Event Notes: 2018 Caribbean Series Baseball Tournament To Be Held In Mexico

The 2018 Caribbean Series baseball tournament, originally slated to be held in Venezuela, "has been relocated to Mexico," the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation said, "amid a wave of violent protests in the South American country." The confederation "did not specify why" the tournament, which brings together the champions of professional winter leagues from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Mexico, will not be held in Venezuela (REUTERS, 6/15).

World Rugby announced record-breaking figures for the men’s World Rugby Sevens Series. The '16-17 series, the first after rugby sevens' Olympic Games debut in Rio, saw massive crowds in cities including Dubai, Cape Town, Sydney, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and London. Total attendance over the 10 rounds increased by almost 10%, to 734,000 fans. The total social media community reached 120 million across multiple languages as the series was broadcast to a global TV audience in over 100 countries (World Rugby).