But as Leicester Tigers prepare to welcome Los Pumas to Welford Road for Marcos Ayerza's testimonial match, Tommy Bell is relishing the challenge. The Tigers are in the thick of a gruelling pre-season and a clash with Argentina this weekend represents their first opportunity for a bit of match practice. It is no easy introduction - Daniel Hourcade's charges are bracing themselves for the World Cup and recently beat two-time world champions South Africa in the Rugby Championship - but full-back Read more [...]

After eight months, the people of Argentina should know what happened to prosecutor Alberto Nisman, the president of the country’s Jewish umbrella organization said. “We respect the Justice Department’s decisions. But, after eight months at least we should know what happened to the prosecutor,” DAIA President Julio Schlosser said Tuesday night at an event in Buenos Aires marking the 80th year of the organization. Schlosser also said that “21 years after the AMIA Jewish center bombing we Read more [...]

Argentina's central bank on Tuesday ordered HSBC Argentina to name a new president and vice president within 24 hours, accusing the bank of failing to establish necessary controls to prevent tax evasion and money laundering. Argentine authorities locked horns with HSBC in November when they charged the bank with helping more than 4,000 clients evade taxes by stashing their money in secret Swiss bank accounts. HSBC rejected the charge, but Argentina Read more [...]

“Mr. Gabriel Diego Martino did not direct the necessary actions to mitigate and address suitably the risk of prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism  “Mr. Gabriel Diego Martino did not direct the necessary actions to mitigate and address suitably the risk of prevention of money laundering and the Read more [...]

Canadian basketball fans had many reasons to be optimistic about their team heading into the FIBA Americas tournament, which offered the team a chance to qualify for the Olympics. Those reasons include Andrew Wiggins, Cory Joseph, and a long list of established/ up and coming NBA players who form the core for what should be a competitive international squad for the next decade and beyond. Except, there are other established teams on this stage, and Canada ran into one of them in their tournament Read more [...]

MEXICO CITY — It’s all well and good to have depth and abundant talent but when basketball games get close down the line, the need is dire for someone to step up and take control. And for all the good things about the Canadian senior men’s team — and there is no reason for anyone to panic at this point — that lack of a take-charge leader Read more [...]

(photo: José Jiménez Tirado/FIBA Americas) The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have any players in the remaining FIBA Olympic qualifiers but assistant coach Jay Triano is trying to help his native Canada reach the Olympics for the first time since 2000. Fellow Blazers assistant David Vanterpool is an assistant on the Canada staff. But Triano and Canada’s road to the Olympics took a slight detour in their opening game of the 2015 FIBA Americas in Mexico City, Mexico. Our neighbors to the north Read more [...]

MEXICO CITY -  As thunder and lightning crackled loudly outside the Palacio de los Deportes, Canada was rudely welcomed to the big-time — once again — by perennial powerhouse Argentina at the FIBA Americas tournament on Tuesday Read more [...]

Argentina’s central bank revoked the licenses of two top executives at HSBC Holdings Plc’s local unit, including the chief executive officer, arguing they had failed to prevent clients from laundering funds and evading taxes.Gabriel Martino, the bank’s CEO, and Miguel Angel Estevez, a director, didn’t adequately manage risks at the institution or implement proper internal and external controls, the central bank said. HSBC must inform authorities of its plans to replace them within 24 hours.Martino Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A woman in Argentina has been identified through DNA testing as a child abducted from left-wing political prisoners during the country's military dictatorship. The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo group was founded in 1977 with the aim of finding stolen children who were illegally adopted during the military government of Argentina between 1976 and 1983. There are still more than 400 people who were abducted as children yet to be identified, but 117 Read more [...]