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Andrey Amador Gives Costa Rica a Major Victory in International Cycling

Andrey Amador Gives Costa Rica a Major Victory in International Cycling

Riding for the Movistar Team during adverse weather conditions in Italy, Andrey Amador scored the first major win of his career at the Giro d’Italia international cycling competition. According to… Read more »

Mountaineer from Costa Rica Could Reach Everest Summit this Weekend

Mountaineer from Costa Rica Could Reach Everest Summit this Weekend

Warner Rojas is getting closer to his dream of being the first Tico to plant the flag of Costa Rica at the top of Mount Everest, the highest peak in… Read more »

Costa Rica First Division Football Final Game 1: Herediano 4 – Santos 2

Costa Rica First Division Football Final Game 1: Herediano 4 – Santos 2

A common saying among Tico football fans is that a First Division Final in Costa Rica is not exciting unless either Liga Deportiva Alajuelense or Deportivo Saprissa get to play…. Read more »

Costa Rica Men’s Volleyball Team Overwhelmed by the United States

Costa Rica Men’s Volleyball Team Overwhelmed by the United States

In the Olympic qualifiers for the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA), Costa Rica is now 0-2. The Men’s Volleyball National Team was no match for their opponents… Read more »

Costa Rica First Division Football: Favorite Perez Zeledon Stumbles Out of the Final

Costa Rica First Division Football: Favorite Perez Zeledon Stumbles Out of the Final

Municipal Perez Zeledon was the most consistent team during the regular season of the 2012 Summer Tournament. The Southern Warriors experienced some slight setbacks at the end of the season,… Read more »

First Division Football in Costa Rica: Saprissa Misses the Finals

First Division Football in Costa Rica: Saprissa Misses the Finals

The legendary Deportivo Saprissa, a staple of first division football in Costa Rica and one of the top-ranked teams in the CONCACAF, lost unceremoniously in a tight match played against… Read more »

One of the toughest volleyball teams in Costa Rica plays sitting down

One of the toughest volleyball teams in Costa Rica plays sitting down

Back in October of 2011, some of the hardest-working athletes in Costa Rica gathered at the auditorium of the National Rehabilitation Center (CENARE in Spanish) and were sworn in as… Read more »

Costa Rica Women’s Volleyball Team Advances to Quarter Finals in Olympic Qualifiers

Costa Rica Women’s Volleyball Team Advances to Quarter Finals in Olympic Qualifiers

With a victory over the towering team of Trinidad and Tobago, the Women’s National Volleyball Team put Costa Rica in the quarter finals of the NORCECA Volleyball Confederation Olympic Qualification… Read more »

Now convicted, Minor Vargas Calvo may never see Costa Rica again

Now convicted, Minor Vargas Calvo may never see Costa Rica again

After being convicted of the crimes of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, Minor Vargas Calvo could be sentenced to more than 100 years in a federal prison… Read more »

Favorite First Division Football Teams in Costa Rica Fail to Impress

Favorite First Division Football Teams in Costa Rica Fail to Impress

The final games in the regular season of the Summer Tournament were exciting due to the different permutations that would have allowed the champion Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA) to advance… Read more »

Costa Rica Super Bowl IV Tonight at Cuty Monge Stadium, Desamparados

Costa Rica Super Bowl IV Tonight at Cuty Monge Stadium, Desamparados

The Santa Ana Bulldogs and the Toros of Escazu will face off tonight at 6:00 pm at the Cuty Monge Stadium for the fourth edition of the Costa Rica Federation… Read more »

Club Sport Cartagines: Unluckiest Football Team in Costa Rica

Club Sport Cartagines: Unluckiest Football Team in Costa Rica

Going into the last game of the regular season, Club Sport Cartagines (CSC) had three options to qualify to the next round of the First Division Summer Tournament in Costa… Read more »

Noe Mar McGonagle Brings World Junior Surfing Bronze Medal to Costa Rica

Noe Mar McGonagle Brings World Junior Surfing Bronze Medal to Costa Rica

For the second year in a row, Tico athletes elevated Costa Rica’s status in the surfing world with medals. Noe Mar McGonagle earned third place overall in the under-16 division… Read more »

Costa Rica’s Junior National Surf Team in the Top Ten at the Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship

Costa Rica’s Junior National Surf Team in the Top Ten at the Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship

Thanks to the efforts of all the young surfers who traveled to Playa Venao in Panama, the Junior National Surf Team of Costa Rica is now number ten in the… Read more »

Costa Rica First Division: a Decisive Football Battle Today

Costa Rica First Division: a Decisive Football Battle Today

Today is the final round of regular season matches between First Division teams, and four teams are vying for two tickets to the four-way semifinals that will wrap up the… Read more »

Strong Performance by Tico Surfers at the Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship

Strong Performance by Tico Surfers at the Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship

Noe Mar McGonagle has been unstoppable in 2012. The young surfer from Pavones is now in the semifinals and his incredible performance thus far places him as one of the… Read more »

AD San Carlos Delivers Near-Fatal Blow to Liga Deportiva Alajuelense

AD San Carlos Delivers Near-Fatal Blow to Liga Deportiva Alajuelense

After 6 consecutive wins and 9 matches without losing, the three-time First Division Champions Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA) looked like they had it all worked out in terms of advancing… Read more »

Noe Mar McGonagle Rules Day 2 at the Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship in Panama

Noe Mar McGonagle Rules Day 2 at the Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship in Panama

The first day of the World Junior Surfing Championship in Playa Venao got off to a good start with solid heats by the best junior surfers in the world, but… Read more »

Press Release: First Ecotourism and Extreme Sports Fair, April 21st – 22nd

Press Release: First Ecotourism and Extreme Sports Fair, April 21st – 22nd

Costa Rica Extrema 2012 is our country’s first expo dedicated to ecotourism, adventure and extreme recreational activities. It brings together the best Costa Rica has to offer to people who… Read more »

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense beats Limon 2-0 and nearly advances to the next round

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense beats Limon 2-0 and nearly advances to the next round

Earlier this Sunday afternoon, First Division champs Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA) won an important game against Limon Football Club by 2-0. With this victory, LDA is one of the contenders… Read more »