Mexican President ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO on Saturday afternoon inaugurated Liga MX side Monterrey's new BBVA Bancomer Stadium at an event "attended by around 400 people, including businessmen and special guests." Peña Nieto, beverage company FEMSA Administrative Council Exec President JOSÉ ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ CARBAJAL and Nuevo Leon Governor RODRIGO MEDINA DE LA CRUZ attended the inauguration (LA AFICIÓN, 8/1). ... South African police are reopening the investigation into the death of cricket writer PETER ROEBUCK nearly four years after he fell from a Cape Town hotel room. Police originally ruled the death a suicide, but Roebuck's family have been pushing for the case to be reopened (London DAILY MAIL, 8/2). ... Recently fired Mexico coach MIGUEL HERRERA is under investigation in Mexico City for violations of electoral laws regarding politically oriented tweets. Federal prosecutors in the office for electoral crimes said it was investigating whether the former coach broke laws that prohibit campaign activities on election day (London GUARDIAN, 8/1).
