Tweet Roberto Martinez is 'pretty confident' Franco di Santo will stay at Wigan Athletic and insists he does not want to sell the striker. Di Santo has scored 11 goals in 72 appearances since joining Wigan from Chelsea in 2010 and is out of contract at the end of the season. He has scored three goals in the Premier League so far this term and his progress has been rewarded with a call-up to the Argentina squad for the friendly with Saudi Arabia later this month. There Read more [...]

Vásquez and Apolinario Draw in Argentina; Neither Gets WBA BeltBy Carlos CostaPhilBoxing.comSun, 04 Nov 2012After 12 rounds of combat, Filipino John Mark Apolinario of Sarangani (left) and veteran former 2-division world champion Roberto "La Araña" Vásquez of Panama drew in their title match for the WBA Bantamweight Interim Crown tonight at Club Union in the riverside City of Colon in Entre Rios Province, Argentina.The judges scorecards expressed their parity: Jesús Cova of California 114-114, Read more [...]

Lionel Messi's girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy, the Barcelona star's first child, on Friday. Messi and his girlfriend Antonella Rocuzzo named the boy Thiago. "Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift!" Messi wrote on Facebook. "Thanks to my family for the support! A hug to everyone." Messi's son on his boots "THIAGO" (FACEBOOK) Barcelona excused the 25-year-old Argentina forward from training Friday morning to attend his son's birth Read more [...]

By Jhonny GonzalezClub La Unión, Colon, Entre Rios, Argentina - Sampson Lewkowicz, of Sampson Boxing LLC, and world middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez, of Maravilla Box [making his promotional debut] staged a big card on Saturday night. WBA #2 contender Roberto "La Araña" Vasquez (32-5-1, 22 KOs) and WBA #3 contender John Mark "Iceman" Apolinario (17-2-1 4 KOs) fought to a twelve round majority draw in a clash for the interim WBA World bantamweight championship. The scores were Read more [...]

Photo: Henry de Jesus Lopez Londoño Click Here to Enlarge Photo Colombian Henry de Jesus Lopez Londoño has denied in statements to Argentine authorities any drug-trafficking ties and said he had been living a “normal life” in a residential area outside Buenos Aires, where he was arrested this week. “My son goes to school and they know me in the neighborhood. If I’d been hiding, I wouldn’t have gone in person to reserve Read more [...]

Facundo Ferreyra scored a hat-trick as Velez Sarsfield claimed top spot of Argentina's Apertura with a 5-1 win at Arsenal Sarandi.The Buenos Aires got off to the perfect start when Ferreyra gave them the lead inside two minutes. Lucas Pratto made it 2-0 eight minutes later, before Ferreyra doubled his account in the 25th minute.Nicolas Aguirre pulled one back soon after but that was as close as Arsenal came, as the visitors pulled further clear in the second half with goals from Fernando Tobio Read more [...]

Barcelona: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi announced the birth of his first child, Thiago, although the club say he will still play today.Messi's partner, Antonella Roccuzzo, delivered their son at the Dexeus hospital about 700 metres (less than half a mile) from Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium. "Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift! Thanks to my family for the support! A hug to everyone," the 25-year-old Argentine said on his Facebook page. Messi Read more [...]

SARANAC LAKE - Saranac Lake High School physics teacher Chris Gosling says the three months he spent in Argentina through the federal Fulbright program will benefit his teaching career - and, in turn, his students - for years to come. "It's definitely re-energized my teaching," Gosling told the Enterprise last week during an interview in his classroom. "I want to try different things, and I've seen how other people have done it, so now I have another set of experiences to draw from." Gosling, Read more [...]

* Grains under pressure as dollar rises on U.S. jobs data * Soy, corn lower after INTL FCStone ups US crop estimates * Informa corn estimate trims declines in corn futures * Wheat turns up on global crop concerns (Adds Informa crop estimates, updates prices, details upturn in wheat market.) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on Midwest harvest projections that suggest both crops Read more [...]