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Barcelona star Lionel Messi is set to play against a Catalunya selection after Argentina coach Diego Maradona named a squad on Thursday for a friendly he is banned from taking part in.
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South American soccer's governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Results Friday in the Argentina Apertura league: Friday Rosario Central 1, Atletico Tucuman 1 Independiente 2, Huracan 0 Saturday Chacarita vs. Godoy Cruz River Plate vs. Estudiantes Sunday San Lorenzo vs. Boca Juniors Tigre vs. Velez Banfield vs. Racing Club Monday Colon vs. Newell's Gimnasia vs. Argentinos Juniors Arsenal vs. Lanus
Alan MacDonald says that making his Scotland debut against Argentina on Saturday in the same line-up as his oldest and dearest friend will make the Murrayfield fixture extra special.
Argentina, smarting from defeats by England and Wales, announced six changes on Wednesday to their team for the final match of their British tour against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday (1430 GMT).
Buenos Aires/Montevideo - Severe flooding claimed at least eight lives in Argentina and Uruguay, authorities said Thursday. About 15,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the northern portions of both neighbouring South American countrie...
Argentina made four changes to its pack among six switches for Saturday's international at Scotland. Argentina was beaten 33-16 at Wales at the weekend and reacted Wednesday by changing two members of its front row and one each in the second and back. Leicester prop Marcos Ayerza replaces Rodrigo Roncero and Alberto Vernet Basualdo comes in for hooker Mario Ledesma.
Argentina named the following team on Wednesday for their international against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh on Saturday (1430 GMT):
South American football's governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina will deploy two air force planes to contain a potential locust plague and said rains may help control the insect in the country’s largest wheat province.
BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Argentine bonds fell Friday as the hangover from Dubai's debt troubles continued to weigh on emerging markets. On Wednesday, Dubai World, a state-run conglomerate with interests in property and financial services, said it was seeking a six-month reprieve on debt repayments.
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell shot a better-ball 58 on Thursday to give Ireland a three-stroke lead over Argentina after the first round of the World Cup of Golf on Thursday.
Argentina's fixed-line market surprised in 2008 when it saw subscriptions pass 9mn at the very end of the year.
Scotland goes for an unexpected clean sweep of November wins on Saturday against Argentina. Having finished next to last in the Six Nations in March, Scotland's improvement under former England coach Andy Robinson has been dramatic. It beat Fiji 23-10 and last week defeated Australia 9-8 for its first win over the Wallabies in 27 years.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine farmers may struggle to repel a plague of locusts poised to devour the wheat crop from next month because they’re untrained in fighting the bug after three decades of wet and humid weather drove them from fields.
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