Tottenham have signed defender Federico Fazio from Sevilla on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old has won two caps for Argentina and won the Europa League with Sevilla last season. He is Tottenham's fourth summer signing after Swansea pair Ben Davies and Michel Vorm and defender Eric Dier from Sporting Lisbon. The centre-back will replace Michael Dawson in the Spurs squad after Read more [...]

(Adds government official comment on aim of draft bill, context) BUENOS AIRES Aug 27 (Reuters) - Argentina's government on Wednesday ruled out further piecemeal debt negotiations with a small group of U.S. hedge funds and said the country needed to strike a deal with all bondholders which have rejected past restructuring agreements as a single group.Latin America's No. 3 economy fell into default again last month after failing to reach an agreement with a group of holdout funds led by NML Capital Read more [...]

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s government faces a second national strike in less than five months tomorrow, saying it has been backed by hedge funds that led the country to a default in July. Truckers, train drivers, port workers and waiters are among the union workers taking part in a 24-hour strike in demand of higher wages and in protest at a wave of dismissals. It will be the third strike at a nationwide level since Fernandez’s late husband and predecessor Nestor Kirchner took Read more [...]