Gilas Pilipinas suffered another defeat in the hands of Argentina, 85-81, after leading the first quarter of the game in the FIBA World cup Group B. Gilas Pilipinas had a chance to tie or win the game with around 15 second left when Jayson Castro called for traveling after jumping for a potential three-pointer, when he saw that his shot was about to be blocked, the score was 83-81. Andres Nocioni was fouled for with six seconds left and he connected his free throws to make the score 85-81. The Read more [...]

Gabriel Batistuta retired from football in 2005 after glittering 17-year careerAfter retiring he was unable to walk due to lack of cartilage in his legsBatistuta wet the bed as he was unable to face pain of walking to bathroom He pleaded with doctor to remove legs so he could be like Oscar PistoriusInstead he had screws fitted into one of his legs which largely ended pain Former striker netted 56 times in 78 international appearances for ArgentinaBatistuta also scored 207 goals for Fiorentina Read more [...]

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Erik Lamela and Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan have been drafted in to coach Gerardo Martino's squad for the match in Duesseldorf, the AFA said in a statement."(Messi) is suffering from muscle fatigue in his right hamstring. He is ruled out as a precaution," said the statement posted on the AFA website (www.afa.org.ar).The AFA listed forwards Maximiliano Rodriguez and Rodrigo Palacio and central defender Ezequiel Garay as also Read more [...]