More Basketball Nigeria qualifies for Olympic men’s basketball tournament, hopes to end dubious streak Anthony Davis would rather win second Olympic gold than first NBA MVP Carmelo Anthony: We talk about 2016 Olympic gold ‘all the time’ Argentina or Mexico will clinch an Olympic men’s basketball berth with a victory in the FIBA Americas semifinals Friday, which would mark Argentina’s fourth straight Read more [...]

Following their 7-0 hammering of Bolivia in Houston at the weekend, it’s now on to Arlington for Argentina as they continue to make Texas their temporary home. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/Getty Images Lionel Messi and Co. take on Mexico at the ATT Stadium—the usual home of the Dallas Cowboys—and given the Lone Star State’s proximity to their opponents, they might find that Read more [...]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Monday accepted the offered by Brazil and Argentina to mediate in a dialogue between him and his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos to discuss and resolve the border Read more [...]

MEXICO CITY — Luis Scola scored 16 points to help Argentina beat Panama 84-57 on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to remain undefeated and became the first team to progress to the Olympic qualifier semifinals. Jorge Gutierrez, a point-guard who plays for Milwaukee, scored a basket with 8.9 seconds to play and Mexico rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat Venezuela 73-70 to remain undefeated and also qualified for the semis. Andres Nocioni added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Argentinians, Read more [...]

Fans from Texas are in for a treat as Argentina and Mexico clash in an international friendly at the ATT Stadium.The match is on September 8, 2015 at 10:30 PM ET.This should be a very intriguing exhibition game as Argentina is one of the top national teams in the world, while Mexico is also a strong football nation and is currently the top team in the CONCACAF.The Mexicans recently made their claim as the best team in the CONCACAF after winning in the Gold Cup. They battled teams like Cuba, Costa Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The "Argentina Legion's" successes are all but a distant memory and with Juan Martin del Potro injured, there are no Argentinian players in the world's top positions. Argentina was left with no representatives on the third day of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships held in New York, when the only player who made it through to the second round, Diego Schwartzman (74), was knocked out in three sets by Spaniard Rafael Nadal (8). This latest performance from the South Read more [...]

While Brazil's real has dropped a third this year, Argentina's peso has slipped only 8 per cent, yet at the cost of foreign reserves that dropped $US342 million in August to $US33.6 billion. The gap between the official rate, 9.3 pesos to the US dollar, versus 15.5 on the black market, has also widened."The average Argentine sees the value of the dollar as an estimate of how the economy is doing," said Matías Carugati, chief economist at Management Fit, a pollster.Still, if the deteriorating economy Read more [...]

Javier Mascherano says Argentina can win again but they need adapt to Lionel Messi.Javier Mascherano says Argentina can win another international title but they need adapt to Lionel Messi in the same way Barcelona adapts to him. "Our style of play is based a lot on the characteristics of the players,"  the Barcelona defender told ESPN Deportes. "Barcelona are molded in such a way so that Leo can have the freedom to start in one place but finish in another. And the entire team adapts to his movement. "If Read more [...]

Mexico came back from two goals down to draw Trinidad Tobago 3-3 in an enthralling match. Interim Mexico manager Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti has one match left before facing the United States next month at the Rose Bowl. Partidos moleros or not, the manager found a 3-3 result in his first friendly last week against Trinidad Tobago, and will now be facing an intimidating Argentina roster on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. Considering that the South American side is coming off of a 7-0 victory over Read more [...]

Javier Mascherano says Argentina are not taking Mexico lightly.Argentine defender Javier Mascherano said that even after his team's 7-0 thrashing of Bolivia over the weekend, the Albiceleste are not taking Tuesday's friendly against Mexico lightly. The two teams meet at ATT Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for the first time since the 2010 World Cup, a group-stage game won 3-1 by Argentina that saw Carlos Tevez score two goals.  Argentina are recovering from a shootout loss in the final to hosts Chile Read more [...]