09/02/2012 | Argentina

Davis Cup: Nalbandian, Mónaco to play opening singles against Germany

Tennis Davis Cup World Group matches were tossed, and Argentines Juan Mónaco, and David Nalbandian will be taking the first and second round against Phillipp Petzschner and Florian Mayer respectively, on Friday in Bamberg, Germany.

10/12/2012 | Sports

Boca Juniors not to renew Falcioni's term

Boca Juniors coach Julio Cesar Falcioni has left his post by mutual consent after Boca fans voiced their opposition to his continuing in the job, the club's president said today.

12/12/2012 | Sports

Tigre abandon Sudamericana final over gun threat

Argentina's Tigre accused police of pulling guns on their players and refused to emerge from the dressing room for the second half of their Copa Sudamericana final, leaving Sao Paulo to be declared winners of the tournament.

18/12/2012 | Sports

Inter beat Verona to advance in Italian Cup

Inter Milan moved into the Italian Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over second-tier Verona today.

19/11/2012 | Sports

Beckham to quit LA Galaxy after MLS Cup final

Former England midfielder David Beckham will leave L.A. Galaxy after next month's MLS Cup final, the player said today.

21/11/2012 | Sports

Brazil beat Argentina by penalties, win Americas Superclassic

01/12/2012 | Sports

FIFA left red-faced after chaotic Confederations Cup draw

Hosts Brazil will face Japan in the opening match of next year's Confederations Cup in Brasilia on June 15 although FIFA were left red-faced following a chaotic draw.

27/09/2012 | Sports

Cerro Porteño beat Colón in first leg

Paraguay's Cerro Porteño defeated Argentina's Colón by 2-1 at the Brigadier General Estanislao López stadium in the match for the pre-quarter finals' first leg of the Sudamerican Cup.

18/10/2012 | Sports

Argentina-Brazil derby to be held at Boca's stadium

The second leg of the Américas' super-classic cup between Argentina and Brazil will be held at Boca's La Bombonera stadium on November 21, according to the South American Football Confederation (CSF).

23/10/2012 | Sports

Cerro Porteño oust Colón from Sudamericana Cup

Paraguay's Cerro Porteño ousted Argentina's Colón from the Sudamericana Cup after beating it by 2-1 in the match for the pre-quarter finals' second leg held at Asunción.

17/08/2012 | Sports

Nadal unsure he will recover for Davis Cup

Rafa Nadal said he must fully recover from a nagging knee problem known as Hoffa's syndrome before returning to competition and was a doubt for next month's Davis Cup semi-final against the United States.

16/09/2012 | Sports

Argentina says goodbye to Davis Cup dreams

Tomas Berdych defeated Carlos Berlocq in three sets to put the Czech Republic into the Davis Cup final against Spain.

25/09/2012 | Sports

Deportivo Quito beat Tigre in Sudamericana's first leg

Ecuador's Deportivo Quito defeated Argentina's Tigre by 2-0 in the match for the pre-quarter finals' first leg of the Sudamericana Cup.

06/06/2012 | Sports

Beer to be sold at Brazil World Cup

Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, as the neighbouring country’s President Dilma Rousseff enshrined it in a law after the constant pressure coming from the football's world governing body FIFA.

01/07/2012 | Sports

Superb Spain rout Italy to retain title in style

Spain cemented their status as football's global superpower in vintage style by thrashing an overwhelmed Italy 4-0 to retain their European championship title.

16/08/2012 | Sports

Olazabal appoints three Ryder Cup vice-captains

European Ryder Cup captain Jose María Olazabal has named experienced players Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley as three of his four vice-captains for next month's title defense against the United States.

28/04/2012 | Sports

Pienaar guides Ulster to Heineken Cup final

The unerring boot of South African scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar took Ulster into their first Heineken Cup final since 1999 with a 22-19 win over Edinburgh at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

04/05/2012 | Sports

FIFA frets over pace of Brazil World Cup building work

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed concern about the slow pace of preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and said he wanted the delays to be made up as soon as possible.

03/06/2012 | Sports

Boca become finalists in Argentina Cup after beating Deportivo Merlo

Boca Juniors, still on top of the Clausura tournament, managed to classify for the finals of the Argentina Cup after beating Deportivo Merlo 5-4 by penalties. The match had ended up in a 1-1 tie at the Bicentenario stadium in Catamarca.

08/04/2012 | Sports

Spain, US to meet in Davis Cup semi-finals

Holders Spain clinched a Davis Cup semi-final berth at home to the United States when David Ferrer cruised to a 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory over Austria's Juergen Melzer to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead.

