Tag: Argentina
Argentina hikes interest rates to 69.5% as inflation hits 20-year high
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Buenos AiresArgentina's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 950 basis points on Thursday as the country struggles to keep a lid on spiraling inflation that rose to a 20-year high of 71%, according to n...
Fines, bans from FIFA: Brazil, Argentina told to play again
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Four of Argentina’s English Premier League players were accused of falsifying Brazilian coronavirus declarations in September by not stating they had been in red-listed Britain in the previous 14 days, leading to the...
Tainted cocaine in Argentina leaves 17 dead
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Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAt least 17 people have died in Argentina after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance, with the cases clustered around several towns in sprawling Buenos Aires province...
Argentina, Brazil World Cup qualifier suspended following coronavirus concerns
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Argentina’s official Twitter account tweeted that the game would not continue. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . "The meeting between #Brasil and @Argentina was suspended," the team wrote. Antonio Barra Tor...
Brazil vs. Argentina World Cup Qualifier suspended
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The World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended minutes after kick-off at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil after Brazilian health officials came onto the pitch and escorted multiple Arge...
Scola, Argentina top Japan 97-77, return to Olympic quarters
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Scola’s fifth Olympics aren’t over yet. He scored 23 points, Facundo Campazzo added 17 points and 11 assists, and Argentina defeated host Japan 97-77 on Sunday in what amounted to a play-in game for a berth in Tuesda...
Australia shocks Argentina 2-0 in men’s Olympic soccer
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In its first Olympic game since 2008, Australia took the lead through Lachlan Wales' tap-in the 14th minute at the Sapporo Dome. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Argentina had Francisco Ortega sent off afte...
USA bounces back, tops Argentina 108-80 in pre-Tokyo tune-up
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Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points and the Americans took control from the outset, beating Argentina 108-80 in Las Vegas on Tuesday to avoid what would have been the first three-game losing streak in...
Messi’s Argentina beats Brazil 1-0, wins Copa America title
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Argentina's winning goal at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro came in the 22nd minute after Rodrigo de Paul made a long pass to Ángel di Maria. The 33-year-old veteran striker counted on some sloppy defending fr...
Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to win Copa America
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Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over Brazil and a record-equaling...
‘I want Argentina,’ says Neymar, as Brazil goes through to 2021 Copa América final
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Brazil won their Copa América semifinal match 1-0 against Peru at the Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, taking them through to the final. The hosts were persistent in the first half, with attempts ...
Brazil named as new Copa América host after Argentina removed just 13 days ahead of tournament start date
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South America's Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, announced on Monday that the Copa América will be held in Brazil after pulling it from original hosts, Argentina, just a day earlier. "The CONMEBOL 2021 Copa Améri...
Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina, dies at 90
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Buenos Aires Former Argentine President Carlos Menem died on Sunday, his daughter, Zulema Menem, has confirmed to CNN. He was 90 years old. Menem took office in July 1989 and promoted laws to reform the government an...
Argentina rugby captain Pablo Matera, two other players suspended for ‘discriminatory and xenophobic’ social media posts
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Pablo Matera has been stripped of his role as Argentina's rugby captain and suspended alongside teammates Guido Petti and Santiago Socino for "discriminatory and xenophobic" social media posts dating from between 20...