News of single

Messi passes Pelé as top scorer at a single club

22-12-2020 23:03 Lionel Messi beat Pelé's record of goals for a single club when he scored his 644th for Barcelona on Tuesday.

ANNUAL TANGO EVENT

Controversy as Tango World Championship moves online due to virus

27-08-2020 03:16 The World Tango competition and its accompanying festival is normally an opportunity for Argentina's tango dancing community to get to work. But instead, the competition – to great controversy – has moved online.

DAVIS CUP

Argentina loses to Germany 3-0 in Davis Cup trouncing

20-11-2019 17:05 Schwartzman and Pella lost in individual matches as did the González-Mayer duo in the doubles match during the third day of the revamped tennis competition.

ENVIRONMENT

Buenos Aires City government moves to ban plastic straws

22-05-2019 16:59 The ban will kick in from today, with single-use plastic straws prohibited from being handed out in restaurants and other establishments across the capital unless explicitly requested. In six months time, their use will be banned outright.