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RUGBY WORLD CUP

Pumas 'bitter' after last-ditch Rugby World Cup penalty miss

Today 08:05 Argentina almost overturned a 17-point half-time deficit in the crunch Pool C clash in Tokyo, only for Emiliano Boffelli to fluff a late penalty

RUGBY WORLD CUP

Argentina lose out to France in Rugby World Cup opener

Yesterday 08:16 Albiceleste's Rugby World Cup campaign begins with a setback, after a 23-21 defeat to France in Tokyo, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

RUGBY WORLD CUP

Argentina gear up for first Rugby World Cup test against France

20-09-2019 13:29 Ledesma turns to mercurial Stade Francais fly-half Nicolás Sánchez to pull the strings for Los Pumas in opening World Cup Pool C match against France in early hours of Saturday morning.

RUGBY WORLD CUP

'Rugby-mania': Praise for Japan as World Cup excitement grows

18-09-2019 07:30 World Rugby said 96 percent of tickets had been sold and that the curtain-raiser between Japan and Russia could set a tournament record for viewing figures in a single country.

RUGBY WORLD CUP

Aerial battle key to France clash, says Pumas fly-half Sánchez

17-09-2019 09:13 Nicolás Sánchez gives his views on Argentina's chances ahead of the kick-off of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

BASKETBALL WORLD CUP

Spain defeat Argentina in Basketball World Cup final

15-09-2019 11:48 Three-time All-Star Marc Gasol claims rare NBA-World Cup double as Spain seize glory. Albiceleste fall at final hurdle, losing 95-75.

BASKETBALL WORLD CUP

Argentina see off France, set up date with Spain in Basketball World Cup final

13-09-2019 12:39 Argentina are one win away from their first Basketball World Cup title since 1950 after they brushed aside France 80-66 on Friday to set up a final with Spain.

BLOOMBERG

Bailed-out nations to finally get one of their own at top of IMF

12-09-2019 14:44 Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva, a champion of anti-poverty measures, will take over the IMF this fall upon the departure of Christine Lagarde.

RUGBY WORLD CUP

Powerful Pumas needs to focus on finish at Rugby World Cup

12-09-2019 07:56 PREVIEW – While Argentina have strength in depth and a powerful pack, the Albiceleste clearly must finish better if they are to have a chance of reaching their first Rugby World Cup final.

BASKETBALL WORLD CUP

Argentina shock Serbia, head into semi-finals of Basketball World Cup

10-09-2019 11:35 Albiceleste remain undefeated at the World Cup and within grasp of a medal, as Luis Scola rolls back the years once again. Argentina now head for a Friday match-up against the winner of USA-France, who tip off on Wednesday.

RUGBY WORLD CUP

'You have to dream big' – Pumas fly out to Japan ahead of Rugby World Cup

09-09-2019 13:46 Argentina head to the Rugby World Cup relying heavily on the tried and tested, with their squad made up almost entirely of the Jaguares side that reached the final of the southern hemisphere's Super Rugby tournament.

RUGBY WORLD CUP

Uruguay overcome odds to qualify for Rugby World Cup in Japan

09-09-2019 13:15 The rugby community is small in Uruguay, just 6,000 active players – children included – in the entire country of 3.4 million people. But somehow, Los Teros have qualified for the Rugby World Cup.

BASKETBALL

Age-defying Scola propels Argentina towards World Cup glory

09-09-2019 07:39 Argentina's evergreen captain is playing a big part in the country's bid to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time since the inaugural edition in 1950.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

Pumas thump Sydney club side 74-0 in final World Cup warm-up

08-09-2019 08:00 Coach Mario Ledesma had the chance to face a Pacific nation in a full Test this weekend, but opted for a lighter routine after a taxing year that saw the Jaguares reach the Super Rugby final.

FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Steady as it goes: The World Bank and Argentina

07-09-2019 01:44 The World Bank lent some US$8 billion in over 50 credits to both the tail end of the 1976-1983 military dictatorship and the elected Raúl Alfonsín Radical government.

by Michael Soltys

obituary

Ex-Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore aged 95

06-09-2019 09:31 Mugabe enjoyed strong support after taking over as prime minister and Zimbabwe's first post-colonial leader. But he was reviled in later years as the economy collapsed and human rights violations increased.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Argentina still in FIFA race to host 2023 Women's World Cup

03-09-2019 12:05 FIFA says it has sent "the updated bidding and hosting documents" to the eight member federations. They must file detailed bid plans for the first 32-team tournament by December 13.