08/04/2012 | Sports

Del Potro focuses on tour after Davis Cup win

His Davis Cup business done with a crushing win for Argentina, Juan Martín del Potro is looking forward to the European claycourt circuit and resuming his climb back up the rankings.

09/04/2012 | Sports

'I'd have preferred Croatia than Argentina,' Czech Republic's captain

Czech Davis Cup’s team captain Jaroslav Navratil praised the "high-quality tennis" his players shown to beat Serbia 4-1 and access the semifinals against Argentina in Buenos Aires, and warned “I’d have preferred Croatia, Argentina playing at home will be hard to beat. But we're only playing in September, and we'll be looking forward to the game.”

22/03/2012 | Sports

Brazil puts off World Cup law again, vexes FIFA

Brazil's Congress postponed a key World Cup bill again, a move that is likely to frustrate officials of football's governing body who say its passage is crucial to preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

27/03/2012 | Sports

Ferrer back in Spain team for Austria clash

Top-ranked Spain have world number five David Ferrer back in the side for their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final at home to Austria next month, captain Alex Corretja announced.

08/04/2012 | Sports

Del Potro clinches Argentina's ticket to Davis semifinals

Juan Martín Del Potro came at full speed and bashed Marin Cilic 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 to lead Argentina into the Davis Cup semifinals against Croatia. Yesterday, David Nalbandián and Eduardo Schwank won an erratic match over Cilic and Ivo Karlovic to put Argentina 2-1 ahead of the series.

16/02/2012 | Sports

Bebeto joins Brazil World Cup organizing committee

Bebeto, the fleet-footed former striker who helped Brazil win the 1994 World Cup, was appointed to the local committee in charge of organising the 2014 tournament in the South American country.

13/03/2012 | Sports

Blatter to meet with Brazil president

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday to clear the air following the recent spat over preparations for the 2014 World Cup, soccer's governing body said.

14/03/2012 | Sports

Del Potro’s coach opens door for Davis Cup return

After refusing to play against Germany during the first round of the Davis Cup 2012 explaining that clay surface -chosen by the Germans- would affect his performance at the Tour, Juan Martín Del Potro might be back for the second round draw against Croatia to be played in Buenos Aires on April 6-8.

29/11/2011 | Sports

Liga de Quito leave Vélez out of Sudamericana Cup

Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito defeated Vélez Sársfied 1-0 in the match for the second leg of the semi-finals of the Sudamericana Cup. The Argentine team was left out of the cup because it had also been defeated by 2-0 in the first leg.

06/12/2011 | Sports

Blatter confirms goal-line technolgy for Brazil 2014

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has revealed that goal-line technology will be introduced for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil to avoid "phantom goals."

16/02/2012 | Sports

Godoy Cruz beat Peñarol in first leg

Godoy Cruz defeated Uruguay's Peñarol, 2011 runner-up, 1-0 in its debut at the Libertadores de América Cup 2012 in the match for the Group 8.

18/11/2011 | Sports

‘Tito’ Vázquez confirms team for Davis final

Argentina will travel to Spain to play the final of the Davis Cup with five players: Juan Martín del Potro, David Nalbandian, Juan Chela, Juan Mónaco and Eduardo Schwank, team’s captain Modesto “Tito” Vázquez announced.

20/11/2011 | Sports

Tiger Woods seals Presidents Cup for US

Tiger Woods found his putting groove to clinch the Presidents Cup for the United States, who held off a stiff challenge by the Internationals at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

22/11/2011 | Sports

World Cup has more respect now, says McDowell

The World Cup has gained extra prestige after changing to a biennial rather than an annual team event, according to 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell.

03/11/2011 | Sports

Universidad de Chile beat Arsenal in first leg

Universidad de Chile defeated Argentina's Arsenal 2-1 in the match held in Sarandí for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Sudamericana Cup.

10/11/2011 | Sports

Vélez reach semi-finals after tough victory

Vélez Sársfield defeated Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe 3-0 and reached the Sudamericana Cup's semi-finals in the second leg played at the José Amalfitani stadium.

17/11/2011 | Sports

Universidad de Chile oust Arsenal of Sudamericana Cup

Universidad de Chile defeated Arsenal de Sarandí 3-0 in the match for the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Sudamericana Cup, and left the Argentine team out of the tournament.

12/10/2011 | Sports

Independiente win, but Liga de Quito advance to quarter-finals

Independiente defeated Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva de Quito 1-0 in the second leg of the Sudamericana Cup, but it was not enough to achieve the quarter-finals, because the team from Avellaneda had lost 2-0 in the first leg.

13/10/2011 | Sports

Wales bring form and lack of fear to semis

Wales bring form, confidence and a fearless attitude to the first rugby World Cup semi-final against France at Eden Park on Saturday.

