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Argentina got a manageable draw for next year's World Cup in South Africa. The unknown, of course, is whether the talent-rich team will struggle as it did in World Cup qualifying. The two-time World Cup champion was drawn Friday with South Korea, Nigeria and Greece. Of the eight groups, Argentina's Group B doesn't look to be among the most difficult -- or easiest.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks.Solange Magnano, a mother of twins who won the crown in 1994, died of a pulmonary embolism Sunday after three days i...
Matt Moniz, the 11-year-old Boulderite who became the youngest person ever to summit Argentina's 22,841-foot Cerro Aconcagua last December, has set his sights on a daunting new project.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina’s opposition lawmakers won majority control of all lower house committees after being sworn-in yesterday, undermining President Cristina Fernandez ’s de Kirchner’s powers two years after she took office.
Athens - Greece captain Giorgos Karagounisk got his wish to be drawn with Argentina in Group B for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Karagounis' enthusiasm was immediately picked up by newspapers on Saturday who made references to Argentina ...
Ossie Ardiles has told ESPN Soccernet that Argentina coach Diego Maradona will be "pretty happy" with the World Cup draw that has pitted his side against Nigeria, South Korea and Greece.
In Luján, Argentina, 14 young boys work rigorously from dawn to dusk, completing the never-ending chores on their farm. This farm exists as their home, their school and their support. Victor, 13, looks forward to an hour of soccer every day after lunch, an activity that frees him of the vivid memories he harbors of his parents' death and allows him to shine at the one thing in which he takes ...
We Jews of Boston, like the Jews of Buenos Aires, number about 200,000. Some 15 years ago, an Islamic suicide bomber blew up their headquarters building, killing 86 people, wounding hundreds. I recently returned from Argentina, where I toured, did some research and pondered our Jewish fates.
BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Argentine car makers sharply boosted production and exports in November, the automobile manufacturers association Adefa said Thursday.
Argentina's Supreme Court has taken up the issue of same-sex marriage, just hours after a lower court blocked what was planned to be Latin America's first legal wedding of two men, a justice said Tuesday.
Nairobi/Abuja - Nigerian fans are happy with their World Cup group, which pits them against Argentina, South Korea and Greece, but are worried their coach will be unable to take advantage of the relatively kind draw. Nigeria struggled to qualify unde...
Buenos Aires - Former Miss Argentina of 1994, Solange Guadalupe Magnano, died from complications after cosmetic surgery to lift her buttocks, national media reported Wednesday. The 37-year-old mother of two, who has worked as a model in Europe, recei...
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- England will face the U.S. in the group stage of soccer’s World Cup next year. The groups were drawn in Cape Town today. South Africa will face Mexico, France and Uruguay in the group stage. Argentina will face Nigeria, South Korea and Greece in Group B.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Telecom Italia SpA ’s adviser Credit Suisse Group got “unsatisfactory” expressions of interest for the phone company’s Argentine unit, daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported without saying how it got the information.
Buenos Aires - Argentina coach Diego Maradona Friday said there are no easy matches in a World Cup, after missing the draw for South Africa 2010 due to a FIFA ban. Maradona watched the draw in Buenos Aires with his team, as Argentina ended up in Grou...
Former Miss Argentina dies after a bum-lift surgery