AMAZON AFLAME

Pope Francis expresses fears for Amazon, the planet's 'vital lung'

25-08-2019 17:49 "We are concerned about the vast fires that have developed in the Amazon," the pope told the faithful at the Vatican. "That forest lung is vital for our planet."

BUENOS AIRES

Russian disqualified from World Tango competition over 'punch'

22-08-2019 09:42 The incident happened after the duo, a husband and wife, took part in the semi-final of the competition on Tuesday in the capital.

RUGBY WORLD CUP

Isa the shock omission from Argentina Rugby World Cup squad

20-08-2019 08:40 Jaguares flanker Pablo Matera will captain a national team that has won just eight of 41 internationals since finishing fourth at the last World Cup, in England and Wales four years ago.

TANGO

Irishman, 99, competes at world tango championships in Buenos Aires

15-08-2019 09:04 Tango fans in McManus' native Ireland raised money for his transatlantic trip. The fit nonagenerian said he only took up tango in 2002, when he was already in his 80s.

FOOTBALL

Ex-Albiceleste coach Carlos Bilardo 'in a serious condition' after brain surgery

19-07-2019 13:03 81-year-old, who led the Albiceleste to World Cup glory in 1986, was taken into intensive care on Wednesday, after undergoing severe medical procedure for second time in little more than a month.

NEW LOAN

World Bank approves US$500-million in financing for Argentina

11-07-2019 18:50 Funds will provide budgetary support for social programmes dedicated to helping those in poverty. Latest installment is the second part of a total US$1 billion loan first agreed in November 2018.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0

08-07-2019 20:06 Goals by Megan Rapinoe and rising star Rose Lavelle carried the US. Chants for “equal pay” were a reminder that players sued the U.S. Soccer Federation in March claiming gender discrimination.

FASHION AND ENVIRONMENT

Campaigners call for action as ‘fast fashion’ devastates the planet

06-07-2019 10:53 Around 20 percent of the world’s wastewater and 10 percent of global carbon emissions can be attributed to the global fashion industry alone, says the UN. Most of that is down to fast fashion – and some are trying to change the way the industry operates.

by Madeline Lyskawa

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

Historic WC despite elimination for Argentina

22-06-2019 10:02 Though the Argentina women’s national football team have been eliminated from the World Cup, they leave France having made history.

AS I SEE IT

Put the blame on Argentina

22-06-2019 08:50 People who are worried by the recent proliferation of “populist” movements in Western countries are prone to see Juan Domingo Perón lurking in the background. Donald Trump has been compared to him and so too has the new Italian “strongman” Matteo Salvini.

by James Neilson

Qatar 2022

Former France football great arrested in 2022 World Cup probe

18-06-2019 14:58 Former UEFA president Michel Platini, who was banned by FIFA in 2015 for financial misconduct, denied wrongdoing during police questioning. Qatar's methods to bring the World Cup to the Middle East have been subject to investigations by FIFA.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2019

Argentina's first World Cup point could prove priceless

11-06-2019 10:06 The Albiceleste want far more than points at the World Cup. The bigger goal is to touch more hearts and minds back home.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2019

Albiceleste hold Japan to scoreless draw, earning first ever point at Women's World Cup

10-06-2019 16:07 Argentina delivered a solid, hard-working performance in their opener at the Women's World Cup this afternoon, holding former champions Japan to a 0-0 draw to earn its first ever point at the tournament.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2019

Albiceleste brace for daunting return to Women's World Cup

10-06-2019 00:34 The Albiceleste face a challenging opening match as they return women's World Cup after a 12-year absence on Monday, taking on Japan at the Parc des Princes.

D-DAY REMEMBRANCE

75 years on, D-Day still takes an emotional toll on veterans

08-06-2019 10:26 “You didn’t have time to be scared, not really. I never even [gave] it a thought that I could get shot,” Emmings said.

D-DAY REMEMBRANCE: 75 YEARS ON

D-Day: 24 hours that changed the 20th century, and Europe, forever

08-06-2019 10:12 Allied troops first landed on Normandy’s beaches on June 6, 1944, to begin the liberation of Europe from years of Nazi occupation. This week, as world leaders remembered the sacrifice of thousands, one veteran remembers his own experience.