17/10/2011 | Sports

All Blacks relax before serious business begins

A New Zealand side forged in adversity and mindful of a history they are not allowed to forget relaxed before getting into the serious business of preparing for their first rugby World Cup final for 16 years.

14/09/2011 | Sports

Parks boots Scotland past Georgia

For the second time in a week, Scotland were forced to dig deep by one of the World Cup outsiders and able to produce enough spirit and quality to find a way home as they beat Georgia 15-6 in teeming rain.

14/09/2011 | Sports

Nadal prepared to step aside for Davis Cup semi

Rafael Nadal is ready to make way for a team mate for this week's Davis Cup semi-final against France if captain Albert Costa feels the world number two is not properly prepared.

28/09/2011 | Sports

Liga de Quito beat Independiente in first leg

Ecuador’s Liga de Quito defeated Independiente 2-0 in the first leg of the pre-quarter final of the Sudamericana Cup.

06/09/2011 | Sports

Arsenal leave Estudiantes out of Sudamericana Cup

Estudiantes de La Plata defeated Arsenal 1-0 in the second leg of the match for the Argentine round of the Sudamericana Cup, but it was not enough to reach the next round, because the team from Sarandí had won 2-0 in the first leg.

07/09/2011 | Sports

Godoy Cruz draw Lanús, advances in Sudamericana Cup

Godoy Cruz drew without goals with Lanús for the second leg of the Sudamericana Cup’s Argentine round. The team from Mendoza province achieved the pre-quarter finals.

14/09/2011 | Sports

Sheridan departs World Cup as injuries mount

England prop Andrew Sheridan and French flyhalf David Skrela hobbled home from the rugby World Cup just as Samoa entered the fray with a resounding win and New Zealanders fretted about the back of prized asset Dan Carter.

13/05/2011 | Sports

Pampas XV crowned Vodacom Cup champions

The Pampas XV, the B team of Argentina’s national rugby team Los Pumas, achieved its first cup at the Vodacom Cup in South Africa after beating the local team Blue Bulls for 14 to 9 in the final round.

08/07/2011 | Sports

Davis Cup: Argentina makes it to the semi-finals

Argentina’s Davis Cup team took a 3-0 lead after winning the quarterfinals series against Kazakhstan. Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank won the doubles match against Evjeny Korolev and Juriy Schukin by 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.

17/08/2011 | Sports

Messi double fires Barca to Spanish Super Cup triumph

Majestic Lionel Messi volleyed the winner as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a fiery Spanish Super Cup second-leg to secure a 5-4 aggregate victory after three players were sent off near the end.

12/04/2011 | Sports

Independiente beat Peñarol, but was not enough

Independiente defeated Uruguay's Peñarol 1-0 at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, but it was not able to reach the pre-quarter finals of the Libertadores de América Cup.

12/04/2011 | Sports

Liga reach next round after beating Godoy Cruz

Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria defeated Mendoza's Godoy Cruz 2-0 and achieved the pre-quarter finals of the Libertadores de América Cup.

20/04/2011 | Sports

Argentina's home-based team draw Ecuador in dull match

Argentina’s national football team composed entirely of players from local league draw 2-2 with Ecuador in a game held in Mar del Plata city for another friendly match in order to get prepared for the América Cup.

04/03/2011 | Sports

Argentina beat Romania 2-0 after Mónaco, Nalbandian's victories

Juan Mónaco defeated Victor Hanescu in four sets and achieved the second point of Argentina against Romania during the first groups round of the Davis Cup. Earlier, David Nalbandian had a tough time finishing off the match, but the Argentine player defeated Romanian Adrián Ungur by 6-3, 6-2, 5-7 and 6-4.

10/03/2011 | Sports

Godoy Cruz crush Independiente

Mendoza’s Godoy Cruz defeated Independiente 3-1 in the first match between two Argentine teams at the Libertadores de América Cup.

15/03/2011 | Sports

Nacional beat Argentinos

Uruguay’s Nacional de Montevideo defeated the leader of Group 3, Argentinos Juniors, 1-0 and gets closer to achieve pre-quarter finals of Libertadores de América Cup.

07/01/2011 | Sports

2022 World Cup will probably be in January

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will probably be staged in January rather than June or July, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said for the first time.

21/02/2011 | Sports

Davis Cup: Nalbandian, Mónaco, Chela, Schwank to face Romania

Tennis players David Nalbandian, Juan Mónaco, Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank will represent Argentina in a first-round Davis Cup tie against Romania next month, captain Modesto Vázquez announced.

03/03/2011 | Sports

Nalbandian says will be fit to face Romania's Ungur

World number 19 David Nalbandian expects to have recovered in time to meet Adrian Ungur in Argentina's opening singles of their Davis World Group first round tie against Romania.