Latin America Sports Daily for Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Colombia’s Caimanes de Barranquilla dominated from the opening pitch, mercy-ruling the Willemstad Cannons of Curaçao in eight innings at Estadio Monumental Simón Bolívar. Catcher Andrés Angulo launched a two-run homer in the second inning, and former Major Leaguer Harold Ramírez cracked a three-run shot in the third to give Colombia an early 5–0 cushion. Gabriel Lino delivered two home runs of his own — a solo blast in the seventh and a grand slam in the eighth to cap the rout.

This is part of The Rio Times’ comprehensive coverage of sports news across Brazil and Latin America.

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In the day’s other action, Venezuela exploded for seven runs in the first three innings against Nicaragua behind a two-run homer from Hernán Pérez. Cuba also picked up a comfortable win over the Cannons in an earlier fixture.

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Host nation Venezuela continued their strong form at home, pounding Nicaragua 7–2 to improve their record in the tournament. Hernán Pérez delivered a two-run home run that punctuated a dominant early attack, as the Navegantes de Magallanes built a commanding lead through the first three innings. The Venezuelan pitching staff held firm through the middle innings to cruise to victory at the Monumental.

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Five gold medals were decided on Day 3 in Milan-Cortina, headlined by Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam setting an Olympic record of 1:12.31 in the women’s 1000m. Compatriot Femke Kok took silver after briefly holding the Olympic mark herself, while Japan’s Takagi Miho earned bronze. Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen — already the downhill champion — teamed with Tanguy Nef to win the inaugural men’s team combined, becoming the first man to hold Olympic and World Championship titles in both the downhill and the team combined.

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Japan’s Murase Kokomo snatched women’s Big Air gold on her final run, edging New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott into a second consecutive silver. Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud earned back-to-back freeski slopestyle gold, with Canada’s Megan Oldham taking bronze. Germany claimed the men’s normal hill ski jumping title.

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A day after her devastating crash 13 seconds into Sunday’s women’s downhill, Lindsey Vonn confirmed she suffered a complex left tibia fracture requiring multiple surgeries. The 41-year-old American, who had mounted an extraordinary World Cup comeback ahead of the Games, posted on social media that the crash had nothing to do with her previously torn ACL. Her teammate Breezy Johnson, who took the downhill gold, paid tribute to Vonn’s courage in the start gate. The incident marked one of the defining images of these Olympics.

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The Derby Paulista delivered its full dose of drama at the Neo Química Arena on Sunday night. Corinthians dominated possession and created the best chances in the first half, including a penalty won when goalkeeper Carlos Miguel caught the head of defender Gustavo Henrique on a corner. But Memphis Depay slipped at the point of contact and sent the spot-kick wide — one of the defining images of Round 7.

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The game swung in the 84th minute when Rodrigo Garro lost the ball deep in Corinthians territory. Palmeiras broke quickly, and Flaco López was first to react when Maurício’s long-range effort deflected off the defence and was palmed by Hugo Souza — López tapped in his fourth goal of the season. Abel Ferreira was sent off for ironic applause after receiving a yellow card, and a ball boy was expelled for kicking Ramón Sosa in the confusion after the goal.

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Santos needed a gritty away win in Bauru and got one, with new signing Rony scoring the decisive goal in a 2–1 victory over Noroeste. The result ended nearly a month without a win for Vojvoda’s side. Santos struggled defensively, particularly on set pieces and aerial duels, and relied on goalkeeper Gabriel Brazão to make key saves to protect the lead. The broader storyline, however, was the return of Neymar from knee surgery — a boost for the squad heading into the final round.

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Fluminense clinched the Taça Guanabara — the first phase of the Campeonato Carioca — after Vasco’s 2–0 victory over Botafogo at São Januário made the title mathematically certain before the Tricolor even kicked off. Brenner opened the scoring in the 49th minute before Philippe Coutinho converted a penalty in the 63rd to seal the clássico. With Botafogo unable to catch up on points, Fluminense‘s subsequent 1–0 win over Maricá at the Maracanã (Kevin Serna header, 66’) was a formality — but the trophy presentation went ahead in the rain regardless.

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It is the first title for manager Luis Zubeldía at the club and Fluminense’s 13th Taça Guanabara. The Tricolor finished with 15 points atop Group A and earned the R$1 million prize, plus quarterfinal home advantage throughout. Martinelli marked 300 appearances for the club in the fixture.

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Flamengo produced their best performance of the Carioca season, hammering Sampaio Corrêa 7–1 at the Maracanã on Saturday night to book a quarterfinal place. Pedro opened the scoring in the 16th minute and doubled the lead with a tap-in from Samuel Lino’s cross. Rodrigo Andrade pulled one back for Sampaio before the break, but the second half was one-way traffic: Bruno Henrique (2), Samuel Lino, Everton Cebolinha, and youth product Douglas Telles all found the net. The match was briefly interrupted when Sampaio’s Alexandre suffered a convulsion on the pitch in the 8th minute and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

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The CONCACAF U-17 Qualifiers continued across six venues on Monday with Matchday 5 action. The eight group winners earn direct qualification to the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar this fall. Mexico (Group A, in Trinidad), the United States (Group E, in Saint Vincent), Costa Rica, and Honduras have been among the early group leaders, while Haiti has emerged as a potential qualifying surprise. With the tournament running through February 12, decisive matches are approaching in every group.

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With the 2026 World Baseball Classic approaching, rosters for all 20 participating nations were officially confirmed last week. Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama, and Nicaragua all have teams in the field — making this the largest Latin American representation in WBC history. The Serie de las Américas in Caracas has served as a final audition for several players on the fringes of their national rosters, with standout performances from Colombia’s Harold Ramírez and Venezuela’s Hernán Pérez drawing particular attention from WBC scouts on site.

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