San Francisco, Oct 23 (EFE; odds by IDS).- The Seattle Seahawks got their swagger back on defense and received solid offensive contributions from Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch in a 20-3 away victory over the San Francisco 49ers. After blowing fourth quarter leads in two consecutive games and three contests this season, the two-time defending NFC champions were never in da...

Siri Lindley with training clients Endurance SportsWire Press Release. PLAYA OCOTAL, Costa Rica – RaceQuest, a travel and event management company focused exclusively on the unique training and travel needs of athletes and their families, announced details today for one of its featured 2016 Costa Rica Triathlon Training Camps, taking place January 21-25, 2016, at The Cove at Ocotal in Guanacas...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL With goals by Kevin Masis and Andy Reyes, the U-17 Men's Football Team of Costa Rica obtained a very important victory over their counterparts from South Africa with a score of 2 - 1. This was the first time that our young players win a match in the history of the U-17 World Cup. The match took place at the Concepcion Municipal Stadium in the host nation of Chile, and it ...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL Madrid, Oct 17 (EFE; additional stats by The Costa Rica Star). - Though still far from the club's highest level, Real Madrid got goals from Marcelo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese and outstanding goalkeeping in a 3-0 victory here Saturday over Levante. With doubts swirling around the injury-hit Blancos after back-to-back draws against Malaga and Atletico Madrid, getting a win...

Tica Boxer and World Champion Hanna Gabriels By unanimous decision, boxer Hanna Gabriel Valle retained her World Boxing Organization Super Welterweight championship title against Kali Reis, a rugged challenger from the United States. The fight was the main event in a boxing card held in Liberia, province of Guanacaste, on Saturday night. The judges scored the fight 99-91, 100 -90 and 98-92....

Source: FEDEFUTBOL MIAMI, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile kicks off this weekend and all the fast-paced, heart pounding action of group stage competition will be available live and in Spanish on the networks of NBC UNIVERSO and Telemundo, as well as at NBCDeportes.com. The FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile will take place from Sat., Oct. 17 through Sun., Nov. 8. Costa Ri...

Wikimedia Commons U.S. Sports Desk, Oct 14 (EFE; odds by IDS).- Outfielder Kyle Schwarber, first baseman Anthony Rizzo and Puerto Rican shortstop Javier Baez each hit home runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a series-clinching 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and a berth in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2003. Tuesday evening's win also marked the firs...

Source: Wikimedia Commons US Soccer Press Release / CHICAGO (Oct. 11, 2015) – U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called up five players to join the Men’s National Team ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against 2014 FIFA World Cup quarterfinalists Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. Goalkeeper Bill Hamid (D.C. United), midfielders, Mix Diskerud (New York City FC), Lee Nguyen (New Engl...

EFE/David Fernández Beijing, Oct 9 (EFE; odds by IDS).- Spain's Rafael Nadal rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory here Friday over American Jack Sock to reach the China Open semifinals and give himself another chance to solve the riddle of Fabio Fognini, who has defeated the 14-time Grand Slam champion three times this season, most recently at last month's U.S. Open. Sock came out firing wit...

Source: Wikimedia The South Africa Men's National Football Team, affectionately known as Bafana Bafana, scored the sole goal of the match against Costa Rica at the National Stadium last night, but their victory was somewhat overshadowed by the presence of goalkeeper Keylor Navas and a security breach that left a young fan bruised. The incident occurred at the end of the match, long after Ba...

Messi Poster in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Oct 4 (EFE; additional reporting by The Costa Rica Star).- Matias Messi, brother of Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, faces arms charges in Argentina, the Cadena 3 news website reported. Matias Messi refused to allow police to search his Audi A5 and would not show them the vehicle's documents during a traffic stop on Saturday in the southern city of ...

The players and staff of the National Men's Football Team of South Africa, affectionately known as Bafana Bafana, were forced to make last-minute travel plans on their way to Costa Rica, where they are scheduled to play a friendly match at the Chinese-donated National Stadium in La Sabana on Thursday. South Africa is the first of two opponents that will match up against the National Men's Footb...

Messi Poster in Buenos Aires Seville, Spain, Oct 3 (EFE).- FC Barcelona missed the scoring punch of injured striker Lionel Messi in a 2-1 loss here Saturday against Sevilla, which seized control of the game with two goals early in the second half. Both teams were missing several injured players for the match at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in this southern city, with the Catalans also havi...