Argentina loose forward Leonardo Senatore was banned for seven matches on Thursday after being found guilty of biting South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth during Saturday’s test last week.It means he misses the rest of the Rugby Championship and three matches for his English club Worcester Warriors from now until Oct. 28.Earlier in the day, teammate Pablo Matera had been found not guilty of allegations of eye-gouging during the same match.The pair had been cited after a feisty encounter in Mendoza, Read more [...]

Argentina’s tourism gap, for the second straight year, is eating away at the country’s foreign currency reserves, which declined US$6.3 billion this year to a six-year low of US$37 billion. The deficit between travelers spending abroad and what foreigners purchased in Argentina reached an astounding US$303 million during the first half of 2013 — four times the gap in the same period for 2012. Last year, the country registered an annual tourism deficit of US$89 million, the first since 2001. Restrictions Read more [...]