BUENOS AIRES – A 12-year-old Argentine girl has given birth and both she and her baby, which weighed 2.4 kilos (5 lbs., 5 oz.), are in good health, physicians at a hospital in the north-central city of Cordoba said Tuesday.The mother of the young girl discovered that her daughter was expecting when she was already in her sixth month of pregnancy, and though at first she did not agree that she should have the baby, she afterwards gave the girl all her support.“There is a grandmother who is very Read more [...]

SOUTH American giants River Plate are looking to make an offer for Sunderland striker Nacho Scocco. Argentina’s most successful side has joined a queue of clubs from the country interested in taking the 28-year-old back across the Atlantic.And River are one of the few clubs in South American who can hope to match the wages the striker is on in England and make an acceptable transfer offer too.Scocco only joined the Black Cats in January when he became a £3m buy from Read more [...]

Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella has said that his side are targeting a semi-final position in next month's World Cup.The Argentine team will have to fight for progress from a seemingly fortunate group that includes Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nigeria and Iran."I don't promise the cup," 59-year-old Sabella said ahead of the tournament, according to Goal.com."We are thinking of finishing in the top four. And we want more. We have to do better than the last World Cups."Argentina will begin their Group F campaign Read more [...]