Jarvis named in Wales squad

Caretaker coach Rob Howley, in charge while Warren Gatland prepares to head up the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, has named six players who were not involved in the summer tour Down Under, including fit-again Cardiff Blues centre Jamie Roberts.Scarlets pair Rob McCusker and Tavis Knoyle also return to the fold alongside Ospreys fly-half Dan Biggar, who had an outstanding game in Sunday's Heineken Cup clash at Leicester but, as expected, there is no recall for London Read more [...]

Morning Grains Commentary

This afternoon's Harvest Progress report for soybeans is expected to show that harvest is over 80% complete which continues to add to cash market support, the CME Group said in its Monday morning comments. Bids in Burns Harbor, IN jumped sharply to 21 cents under the November contract on Friday which was an increase of 14 cents. Bids in Decatur, IL were left unchanged at 15 cents over and basis on the river was slightly lower on the day. The firm domestic cash levels and strong calendar Read more [...]

Cambodia Unsuccessful in Bid for UN Security Council Seat

The U.N. General Assembly’s vote for the Asia-Pacific non-permanent seat on the Security Council went down to the wire on October 18, as a second ballot had to be held when none of the contenders, Cambodia, South Korea, and Bhutan, won a clear two-thirds majority. After the first round of voting, neither South Korea, Cambodia, nor Bhutan had gained the necessary 128 votes from the 193 General Assembly member states to secure a win. A moderator who read out the results Read more [...]

Juan Martin Del Potro vs Gilles Muller : Vienna Open semi-final preview

Returning after a month on the sidelines – Juan Martin Del Potro today takes on Marinco Matosevic in the semi-final match of the ATP 250 event in Vienna. The top seed here, the Argentine is getting some match practice ahead of the upcoming ATP World Tour Finals in London.Placed at No.7 in the ATP rankings, Del Potro has not been able to live up to his billing since winning his maiden Grand Slam at the US Open in 2009. The 23-year old Argentine has 10 career titles to his name and has managed Read more [...]

Van Pelt steals the lead in Perth

Argentina's Emiliano Grillo battled bravely to hold his lead in the third round of the Perth International Saturday before being gunned down by two more experienced rivals, Americans Bo Van Pelt and Jason Dufner. World number 24 Van Pelt holed a 15-metre putt from the back tier of the 18th green at the end of the day to grab a one shot lead over world number 10 Dufner at the US$2 million tournament at Lake Karrinyup. He said he was pleased to end the day with momentum, adding: "It was just Read more [...]

Argentina: Arsenal on the move with win

Arsenal Sarandi have moved up to 10th in the Argentinian Apertura following a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Colon Santa Fe on Friday.Arsenal scored in the final minute of each half through Striker Lisandro Lopez (45) and Midfielder Jorge Ortiz (90), while the visitors had Ivan Moreno Fabianesi sent off eight minutes from time which only capped off a miserable afternoon for the visitors.Meanwhile in the day's other game, Independiente won 1-0 at Argentinos Juniors thanks to a 67th-minute goal from Read more [...]

Claudio Yacob loving life at West Brom

Argie Claudio Yacob is loving life at West Bromwich Albion. Yacob, 25, will come face to face with Carlos Tevez today, a year after the Manchester City striker fled to Argentina with his homesick family, claiming his life in England had become a nightmare. He told The Sun: “English football is the most famous football and the best in the world. “When I was a child I’d listen to English games on the radio with my dad, Hugo. “It’s every kid in Argentina’s dream to play in England Read more [...]

Argentina calls on Ghana to “assume its responsibility” in the release of ARA …

Timerman reading the communiqué at Casa Rosada (Photo Telam) Late Friday and 17 days into the controversial retention of the vessel, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman read a communiqué from Government House, Casa Rosada pointing out Argentina’s position and emphasizing that Argentina “will appeal to all possible Read more [...]