D-DAY REMEMBRANCE: 75 YEARS ON

Chasing demons: 75 years on, D-Day still haunts and drives its veterans

05-06-2019 14:28 They are back. Some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy's D-Day beaches. Here, in their own words, veterans explain why they wanted to return.

D-DAY REMEMBRANCE: 75 YEARS ON

97-year-old D-Day veteran parachutes into Normandy once again

05-06-2019 14:20 D-Day veteran TomRice jumped with the US Army's 101st Airborne Division on that momentous day 75 years ago. Today, he jumped once again, to honour those who descended into gunfire and death ahead of the June 6, 1944, seaborne invasion.

D-DAY REMEMBRANCE: 75 YEARS ON

Looking back to 1944: Read how one journalist reported on the D-Day landings

05-06-2019 14:11 Today, we are republishing an original report from Associated Press journalist Don Whitehead, first published in June 1944, to mark the 75th anniversary of the assault that began the liberation of France and Europe from German occupation.

D-DAY REMEMBRANCE: 75 YEARS ON

Queen Elizabeth II, Trump and world leaders honour veterans on D-Day anniversary

05-06-2019 13:56 Leaders gather Wednesday on the south coast of England to honour the troops who risked and sacrificed their lives 75 years ago on D-Day, the bloody but ultimately triumphant turning point in World War II.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2019

Albiceleste eye victories at Women's World Cup after long fight for equality

27-05-2019 16:17 National team plays first Group D match on June 10 against the runner-ups of the previous Women's World Cup, Japan. Then they will face England, currently ranked third in FIFA’s list. Their last game will be against Scotland.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

Albiceleste names squad of 23 for Women's World Cup

23-05-2019 15:20 Nine professional players from foreign clubs in Argentina's women's World Cup squad, with 14 players called up from domestic amateur league. Albiceleste have never won a game at the tournament.

POPPY DAY CEREMONY

Reconciliation to the fore at WWI remembrance service

17-11-2018 14:31 Those lost during World War I remembered at highly symbolic and emotional ceremony at British and German Cemeteries in Chacarita, a century on from the armstice that ended the fighting.

by Michael Soltys

LEADERS SUMMIT

G20 challenges: The soft power of an honest broker

17-11-2018 12:15 The challenge facing the Argentine chair was to reach consensus in a tense and complex world context, continued the young diplomat.

by Michael Soltys

ARMISTICE: A CENTURY ON

Anglo-German reconciliation opens doors for historic Armistice ceremony

03-11-2018 09:03 A century on from the end of World War I, the dividing line between the British and German cemeteries in Characarita will be erased at an event laden with symbolism.

by Michael Soltys

COMMUNITY

World War I: a revolution for women

03-11-2018 08:35 The Great War radically changed women’s role in society, as they stepped into the boots of men gone to fight for their countries.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

‘This is the last chance to get things right’ on global warming

13-10-2018 09:08 IPCC member and CONICET researcher Carolina Vera on why Argentina and the world must take action on global warming – and fast.

by Fermin Koop

FOR HIS STRIKE VS ARGENTINA

France’s Pavard wins World Cup goal of the tournament

27-07-2018 11:24 France right-back Benjamin Pavard has won the 2018 World Cup goal of the tournament award for his stunning strike against Argentina, FIFA announced this week.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: The geopolitics of football

14-07-2018 09:04 Russia’s master throughout this 21st century, Putin has constructed an authoritarian, racist and homophobic society in his own image.

TOURNAMENT REVIEW

Russia 2018: Shocks, surprises and overachieving underdogs

14-07-2018 07:27 This has been the World Cup of the underdog, where anything can happen. This Sunday, France take on Croatia in Moscow – is there one more upset on the cards?

by Dan Edwards

THE REMAINING COMPETITORS

World Cup title race wide open after dramatic end to group stage

30-06-2018 10:54 Europe and South America dominate knock-out phase – but Germany’s absence is undoubtedly the biggest news.

KEY STORIES

June 25th-30th: What we learned this week

30-06-2018 10:33 Hightlights of the last seven days.

STALINGRAD'S SHADOW

Volgograd provides a sense of perspective at Russia World Cup

23-06-2018 12:22 To visitors, particularly from nations that fought against the Nazis, the monuments around the city once known as Stalingrad are a reminder that the sacrifices Russians made in World War II.